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Journal of Light-station at Yaquina Head

1907

March

1 Light S. west wind to fresh breeze with rain and hard hail squalls - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.95 to 30.10 - Keeper getting wood on the beach - 1st asst working in the shop - 2nd asst working in his quarters.

2 Light west to S. east wind and north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours hail showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea rough - General duties for day - Barometer 30.10 to 30.20 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st asst working in garden.

3 Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze north these 24 hours with clear fine and cool weather - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.20 to 30.03 - 1st asst showing three visitors in tower - Keeper getting wood on the beach.

4 Light wind to moderate breeze north east these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.03 to 29.76 - Keeper and assts washing - Keeper writing in office today - 1st asst working in his quarters.

5 Fresh breeze east to north these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.76 to 29.50 - Keeper getting wood on beach and planting garden - 1st asst shading garden for keeper - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies.

6 Moderate breeze & light north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours cloudy but dry - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea rough - Barometer 29.5 to 30.10 - Keeper & 2nd asst getting wood on beach - 1st asst shading garden for keeper.

7 Light variable & north wind these 24 hours with cloudy fair and dry weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper wemt fishing and getting wood on beach - 2nd asst getting wood on beach - Barometer 30.10 to 30.00 - 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - U.S. Light-house tender Columbine passed sta at 3:30 P.M. and entered Yaquina at 5:30 P.M.

8 Light variable and north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours dry - Last part of 24 hours rain showers and fair - Sea quite rough - Barometer 30.00 to 29.80 - 2nd asst polishing oil carriers - 1st asst working in the shop - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - Steamer Columbine landed material at Newport for repairs at the station.

9 Light variable winds to moderate breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.80 to 29.70 - 1st asst shading in garden - Mr. Macdonald hauling lumber - U.S. Tender Columbine came out from Newport and passed sta going north at 7:30 A.M.

10 Fresh breeze south to light west wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain - Last part of 24 hours cloudy & fair - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 29.70 - Keeper working on quarterly reports to inspector and engineer.

11 Light variable winds with rain and hail showers first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate breeze N. fair weather - Sea little rough - Barometer 29.60 to 29.85 - General duties for day - 1st asst went one mile from sta after potatoes - Mr. Macdonald hauling lumber.

12 Light variable winds these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours little damp - Last part of 24 hours cloudy & fair - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 9.85 to 30.20 - Mr. Macdonald hauling lumber - 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies.

13 Light variable winds these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.20 - Mr. Macdonald hauling lumber for repairs - 1st and 2nd assts working the road next to the beach - Keeper measuring lumber.

14 Light variable winds with rain showers these 24 hours - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.10 - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Mr. Macdonald hauling lumber - 1st asst stowing lumber away.

15 Light variable winds these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.05 - Keeper getting wood on beach & working on quarterly reports - 1st asst working in shop and in his part of the garden.

16 Light north wind these 24 hours with clear and cool weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.05 to 29.80 - Mr. Macdonald hauling lumber - 2nd asst putting lumber in left of barn - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st asst went to Newport for recreation - Left sta 10:30 A.M.

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