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1908-09 Keeper Logs
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JOURNAL of Light-station at Yaquina Head Oregon
August
1st Calm to light north west wind to calm dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.08. General duties for the day. Showing 53 visitors shown in tower. 1st asst left station at 9:00 AM.
2 Calm to fresh north west breeze dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.20. Keeper and 2nd asst showing 55 visitors in tower. 1st asst returned to station at 5:00 PM.
3 Light to mod north west breeze to calm dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.16. Keeper and 1st asst showing 66 visitors in the tower. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.
4 Calm to mod north west breeze clear dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.18. Keeper and asst keepers polishing oil carriers, measures etc.
5 Light to fresh north west wind clear dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.12. Keeper and 2nd asst showing 72 visitors in tower. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.
6 Light to fresh north west breeze dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.08. Keeper and asst keepers showing 71 visitors in tower.
7 Fresh north west breeze dry. Sea mod. Bar 29.98. 2nd asst working garden. 1st asst went to Toledo. Keeper went to Newport for supplies & mail.
8 Fresh northerly breeze dry. Sea mod. Bar 29.90. General duties for the day. 74 visitors were shown in tower.
9 Fresh northerly breeze to calm dry. Sea smooth. Bar 29.92. Showing visitors in tower. General duties for the day.
10 Calm to light N. west breeze to calm dry. Sea smooth. Bar 29.96. Showing 100 visitors in tower. 1st asst went to Newport for supplies.
11 Calm to light north wind to calm dry fog in PM. Sea smooth. Bar 29.95. 1st and 2nd asst working in garden. Keeper writting in the office.
12 Calm to very light south wind dry fog at times. Sea calm. Bar 29.98. Keeper and 1st asst showing 61 visitors in tower. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.
13 Calm to light south west wind misty fog. Sea calm. Bar 29.96. Keeper and asst keepers showing 89 visitors in tower.
14 Light south west wind to li N. west rain. Sea smooth. Bar 29.98. 2nd asst working garden. Keeper and 1st asst went to Newport for mail & supplies.
15 Light N.W. wind to calm clear dry. Sea calm. Bar 30.12. Keeper and asst keeper showing 89 visitors in the tower. General duties for the day.
16 Calm to light north west wind to calm dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.08. Keeper and asst keepers showing 48 visitors in the tower.
17 Calm to fresh north west breeze hazy dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.10. Keeper and 1st asst showing 84 visitors in tower. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.
18 Moderate north west breeze dense fog. Sea rough. Bar 29.98. Keeper and 2nd asst washing. 1st asst working in the garden.
19 Calm to light north west wind damp dense fog. Sea mod. Bar 30.06. Keeper and 2nd asst showing 90 visitors in tower. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.
20 Calm to light north west breeze to calm fog. Sea smooth. Bar 30.09. Keeper and asst keepers showing 62 visitors in tower.
21 Calm to light north west wind to calm clear dry. Sea very smooth. Bar 30.05. 1st and 2nd asst working in the garden. Keeper went to Newport for mail & supplies.
22 Calm to light southerly wind cloudy fog. Sea calm. Bar 30.02. 1st and 2nd asst showing 71 visitors in tower. Keeper went to Newport for mail.
23 Calm to light north west wind to calm dry fog. Sea smooth. Bar 30.18. Keeper and asst keepers showing 60 visitors in tower.
24 Calm to light south to light north west wind to calm dry. Sea calm. Bar 30.02. Keeper and 1st asst showing 115 visitors in tower. 2nd asst left station at 9:00 AM for Newport. Returned at 12.
25 Light south west wind fog to li rain. Sea smooth. Bar 30.06. Twenty cases of oil put in oil butts. 1st asst went to otter rock.
26 Light south west rain to light north west dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.10. Keeper and asst keepers showing visitors in tower. General duties for the day.
27 Light to fresh north west breeze dry to light fog. Sea mod. Bar 30.06. Keeper and 2nd asst showing 116 visitors in tower. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.
28 Calm to light southerly wind dry to dense fog & damp. Bar 29.70. General duties for the day. 1st asst working garden. Keeper went to Newport for supplies.
29 Light west to north west wind dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.07. General duties for the day. Keeper and assts showing visitors in tower.
30 Fresh north west breeze dry hazy. Sea rough. Bar 30.04. Keeper and asst keepers showing 8 visitors in tower.
31 Fresh northerly breeze dense fog. Sea mod. Bar 29.98. Twenty four visitors shown in tower. 1st and 2nd asst went to Newport for supplies.
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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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JOURNAL of Light-station at Yaquina Head Oregon
1909
October
1 Light breeze S.E. to N.W. and calm. Rain showers to clearing weather. Sea moderate. Bar 29.88. Keeper left sta at 10. for New York on important business. 1st asst went to Newport.
