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JOURNAL of Light-station at Yaquina Head Oregon

1909

Sept.

1 Light variable westerly winds dense fog. Sea rough. Bar 29.90. Keeper & second asst washing. 1st asst getting wood on the beach.

2 Light southerly wind to calm dense fog damp heavy w swell. Bar 29.96. 1st and 2nd assts showing 30 visitors in tower. Keeper went to Newport for mail.

3 Light north west wind to calm dense fog damp. Sea smooth. Bar 29.90. Keeper and 2nd asst showing 18 visitors in tower. 1st asst went to Newport for supplies.

4 Calm to light north west wind warm fog. Sea smooth. Bar 29.94. 1st and 2nd asst working in garden. Keeper went to Newport for mail.

5 Moderate north west breeze dense fog. Sea mod. Bar 29.92. General duties for the day. Keeper and assts showing 33 visitors in tower.

6 Moderate northerly breeze damp dense fog. Sea mod. Bar 29.94. General duties for the day. Keeper and 2nd asst showing 28 visitors in tower. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.

7 Calm to light southerly wind dense fog. Sea smooth. Bar 30.10. Keeper and 1st asst showing visitors in tower. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.

8 Calm to light southerly wind dense fog. Sea smooth. Bar 30.06. Keeper washing. 1st and 2nd asst working in garden.

9 Light south west wind to showers dense fog. Sea smooth. Bar 30.05. Keeper and 2nd asst showing 33 visitors in tower. 1st asst left station at 6:30 AM for Toledo.

10 Light north west wind showers some fog. Sea smooth. Bar 30.14. Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in tower. 1st asst returned to station at 5:00 PM.

11 Calm to mod north west breeze to calm li fog dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.18. 2nd asst working garden. Keeper and 1st asst went to Newport for mail and supplies.

12 Light to fresh north west breeze fog. Sea mod. Bar 30.15. 1st and 2nd asst showing 27 visitors in tower. Keeper went to Newport for mail.

13 Fresh north west breeze dry light fog in PM heavy swell. Bar 30.14. Keeper and asst keepers showing 19 visitors in tower. General duties for the day.

14 Light to mod north west breeze dry to lt fog. Sea mod. Bar 30.12. Keeper and 1st asst showing visitors in tower. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.

15 Lt north west wind to calm hazy dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.08. Keeper washing. 1st asst getting wood on the beach. 2nd asst working in his quarters.

16 Light variable westerly winds dense fog to clear. Sea smooth. Bar 30.00. Keeper working in his quarters. 1st and 2nd asst showing 28 visitors in tower. USLH. Tender Manzanita passed station at 3:10 PM.

17 Light north west wind warm hazy dry to lt fog. Sea smooth. Bar 30.18. Keeper and 2nd asst showing 11 visitors in tower. 1st asst went to Newport for mail & supplies.

18 Light northerly to north west wind dry fog. Sea smooth. Bar 30.06. 2nd asst working in garden. 1st asst getting wood on the beach. Keeper went to Newport for mail.

19 Light to fresh S.E. to southerly wind dense fog rain. Sea rough. Bar 30.03. General duties for the day. Keeper and asst keepers showing 35 visitors in tower.

20 Via to light north west wind fog showers damp heavy w swell. Bar 30.18. Keeper and 2nd asst showing 13 visitors in tower. 1st asst went to Newport on business.

21 Calm & fog to light north west wind to clear dry heavy swell. Bar 30.20. Keeper moving furniture. 1st asst showing 3 visitors in tower. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.

22 Calm to light and mod. breeze N fair. Sea moderating. Bar 29.80. Keeper went to Newport on business. Left sta at 9:00 AM. General duties for the day.

23 Light east to fresh southerly breeze to showers. Sea mod. Bar 29.70. Keeper returned to station at 5:00 PM. 1st and 2nd asst showing 23 visitors in tower.

24 Light south east wind showers dense fog heavy w swell. Bar 29.82. Keeper working in his quarters. 2nd asst showing 20 visitors in tower. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.

25 Calm to light south to north west wind to calm showers to dry. Sea smooth. Bar 29.95. 1st asst getting in wood. 2nd asst putting oil in oil house. Keeper went to Newport for mail. Fifteen (15 cases) of mineral oil delivered to station by Fogarty & Rowen.

26 Calm to light north west wind clear dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.02. General duties for the day. 1st and 2nd asst showing visitors in tower. Keeper went to wood yard.

27 Light east to light westerly wind clear dry. Bar 30.04. 28 Fogarty & Rowin delivered 39 cases of mineral oil. 13 pkg merchandise. 132 empty cases taken away from station by Fogarty & Rowen.

28 Light east to stiff south to south west breeze showers. Bar 29.80. 29 Twenty cases of oil put in buts (200 gallons). Fogarty & Rowen took away 123 empty cases.

29 South west half a gale with rain squalls. Sea rough. Bar 29.90. Keeper and asst keepers emptying oil in butts. General duties for the day.

30 Fresh south to south east wind rain. Sea mod. Bar 30.01. Keeper and asst keepers working in there quarters.

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