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Journal of Light-station at Yaquina Head

1907

July

16 Moderate breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather & heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.90 to 30.00 - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Keeper & 2nd asst showing 32 visitors in tower - 2nd asst stowing oil in oil house.

17 Moderate breeze north these 24 hours with heigh dry fog and fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.15 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st asst working in garden - 2nd asst getting wood on beach.

18 Fresh & moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 30.15 to 29.95 - Keeper & 1st asst showing 25 visitors in tower - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

19 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.95 to 29.77 - Keeper & assts showing visitors in the tower - Had 51 visitors - 1st asst getting wood on the beach.

20 Fresh breeze to light north wind with thick damp fog first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light south wind fair and light fog showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.75 to 29.92 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st asst went after black berries 5 miles from the station.

21 Light south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 29.92 to 30.05 -1st & 2nd assts showing 19 visitors in tower - 1st asst went to Newport on business.

22 Light north wind to fresh breeze north these 24 hours heigh dry fog & fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 30.10 to 30.00 - 1st asst showing 30 visitors in tower - 1st asst working in garden - Keeper and 2nd asst went 3 miles from the sta to paint on keepers dwelling - Keeper left the sta at 6:30 A.M. to do some painting on his dwelling 3 miles from sta.

23 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog showers - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog & fair - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 - Keeper returned to sta at 4:30 P.M. - 2nd asst painting on keepers dwelling 3 miles from sta - 1st asst showing 38 visitors in tower.

24 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.96 - 1st asst painting kitchen floor - 2nd asst cleaning in his quarters - Keeper getting wood on beach and packing house hold goods.

25 Moderate breeze north these 24 hours with cloudy and a few drops of rain - Last part of 24 hours - First part of 24 hours cloudy - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.06 - Mr. Macdonald hauling lumber - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Keeper & 2nd asst showing 73 visitors in tower.

26 Light wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.10 - Mr. Macdonald hauling lumber - Keeper & 2nd asst showing 82 visitors in tower - 1st asst painting steps & ??? lumber.

27 Moderate breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.94 - General duties for the day - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st asst went ot Toledo on important business - Left the station at 6:30 A.M.

28 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog & fair - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - Keeper hauling house hold goods 3 miles from sta - 2nd asst showing 79 visitors in tower - 1st asst returned to station at P.M.

29 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours with thick damp fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.92 - 2nd asst went 3 miles from sta on important business - Keeper & 1st asst showing 55 visitors in the tower - Mr. Macdonald hauling lumber for engineer from Newport to station.

30 Light north to south wind these 24 hours with thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.00 - Keeper & assts showing 83 visitors in tower - Keeper & 1st asst putting 200 gallons of oil in oil butts - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Mr. Macdonald completed hauling lumber for engineer - 1st asst went on North beach hunting for wood.

31 Light south wind with thick damp fog & lightning - First part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 30.00 - Keeper & 2nd asst went 3 miles from sta to paint keepers house - Keeper left sta at 6:30 A.M.

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Journal of Light-station at Yaquina Head

1907

July

16 Moderate breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather & heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.90 to 30.00 - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Keeper & 2nd asst showing 32 visitors in tower - 2nd asst stowing oil in oil house.

17 Moderate breeze north these 24 hours with heigh dry fog and fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.15 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st asst working in garden - 2nd asst getting wood on beach.

18 Fresh & moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 30.15 to 29.95 - Keeper & 1st asst showing 25 visitors in tower - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

19 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.95 to 29.77 - Keeper & assts showing visitors in the tower - Had 51 visitors - 1st asst getting wood on the beach.

20 Fresh breeze to light north wind with thick damp fog first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light south wind fair and light fog showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.75 to