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Journal of Light-station at Yaquina Head

1906

August

1 Light to moderate breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.06 - Mr. Macdonald hauling oil - Keeper & assts picking up shingles - U.S. Light House Tender Heather arrived off Yaquina bar at 1 P.M. from the south.

2 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.10 - Keeper and 2nd asst showing 44 visitors in the tower & picking shingles from the grounds - 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies.

3 Fresh 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 - Barometer 30.10 - General duties for the day - Keeper & assts cleaning up grounds stowing oil away in oil house and showing thirty one visitors in the tower - Mr. Macdonald hauling oil - U.S. Light-House Tender crossed out of Yaquina at 11 A.M. for Astoria.

4 Moderate breeze to light north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st & 2nd assts cleaning up the grounds.

5 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog & clear weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.96 - 1st and 2nd assts showing thirty three visitors in tower - Keeper writing in the office today.

6 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours with thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.96 - Keeper and assts cleaning up the grounds - And showing visitors in the tower - Had sixty one visitors today.

7 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.96 - Keeper & assts showing 115 visitors in the tower - Mr. Wiltshire doing repairs at sta - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

8 Fresh to moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.96 - General duties for the day - Keeper working in his quarters - 1st asst working in garden - 2nd asst cleaning up grounds.

9 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair - Last part of 24 hours fair & some fog - Barometer 29.92 - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Keeper & assts showing 178 visitors in tower - Keeper and assts cleaning roofing paint off the dwelling where the painters dropped it from roof - Mr. Wiltshire completed the roof of dwelling today and left the station at 1 P.M. for ???

10 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper & assts cleaning up grounds after the carpenters and showing one hundred & one visitors in tower.

11 Moderate breeze to light north wind these 24 hours with thick fog - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.96 to 29.85 - 1st and 2nd assts scraping rust off railing on balcony and painting same - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

12 Light north to south wind these 24 hours with thick fog and light rain - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.82 to 29.88 - Keeper and assts showing visitors in the tower - Had thirty eight visitors today.

13 Light south to north wind 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 - Keeper & assts showing visitors in tower - Had 107 visitors - Keeper scraping rust off iron railing & painting with red lead - 1st asst watering his garden - Barometer 29.88 to 29.98 - Keeper working in barn.

14 Light north to south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine and warm - Last part of 24 hours thick fog and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - Keeper & assts showing 141 visitors in tower - 1st asst chopping rust off of iron railing on balcony on tower - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Keeper putting new ??? to barn door - Mr. Macdonald hauling mineral oil today.

15 Light wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.90 - Keeper painted conductors on dwelling - Cleaning rust off of iron railing on tower and painting with red lead.