2 Calm to mod and fresh breeze N. thick fog to rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.96. Fogarty & Rowin delivered 30 cases oil and taking away 95 empties. 2nd asst went to Newport.
3 Light breeze N. and calm. Light fog and cloudy, dry to damp. Sea moderate. Bar 30.10. 1st and 2nd assts showing 32 visitors in the tower.
4 Calm and light southerly breeze, cloudy, dry to fair. Sea smooth. Bar 30.12. 1st and 2nd assts changing lens lamp, polishing brass work and stowing oil. Fogarty & Rowin delivering oil.
5 Light to moderate and fresh breeze S.E. and S. to N.W. with rain. Sea smooth. Bar 30.02. 1st asst cleaning reflector. 2nd asst went to Newport.
6 Moderate to light breeze N.W. to N. with rain showers. Sea very rough. Bar 30.26. 1st asst washing. 2nd asst painting floor. 1st & 2nd assts cleaning paint in ???.
7 Calm to light breeze N. light fog to fair. Sea rough to mod. Bar 30. Fogarty & Rowin delivering 25 cases kerosene and 1 case linseed??? oil, 2nd asst picking berries 2 miles from sta. Had 41 visitors.
8 Calm and light variable winds. Part cloudy. Dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.25. 1st asst went to Newport for mail & supplies. 2nd asst showing 11 visitors in tower.
9 Calm to light breeze N. Clear and warm. Sea smooth. Bar 30.18. Fogarty & Rowin completed delivering annual supplies and taking 100 empties. 1st asst picking berries 2 m from sta.
10 Calm clear fine and very warm. Sea smooth. Bar 30.12. 1st and 2nd assts showing 22 visitors in tower. General duties for the day.
11 Calm and light variable winds. Fair to thick fog and to high dry fog. Sea smooth. Bar 29.98. 1st asst went 1 1/2 miles from sta after berries. Had 2 visitors.
12 Calm to light breeze N. fair and warm to high fog and light damp fog. Sea rough. Bar 29.95. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail and supplies.
13 Light breeze S. to N. partly foggy. Sea rough. Bar 30.14. 1st asst went to Newport on business. General duties for the day.
14 Light to moderate and fresh breeze N. light fog to fair. Sea rough. Bar 30.10. 1st asst showing 7 visitors in the tower. 2nd asst working in his quarters.
15 Light to moderate breeze N. clear and fine. Sea rough. Bar 29.97. 1st asst went to Newport. 2nd asst showing 2 visitors in the tower.
16 Calm to light breeze N. to S. Fair. Sea moderate. Bar 30.10. 1st & 2nd assts scrubbing paint in watch room, watch room & lantern floors also brushing and scrubbing stairway and landings.
17 Light south easterly winds and calm, partly cloudy. Dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.02. 2nd asst showing 8 visitors in tower. General duties for the day. A dead whale was sighted about 5:10 PM. Bearing about W.S.W. distant about 1 mile.
18 Light breeze S.E. cloudy, dry, to rain. Sea smooth to moderate. Bar 29.70. 1st and 2nd assts cleaning oil carriers and scrubbed tower, oil room and office floors.
19 Gale S.E. to S. with heavy rain squalls. Sea rough. Bar 29.70. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail and supplies. General duties for the day.
20 Gale to moderate and light breeze S. to S.E. Rain and hail squalls to occasional showers and steady rain. Sea very rough. Bar 29.69. 2nd asst hunting geese. 1st asst cleaning up around barn and grounds.
21 Fresh to moderate and light breeze S. to S.E. rain showers. Sea rough. Bar 30.02. 1st asst working in his quarters. 2nd asst hunting geese 1 mile from sta.
22 Light to moderate breeze E. to S. Cloudy, dry. Sea moderate. Bar 30.10. 1st asst went to Newport. 2nd asst showing 7 visitors in the tower.
23 Light to moderate breeze S.E. to S. and light breeze N. cloudy, dry to rain and light fog. Sea moderate. Bar 30.22. 1st and 2nd assts repairing garden and boundary fences.
24 Calm to light breeze N. Clear and fine. Sea smooth. Bar. 30.18. 1st and 2nd assts putting in window glass. 2nd asst showing 4 visitors in tower.
25 Calm to light breeze N. Clear, sea smooth. Bar. 30.12. 1st and 2nd assts putting in new wicks and changing burners. 2nd asst washing. 1st asst working in the garden.
26 Light and moderate breeze N. clear to partly foggy. Sea very smooth. Bar. 29.99. 1st asst washing. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail and supplies.
27 Calm and light breeze S.E. to E. Cloudy damp to steady rain. Sea smooth. Bar 29.60. 1st asst went 2 miles from on business. General duties for the day.
