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Journal of Light-station at Yaquina Head

1906

July

1 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea quite rough - General duties for day - Barometer 30.18 to 30.03 - Keeper showing 4 visitors in tower - 1st asst went to Toledo on important business.

2 Fresh breeze north to light variable winds these 24 hours with fair and very warm - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.03 to 29.78 - 1st asst getting his winters wood on beach one mile from sta - Keeper & 2nd asst showing nine visitors in the tower - Keeper writing in the office - 2nd asst getting wood on the beach at station and working in his part of garden.

3 Light south to north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Keeper showing nine visitors in tower - 1st asst getting wood on beach - 2nd asst went to Newport.

4 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours some heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.08 - Keeper getting wood on beach - 1st and 2nd assts went to Newport to spend the fourth.

5 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with heigh dry fog these 24 hours - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.03 - 2nd asst showing fifteen visitors in tower - Keeper getting wood on beach - 1st asst getting his winter wood on beach one mile from station.

6 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair and heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 30.03 to 29.96 - 1st asst hauling wood from beach - Keeper & 2nd asst showing 8 visitors in tower.

7 Moderate breeze to light north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 29.95 to 29.98 - 1st asst hauling wood - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

8 Light north to south wind first part of 24 hours with thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours light north wind with clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 30.03 - Keeper & assts showing ninteen visitors in tower.

9 Light variable winds and calm these 24 hours with very warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.08 - 2nd asst painting ladders & getting wood on beach - 1st asst getting wood on beach one mile from station.

10 Light variable winds and calm dry & warm & fair first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours thick fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.10 - Keeper & 2nd asst showing 18 visitors in tower - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail - 1st asst putting wood in cellar.

11 Fresh breeze north with thick damp fog these 24 hours - Barometer 30.10 to 29.92 - General duties for the day - 1st asst hauling wood from beach one mile from sta for next winter - Keeper prepairing to empty coal oil in oil butts.

12 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.92 to 29.84 - Keeper & assts putting 200 gallons of oil in oil butts - 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - Keeper and 2nd asst showing twenty four visitors in the tower - 2nd asst getting wood on the beach.

13 Fresh to moderate breeze north these 24 hours with thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.84 to 29.88 - Keeper and 2nd asst showing sixteen visitors in tower - 1st asst putting wood in his cellar.

14 Moderate breeze to light north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 29.92 - Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

15 Light wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea little rough - General duties for day - Barometer 29.92 - 1st and 2nd assts showing thirty one visitors in tower.

16 Moderate breeze north these 24 hours with heigh dry fog - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.92 to 30.02 - Keeper & 1st asst putting panes of gallons in windows in dwelling & store house - 1st asst weeding garden - Keeper & 2nd asst showing 34 visitors in tower.