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Journal of Light-station at Yaquina Head

1906

April

17 Light variable winds these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.12 to 30.30 - Keeper and assts painting on Keepers dwelling - 1st asst working on new ladder - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - 2nd asst showing two visitors in tower.

18 Light variable winds these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.30 to 30.24 - Keeper and assts painting on Keepers dwelling - 2nd asst getting wood on the beach - 1st asst cleaning and sweeping out the paint shop today.

19 Light variable winds to fresh breeze north these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.24 to 30.04 - Keeper and assts painting on Keepers dwelling - 2nd asst painting notices to visitors & cleaning paint shop - 1st asst planting in his garden.

20 Moderate breeze north to light east & S. east wind these 24 hours with fair & warm weather - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.04 to 29.78 - Keeper & assts putting 200 gallons of oil in oil butts - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

21 Moderate breeze south to light variable winds these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours dry - Last part of 24 hours rain to dry - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.78 to 29.90 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st and 2nd asst working in shop.

22 Light S. east wind to moderate and fresh breeze south these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair and cloudy - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 29.90 to 29.72 - Keeper & assts mixing black pain for iron work.

23 Fresh and moderate breeze south with rain showers first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light variable winds clear fine weather - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 29.72 to 29.84 - Keeper & assts painted and some and parapett black - 2nd asst showing three visitors in tower.

24 Fresh breeze to gale south these 24 hours with rain - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.84 to 29.65 - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Keeper went on the beach after wood.

25 Fresh breeze S.W. to west with rain squalls first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light west N. west wind fair weather - Sea rough - General duties for day - Barometer 29.65 to 30.1 - Keeper & 2nd asst getting wood on beach - 1st asst splitting ??? on beach & working in shop.

26 Moderate breeze east to light south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Last part of 24 hours light rain - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.17 to 29.85 - Keeper painting covering on work room ??? the tower - 1st and 2nd assts painting bracketts on tower black - 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - U.S. Light house tender Heather passed this station going north at 7:15 P.M.

27 Light variable winds to fresh breeze N. west these 24 hours with rain - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 29.78 to 29.92 - 2nd asst polishing oil cans - 1st asst working in shop - Keeper writing in the office.

28 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with frequent rain showers first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours cloudy and little damp - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.92 - 1st asst working in shop - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

29 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather & little thick fog - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 29.90 - 1st asst showing one visitor in tower and working in shop.

30 Moderate breeze north these 24 hours with thick damp fog and fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.90 to 30.12 - Keeper getting wood on the beach - 2nd asst went to Newport to mail reports - 1st asst washing today.