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Journal of Light-station at Yaquina Head

1907

June

1 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.02 to 30.00 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st and 2nd assts cleaning stairs and landings to paint them black - Mr. Laughead working in work shop.

2 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 to 29.90 - Keeper packing house hold goods & prepairing to move the 1st of October - 1st and 2nd assts painting stairs & landings in tower & helping Mr. Laughead ceiling work shop.

3 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair - Last part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 29.75 - Keeper working on annual & quarterly reports to inspector & engineer - 1st and 2nd assts putting ceiling in work shop & store house - Mr. Laughead working on work shop.

4 Light south wind these 24 hours with thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.75 to 29.98 - Keeper working on annual & quarterly reports - 1st and 2nd assts putting celing up in work shop - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Mr. Laughead working on work shop.

5 Light south to north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - Keeper and assts cleaning lenns & lantern glass - Mr. Laughead completted work shop & store house with exception of painting - The keeper & assts will paint it.

6 Light variable winds these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - Keeper & assts painting stairs & landings windows & blacking stove in tower - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - 1st asst working in his part of garden - Mr. Laughead left the station for Newport haveing completed store house & work shop - Keeper working in his quarters.

7 Light south wind and calm with fair weather these 24 hours - Sea smooth - Sea very smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 30.00 - 1st and 2nd assts scrubbing hall floors & watch & oil room - Painted watch room floor & painting roof of work shop & store house room roof - Keeper cleaning lumber up on the grounds.

8 Light south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours cloudy & fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.60 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st & 2nd assts cleaning out the shop & grounds - 2nd asst painting floors in work shop - 1st asst getting posts on the beach.

9 Light variable winds to moderate breeze south these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fog showers - Last part of 24 hours cloudy - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.08 - Keeper & assts painting work shop and store house white - Keeper working on annual and quarterly reports today.

10 Fresh to moderate breeze south with rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours cloudy and light rain - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.80 to 29.70 - 1st and 2nd assts painting on work shop and store house & cleaning up the grounds - Keeper washing and writing in office.

11 Light variable winds to fresh breeze S. west these 24 hours with hard rain showers - Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.50 to 29.65 - 1st asst painting in his quarters - Keeper working on annual & quarterly reports to inspector & engineer - Also getting wood on beach.

12 Light S. east wind to fresh breeze south these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper & 1st asst getting wood on beach - 2nd asst painting on work shop - Keeper working on annual report to inspector - 1st asst painting in his quarters - Barometer 29.65 to 29.85.

13 Light S. east wind to moderate and fresh breeze south these 24 hours with rain showers - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.95 - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies and working on work shop - 1st asst painting in his quarters - Keeper working on annual reports & getting wood on the beach.

14 Light S. east to N. west wind these 24 hours with light rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.95 to 30.25 - Keeper and assts painting on work shop and store house - Keeper getting wood on the beach and working on annual & quarterly reports.

15 Light wind north to south these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.25 to 30.15 - Keeper & 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - 2nd asst painting on work shop and store house.

16 Light south wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog showers - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.15 to 30.20 - Keeper taking covers off of coal oil cases - Showing nine visitors in the tower & working in the garden - 1st and 2nd assts painting on work shop and store house.