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LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD.}
FORM 306.}
JOURNAL of Light-station at Yaquina Head Oregon

1913

June

1 Fresh northerly breeze damp fog sea rough. Bar 29.94. General duties for the day. Asst Supt C.W. Leick inspected station to today. Visitors were shown in tower.

2 Fresh northerly breeze hazy dry fog at times sea rough. Bar 29. Keeper and asst keepers cleaning up grounds and working in carpenter shop.

3 Fresh northerly breeze hazy dry sea moderate. Bar 29.92. Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in tower. First asst left station at 3:00 P.M. on leave of absence for 25 days.

4 Fresh north west breeze hazy dry sea moderate. Bar 30.02. Keeper and 2nd asst cleaning the tower stairs and hall way. Keeper visited quarters of asst keeper & found in good order.

5 Fresh north west breeze clear dry sea moderate. Bar 30.06. Keeper and 2nd asst working in carpenter shop and showing visitors in the tower.

6 Calm to light north west breeze to calm dry, sea smooth. Bar 29.9. Keeper showing visitors in the tower. 2nd asst working in carpenter shop.

7 Calm to light south wind foggy dry sea smooth. Bar 29.96. Keeper and 2nd asst working in garden and carpenter shop.

8 Calm to variable west winds dense fog at times dry sea smooth. Bar. Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower. General duties for the day.

9 Light variable winds to calm fog to clear dry sea calm. Bar 30. Keeper and 2nd asst working in the garden and wagon road.

10 Light south to lt. northerly winds clear warm dry sea calm. Bar 30.12. Keeper visited quarters of asst keeper found in good condition. 2nd asst went to Newport for supplies.

11 Light north east to south east winds warm dry sea very smooth. Bar 30.0. Keeper and 2nd asst working in the garden and cleaning up grounds.

12 Moderate southerly breeze squally rain sea moderate. Bar 29.9. Keeper visited quarters of asst keepers found in good order. General duties for the day.

13 Moderate southerly winds rain squalls sea moderate. Bar 30.01. Keeper working in shop. 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower.

14 Southerly to south west rain squalls sea rough. Bar 29.96. Keeper and 2nd asst working in shop and in there respective quarters.

15 South to south west heavy rain squalls sea moderate. Bar 30.04. General duties for the day. 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower.

16 Fresh north west breeze to calm dry sea moderate. Bar 30.0. Keeper went to Newport for supplies. 2nd asst showing visitors in tower.

17 Calm to light south wind dry sea calm. Bar 29.98. Keeper and 2nd asst working in the garden and showing visitors in tower.

18 South west breeze thunger & lightning rain squalls sea rough. Bar 29. Keeper and 2nd asst working in the garden and cleaning up grounds.

19 South west breeze stormy rain squalls to clear sea mod. Bar 29. Keeper visited quarters of asst keepers found in good order. 3 visitors shown in tower.

20 Light to fresh south east wind clear to rain sea mod. Bar 30.10. Keeper showing visitors in the tower. 2nd asst went to Newport for supplies.

21 Fresh south east breeze rain squally sea rough. Bar 29.84. Keeper and 2nd asst cleaning interior of tower, washing clothes etc.

22 Moderate south east wind stormy rain squalls sea moderate. Bar. General duties for the day. Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower.

23 Light south wind squally rain sea smooth. Bar 29.86. Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower.

24 Light variable winds showers sea smooth. Bar 29.82. Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower. Keeper inspected quarters of asst keepers found in good order.

25 Light south wind rain to lt north west wind clear dry sea smooth. Bar 29. Keeper and 2nd asst working in the garden and cleaning up grounds.

26 Fresh north west breeze clear dry sea smooth. Bar 29.80. Keeper and 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower.

27 Light variable winds showers sea smooth. Bar 30.01. Keeper and 2nd asst working in the garden and showing visitors in the tower. Plate glass middle sction of lantern broken by accident.

28 Light north west wind cloudy dry sea smooth. Bar 30.2. Keeper and 2nd asst replaced plate glass middle section of lantern SE side. H.E. Higgins First asst keeper returned to station at 8:00 P.M.

29 Light south wind showers sea smooth. Bar 29.98. General duties for the day. Visitors were shown in tower.

30 Calm to light north west wind showers sea calm. Bar 30.20. Keeper working on annual account. 1st and 2nd asst showing visitors in the tower.