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Journal of Light-station at Yaquina Head

1907

May

16 Light S. west to noth wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fog showers - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog & fair weather - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies & showing visitors in tower - Keeper & assts painting on dwelling and barn today.

17 Light wind to moderate breeze south these 24 hours with cloudy & fair weather - Sea very smooth - General duties for day - Keeper & assts painting on barn - Keeper and assts getting wood on the beach - 2nd asst showing visitors in tower - 1st asst weeding in garden - Mr. Laughead working on work shop.

18 Light S. east wind to fresh breeze and gale south these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair and cloudy - Last part of 24 hours rain & fair - Sea rough - Barometer 29.70 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - Mr. Laughead working on work shop.

19 Moderate to fresh breeze south these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours cloudy and fair - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 29.70 to 29.90 - Keeper & 1st asst getting wood on beach - 2nd asst showing five visitors in tower.

20 Light south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair & warm - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 30.02 - Keeper went to Newport of copper for ??? on work shop for Mr. Laughead - 1st asst working in his quarters.

21 Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze north these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper and assts painted on the barn today - 2nd asst getting wood on the beach - 1st asst working in his quarters - Mr. Laugheadworking on store house.

22 Fresh to moderate breeze and light north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours little damp - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea very smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 29.80 to 30.00 - Keeper & assts cleaning work shop to paint same - Keeper & assts getting wood on beach.

23 Light north and variable winds these 24 hours with heigh dry fog & fair weather - Sea very smooth - Barometer 30.00 to 30.10 - Keeper painting on work shop - 1st and 2nd assts painting bracketts black on tower - Mr. Laughead working on work-shop.

24 Light variable winds & calm these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.12 - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies & painted water tank - Keeper & 1st asst painted work shop & water closet - 1st & 2nd assts taking stage down from the tower.

25 Light wind to moderate breeze north with fair weather these 24 hours - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.12 to 30.07 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st and 2nd assts painted balcony railing and floor black.

26 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Last part of 24 hours fair and some fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.07 to 30.02 - Keeper & assts painted base of tower - 1st and 2nd assts showing 26 visitors in the tower.

27 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather and some fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.02 - Keeper went two miles from sta on important business - 1st and 2nd assts cleaning in the lantern & watch room to paint some.

28 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog & fair - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.10 - Keeper packing house hold goods & showing one visitor in tower - 1st and 2nd asst painting in lantern - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

29 Fresh breeze north with clear fine weather these 24 hours - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.10 to 29.88 - Keeper packing house hold goods - 1st and 2nd assts painting inside of lantern - 1st asst getting red wood posts on beach at sta - Mr. Laughead working on store house.

30 Fresh breeze to light north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Last part of 24 hours fair and thick fog - Sea very smooth - Barometer 29.88 to 29.80 - Steamer Franci Leggett crosses into Yaquina to load lumber for San Francisco - Keeper packing household goods to move October the 1st next - 1st and 2nd assts painting inside of lantern whitewashing inside of of tower & cleaning stairs & landings.

31 Light south wind to moderate and fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog showers - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.80 to 30.02 - Mr. Laughead working on work shop & store house - The 1st and 2nd assts whitewashing inside of tower & painting in lantern - 1st asst working in garden - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

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