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Journal of Light-station at Yaquina Head

1906

Nov

17 Fresh breeze W.N. west these 24 hours with rain and hail squalls - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.60 to 29.90 - 1st and 2nd assts putting 200 gallons of mineral oil in oil butts - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies.

18 Fresh breeze N. west to light east wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 30.26 - Keeper and assts painting the roof of the keepers dwelling.

19 Fresh breeze east to light S. east wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine and cool weather - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers - Sea smooth - Keeper & assts painting roof of keepers dwelling - Barometer 30.26 to 30.00 - 1st asst working in garden.

20 Light east wind to fresh breeze S. west to west these 24 hours with rain - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.95 to 30.00 - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - 1st asst working - Keeper getting wood on the beach at station.

21 Fresh breeze W. to N. west and light north wind these 24 hours with frequent rain and hail showers - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.00 to 30.15 - 2nd asst getting wood on the beach at sta - 1st asst went one mile from the sta on important business.

22 Light north and east wind these 24 hours with clear fine and cool weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.15 to 30.32 - Keeper and assts painting roof of keepers dwelling - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - 2nd asst showing 5 visitors in tower.

23 Light east wind these 24 hours with clear fine and cool weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.32 to 30.10 - Keeper & 1st asst cleaning out work shop - 1st asst washing - 2nd asst went up north beach about 3 mile hunting.

24 Light east to S. east wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine and cool weather - Last part of 24 hours light rain - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.10 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st and 2nd asst putting ladder away in barn - 1st asst working in garden.

25 Light S. east wind to fresh breeze N. west these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain - Last part of 24 hours rain squalls - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer - 30.10 to 30.45 - 1st asst working in the shop today.

26 Light north and east wind these 24 hours with clear fine and cool weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.46 to 30.35 - Keeper and 2nd asst getting wood on the beach - 2nd asst painted flag staff - 1st asst working in shop and garden.

27 Light north to east wind these 24 hours with clear fine and cool weather - Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.35 to 29.85 - Keeper & 2nd asst getting wood on the beach - 1st asst went to Newport to take his family so the children could go to school.

28 Fresh breeze to light east wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.85 to 30.10 - Keeper went to Newport to procure supplies for Thanksgiving.

29 Light east to north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours damp - Last part of 24 hours cloudy and fair - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.10 to 30.28 - 1st and 2nd assts went to Newport to spend Thanksgiving day.

30 Light north and east wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea quite smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 30.38 to 30.82 - 2nd asst went to Newport to post the monthly reports to engineer and inspector.

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