1906-07 Keeper Logs

Journal of Light-station at Yaquina Head

1907

June

17 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.20 to 30.18 - Keeper & assts putting 200 gallons of oil butts - 1st asst cutting grass & working in shop - 2nd asst painting in work shop - Keeper weeding garden.

18 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.18 to 30.12 - 1st asst working in shop and garden and showing 14 visitors in the tower - 2nd asst painting in work shop & store house - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

19 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather & heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.12 to 30.05 - General duties for the day - 1st asst painting in his quarters & working in garden - 2nd asst painting in store house - Keeper working on annual report & working in garden.

20 Moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.05 to 29.90 - Keeper working in garden & working on annual report - 1st asst washing & went to Newport after mail & supplies - 2nd asst painting in store house.

21 Light north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair and little damp - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.90 to 29.95 - 1st asst cutting grass around dwelling and showing five visitors in the tower & working in shop - 2nd asst painting in work shop & putting pane of glass in window -Keeper working in work shop & on annual reports.

22 Light N. west wind to light variable winds these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours damp - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 29.95 to 30.02 - 1st asst cutting grass around dwelling working in the garden and shop - 2nd asst went to Newport after supplies - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

23 Light wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.02 - 1st and 2nd assts showing sixteen visitors in tower - Keeper went to Newport after mail & important business - 2nd asst went to Nye creek for recreation.

24 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Last part of 24 hours thick fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.02 to 29.98 - Keeper working in garden - 2nd asst moving in work shop - 1st asst cleaning in his quarters - Had 3 visitors.

25 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.98 to 29.90 - Keeper working on annual reports & packing house hold goods - 2nd asst showing 11 visitors in tower - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

26 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with thick dog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.90 - 1st asst painting in his quarters - 2nd asst polishing ??? and other brass works in tower - Keeper working on annual & quarterly reports.

27 Fresh breeze to light north wind these 24 hours first part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog & fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.90 - Keeper working on annual & quarterly reports working in garden & getting wood on beach - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st asst painting in his quarters & getting hay into the barn.

28 Light north to south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours little damp - Last part of 24 hours rain - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 2.9.90 to 30.00 - 2nd asst showing one visitor in tower - Keeper working on reports - 1st asst working in his quarters.

29 Light variable to south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair - Last part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 30.00 - 1st and 2nd assts cleaning brass work & working in garden and painting in 1st assts quarters - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - Also working on annual reports.

30 Light south wind and calm these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair and cloudy - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.05 - Keeper & 1st asst showing 5 visitors in tower - 2nd asst went to Newport to procure ???.

Journal of Light-station at Yaquina Head

1907

July

1 Light south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair and cloudy - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 to 30.10 - Keeper washing & getting wood on beach - 1st asst cutting grass & working in garden - 1st and 2nd asst showing 10 visitors in the tower.

2 Light south and variable winds & calm these 24 hours cloudy and fair - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.10 to 29.90 - Keeper and 2nd asst showing 18 visitors in the tower - 2nd asst working in garden - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

3 Light S. east wind to fresh breeze south these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair - Last part of 24 hours rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.85 to 29.98 - Keeper went to Newport after supplies - 1st and 2nd assts working in garden & in their quarters.

4 Light S. east to north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.98 to 30.18 - Keeper and 2nd asst showing 10 visitors in the tower - Keeper went 3 miles from the station on important business - 1st and 2nd assts went to Newport to spend the 4th.

5 Light wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours with fine weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.18 to 30.10 - Keeper writing in office - 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the tower - Had 31 visitors today - 1st asst putting hay in barn & working in garden.

6 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.10 to 30.00 - 1st asst working in garden & cleaning out shop - 2nd asst working in garden - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

7 Fresh to moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 to 29.85 - Keeper packing household goods - 1st and 2nd assts showing 26 visitors in tower - 1st also working in the garden.

8 Light north and south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.85 to 29.90 - Keeper packing household goods - 1st asst working in the garden and showing visitors in the tower - 2nd asst showing visitors in tower & went to Newport after mail and supplies - Had twelve visitors today.

9 Light north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.90 to 30.00 - Keeper & 2nd asst showing 40 visitors in tower - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

10 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with heigh dry fog & fair - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 30.00 - 1st asst working in the garden - Keeper went to Newport on important business - 2nd asst working in his quarters - U.S. Light House tender Columbine passed sta at 11:30 A.M. from north entered Yaquina & landed annual supplies and material from engineer.

11 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.10 - Keeper and 1st asst showing visitors in the tower - 1st asst working in garden - Had twenty five visitors - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

12 Fresh to moderate breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.10 - 1st asst working in garden - Keeper & assts showing 22 visitors in tower - 2nd asst raking hay up from grounds - 1st and 2nd assts stowing oil away in oil house.

13 Fresh breeze to light north wind these 24 hours with heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.10 to 29.98 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - Mr. Macdonald hauling supplies - 1st & 2nd assts stowing annual supplies away.

14 Light north to south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog showers - Last part of 24 hours rain showers and fair - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.85 to 29.90 - 1st & 2nd assts showing 17 visitors in tower - Keeper looking over annual supplies.

15 Light wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours with heigh dry fog - Sea little rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.90 to 29.95 - Keeper & assts showing 32 visitors in the tower - 1st asst working in garden - Mr. Macdonald hauling supplies - 1st & 2nd assts stowing oil away in oil house.

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.

Journal of Light-station at Yaquina Head

1907

Aug

1 Light south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - Keeper returned to sta at 5:30 P.M. - 1st asst showing 93 visitors in tower - 2nd asst went 3 miles from sta on important business.