28 Moderate and fresh breeze S.E. and S. to gale S. and W. and fresh breeze N.W. Occasional rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.50 - 29.78. 1st and 2nd assts killing a beef today.
29 Light and moderate breeze south easterly. Heavy rain showers. Sea moderate. Bar 29.70. 1st asst went to Newport for mail & supplies. Keeper returned to station at 10:00 PM from leave of absence 28 days.
30 Fresh south to south west breeze increasing to a gale sea rough. Continuous rain. Bar 29.68. Twenty cases of oil put in butts. General duties for the day.
31 Fresh to mod south west wind rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.90. General duties for the day.
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JOURNAL of Light-station at Yaquina Head Oregon
1909
November
1 Gale south with continuous heavy rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.75. Keeper left sta for Newport at 9:30 A.M. 1st working in his quarters. 2nd measuring wood 1m from station.
2 Southerly gale continuous rain thick weather. Sea rough. Bar 29.98. Keeper returned to station at 10:30 A.M. 1st and 2nd asst working in there quarters.
3 South west gale to light south wind fog rain. Sea rough. Bar 30.10. Keeper and 2nd asst working in there quarters. 1st asst getting wood on the beach.
4 Calm and light variable winds. Rain. Sea moderate. Bar 29.84. Keeper left station at 9:30 AM for Newport. General duties for the day.
5 Light breeze S.E. to N.W. Rain showers. Sea moderate. Bar 30. 1st asst went to Newport for mail and supplies. General duties for the day.
6 Light south east wind clear to rain. Sea mod. Bar 29.86. Keeper returned to station at 3:00 P.M. 1st and 2nd asst repairing garden fence.
7 Moderate south east to fresh south wind rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.72. General duties for the day. 1st asst left station on leave of absence at 3:45 P.M.
8 Moderate to light south east wind rain squalls. Sea rough. Bar 29.60. Keeper and 2nd asst fitting new damper tubes. General duties for the day.
9 Fresh south to south west wind squally rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.62. Keeper repairing stove. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail and supplies.
10 Fresh south to westerly wind rain squalls. Sea rough. Bar 29.86. Keeper sawing wood. 2nd asst working in the barn. General duties for the day.
11 Calm to light east wind clear dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.02. 2nd asst working in the barn. Keeper showing two visitors in tower.
12 East to north west wind rain squalls. Sea mod. Bar 30.01. Keeper sawing wood. 2nd asst working in his quarters.
13 Light north west wind squally rain to clear. Sea mod. Bar 29.92. 2nd asst working in barn. Keeper went to Newport for mail & supplies.
14 Fresh to light to fresh easterly breeze clear dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.14. 1st asst returned to station at 8:00 PM. 2nd asst showing visitors in tower. General visitors for the day.
15 Fresh to light east to light west wind clear dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.26. 1st and 2nd asst working on the road. Keeper working in the shop.
16 Mod to fresh south east wind rain. Sea mod. Bar 30.14. Keeper washing. 2nd asst working in garden. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.
17 South west half a gale stormy rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.80. Keeper sawing wood. 1st and 2nd asst cleaning out cisterns.
18 Fresh south west breeze stormy rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.70. Keeper and asst keepers working in there respective quarters.
19 Fresh south west breeze stormy thick weather. Rain to N.W. wind. Sea rough. Bar 29.58. Keeper and asst keepers working in the shop. General duties for the day.
20 Light N.W. to S.E. wind cloudy dry. Sea mod. Bar 29.80. 2nd asst washing. Keeper and 1st asst went to Newport for mail & supplies.
21 Light to fresh S. to south west gale stormy rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.42. General duties for the day.
22 Fresh to mod to fresh south west wind stormy rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.60. 1st asst working in garden. Keeper repairing wagon shed. 2nd asst working in the barn.
23 Fresh south to south west half a gale stormy rain. Sea rough. 29.72. Keeper showing 3 visitors in tower. 1st asst working in garden. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.
24 Variable westerly wind ??? north west rain squalls. Sea rough. Bar 29.64. 2nd asst moving into 1st asst quarters. Keeper and 1st asst went to Newport for supplies.
25 North west rain squalls to south east rain squalls. Sea rough. Bar 29.74. Keeper and asst keepers filling oil butts. 200 gallons put in buts (20 cases).
26 South east wind hail rain and ??? snow. Sea rough. Bar 30.04. 2nd asst showing 8 visitors in tower. Keeper working in the barn. 1st asst Mr. Ford left station at 11:00 AM to go as keeper of Cape Meares ???.
27 South to south west gale rain. Sea rough. Bar 30.02. Keeper sawing wood. 2nd asst moving into 1st asst quarters. General duties for the day.
28 Southerly to south east gale rain. Sea rough. Bar 30.08. Keeper helping 2nd asst to move in to his quarters. General duties for the day.