2 Light south wind these 24 hours with thick fog showers - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.92 to 30.00 today - 1st and 2nd assts showing visitors in the tower - Had 27 visitors - 1st asst working in his part of the barn - Keeper working in his quarters - 1st asst W.P. Ford went to Newport after mail and supplies - Keeper cleaning in his part of the barn.

3 Light variable winds 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 - 1st asst making a cow corall - 1st & 2nd assts cleaning brass cans - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies.

4 Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze north these 24 hours with heigh dry fog and fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 30.10 - Keeper and assts showing 44 visitors in the tower - 1st asst working in the shop - 2nd asst went to Newport for recreation.

5 Fresh breeze to light north wind these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.10 to 29.85 - Keeper and 1st asst showing visitors in the tower - Had 85 visitors - 2nd asst went to Newport after supplies & recreation.

6 Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze south these 24 hours with fair and cloudy weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st and 2nd assts showing 134 visitors in tower - Barometer 29.90.

7 Fresh breeze to light south wind these 24 hours with rain & thick fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - General duties for the day - Mr. Withers arrived at the station at 10 A.M. to replace fences worn out - 1st asst working in the garden.

8 Fresh breeze to light south wind with rain & thick fog first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours cloudy & fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 30.00 - Keeper & assts showing 93 visitors in tower - 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - Mr. Withers working on fences.

9 Light S. east wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours thick fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.20 to 30.00 - Keeper went 3 miles from sta to paint his house to Newport after mail & supplies - Mr. Withers putting up fences - Mr. Warrack arrived at sta to look after needed repairs - 1st and 2nd assts showing 142 visitors in tower today - Keeper left sta at 6:30 A.M.

10 Light south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather and light rain shower - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.22 - Keeper returned to station at 1:30 P.M. - 1st and 2nd assts putting fences away in cellar that were torn down.

11 Light S. east wind to moderate & fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 30.08 - 1st and 2nd assts showing 47 visitors in tower.

12 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.08 to 29.97 - Keeper & assts showing 134 visitors in tower - 2nd asst went to Newport to mail a letter - 1st asst putting picketts in his cellar.

13 Light north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.97 to 30.03 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st & 2nd asst showing 120 visitors in tower.

14 Light wind to moderate & fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fog showers - Last part of 24 hours clear - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.20 - Keeper & 1st asst putting old fencing in celler - Mr. Withers workin on picket fence around dwelling - 2nd asst went to Newport left sta at 5 P.M. - 2nd asst returning to sta 1:15 P.M.

15 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.20 to 29.98 - 1st & 2nd assts showing 130 visitors in the tower - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies.

16 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.98

Journal of Light-station at Yaquina Head

1907

Aug

16 to 29.92 - Mr. Withers putting new steps leading to beach - Keeper & 2nd asst showing visitors in tower - 1st asst went to Newport after supplies.

17 Moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours damp fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 29.92 to 30.05 - 1st and 2nd assts cleaning lantern & stairs & landings - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

18 Moderate breeze north these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 2nd asst getting wood on the beach - Barometer 30.20 to 30.12 - Keeper & assts showing visitors in the tower - Had 87 visitors today.

19 Moderate to fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair & some smoke - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.12 to 30.00 - 2nd asst went to Newport after supplies - Keeper and assts showing 111 visitors in the tower.

20 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather & some smoke - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 to 30.05 - General duties for the day - 1st and 2nd assts showing 77 visitors in tower - Mr. Withers put tight board fence in front of dwelling - Next steps leading to beach and partly completed picket fence around dwelling - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

21 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair weather & heigh dry fog - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 to - Keeper & 1st asst clearing fence lumber from grounds & cleaning out shop - 2nd asst cleaning brass work & went to Newport to post mail.

22 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.05 to 29.95 - Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower - 1st asst old fence lumber in celler for wood - Had 103 visitors today.

23 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours with thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.95 to 29.85 - Keeper and 2nd asst showing fifty visitors in tower - 1st asst filling port holes with dirt - And went to Newport after mail & supplies.

24 Light south wind these 24 hours with warm & thick fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.85 to 30.00 - 1st asst cleaning paint brushes - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies & important business.

25 Light south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog and fair - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.00 to 30.08 - Keeper & assts showing 85 visitors in tower.

26 Light south wind these 24hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog & fair - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.08 - 1st asst showing 45 visitors in tower & cleaning up grounds - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - Keeper went 3 miles from sta to his new house to mix paint to paint roof.

27 Light S. wind with thick fog first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours fair and north wind to fresh breeze - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.06 to 30.02 - Sea smooth - 1st & 2nd assts showing 50 visitors in the tower - Keeper went over to his cottage to paint the roof and to Newport after supplies - Left sta 6:30 A.M.

28 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair - Last part of 24 hours thick fog and fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - 1st asst cutting grass around dwelling - Barometer 27.82 - 2nd asst went over to keepers cottage to paper for him - Keeper returned to sta at 5:30 P.M.

29 Moderate breeze north & light S. wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair - Last part of 24 hours thick damp fog and fair - Barometer 29.92 - Keeper & assts showing 45 visitors in the tower - 1st asst cleaning paint brushes in the shop.

30 Light wind to moderate breeze north these 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - 1st asst cleaning up the grounds & showing 21 visitors in the tower - Keeper went 3 miles to his cottage to paint the roof - Left sta at 7 A.M. - 2nd asst papering the keepers cottage - Barometer 29.92 to 29.84.

31 Light N. wind to moderate breeze east these 24 hours with clear fine & warm weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.84 to 29.78 - 1st asst working in the garden - 2nd asst went over to the keepers cottage to paper for him - Keeper returned to the station at 2:30 P.M. - Keeper Frank M. Plummer mailed his resignation as keeper at this sta to take effect September 30th on account of sickness.