29 South east gale to light north west wind. Sea rough. Bar 29.78. Keeper and 2nd asst working in there respective quarters. General duties for the day.
30 Light east to south wind showers. Sea rough. Bar 30.12. Keeper helping 2nd asst to move to his quarters. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.
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JOURNAL of Light-station at Yaquina Head Oregon
Dec
1 Light to fresh north west breeze with squalls rain & hail. Sea rough. Bar 30.02. Mr. Thomas Quinn joined this L.H. station today as 2nd asst keeper.
2 Light to fresh N west showers wind to calm to N.E. and wind. Sea smooth. Bar 30.24. Keeper and asst keepers working in garden. General duties for the day.
3 Light to fresh easterly breeze clear dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.04. Keeper and 2nd asst working in barn. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.
4 North east gale and snow storm to south east and rain. Sea mod. Bar 29.20. General duties for the day. Keeper and 1st asst working in barn. 2nd asst sawing wood.
5 Light easterly wind clear dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.02. Commander J.M. Elliott U.S. Light House Inspector inspected the station today.
6 Easterly gale snow to south west squally rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.24. Keeper and asst keepers working in there respective quarters.
7 South west breeze squally rain to south east wind rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.5. 1st asst working in barn. 2nd asst working in his quarters. Keeper went to Newport for mail & supplies.
8 East to south east gale and rain to south west rain squalls. Sea rough. Bar 28.98. General duties for the day. Keeper and asst keepers working in there own quarters.
9 South to south west wind and rain squalls. Sea rough. Bar 29.50. General duties for the day. Mr. Woodford brought a ??? of wood to station to day.
10 South west breeze rain squalls. Sea rough. Bar 29.92. Mr. Woodford hauling wood to station. 1st asst went to Newport for mail and supplies.
11 South west gale rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.90. Keeper and 1st asst working in the shop. 2nd asst working in his quarters.
12 Mod south west showers to light and west wind & rain squalls. Sea rough. Bar 30.28. General duties for the day. 1st asst showing 5 visitors in tower.
13 Mod to light north west wind showers heavy swell. Bar 30.38. 1st and 2nd asst cleaning up the grounds and barn. Keeper went to Newport for mail.
14 Light north east to northerly wind clear dry heavy swell. Bar 30.38. Keeper, first and second asst working on the grounds in yard and road.
1910-11 keepers logs
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JOURNAL of Light-station at Yaquina Head Oregon
1910
Jan.
1 Light east wind clear dry. Sea smooth. Bar 29.80. General duties for the day.
2 Light to fresh north east breeze clear dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.21. General duties for the day.
3 Fresh northerly breeze to calm flurries of snow. Sea smooth. Bar 30.38. Keeper working in shop. 2nd asst getting wood on beach. 1st asst working in barn.
4 Light north east breeze clear cold. Sea smooth. Bar 30.52. Keeper washing. 1st asst working in his quarters. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.
5 Light east to south east wind dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.20. Keeper and asst keepers working in there quarters. General duties for the day.
6 Fresh south east breeze squally rain. Sea rough. Bar 30.08. General duties for the day. Keeper and asst keepers working in there quarters.
7 Mod south west breeze squally rain. Sea rough. Bar 30.10. Keeper & 2nd asst sawing wood. 1st asst went to Newport for mail and supplies.
8 Mod westerly wind showers heavy swell. Bar 30.20. 1st and 2nd asst working in there quarters. Keeper went to Newport for mail & supplies.
9 Light south east wind dry heavy west swell. Bar 29.92. General duties for the day. 2nd asst showing 4 visitors in tower.
10 Light south east wind rain heavy westerly swell. Bar 29.86. Keeper 1st and 2nd asst working in there respective quarters.
11 Light south east to east wind showers heavy westerly swell. Bar 29.50. Keeper & 1st asst working in the shop. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail. 1st asst showing 6 visitors in tower.
12 Moderate south east to east breeze. Sea mod dry. Bar 29.86. Keeper sawing wood. 1st and 2nd asst getting wood on the beach.
13 Fresh south east breeze to rain squalls. Sea rough. Bar 29.50. Keeper and 2nd asst working in there respt quarters. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.
14 Fresh south east breeze squally rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.52. Keeper and asst keepers working in there quarters. General duties for the day.
15 Fresh south east breeze continuous rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.31. Keeper opening oil cases in oil houses. 2nd asst getting wood on beach. Keeper left station at 10 AM for Newport.
16 Fresh south to south east wind rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.96. Keeper returned to station at 10 AM. General duties for the day.
17 Southerly gale rain. Sea rough. Bar 30.02. Keeper, 1st and 2nd asst working in there respective quarters.
18 Southerly gale rain to mod breeze. Sea rough. Bar 29.86. Keeper working in shop. 1st asst working in barn. 2nd asst sawing wood.
19 South to south east wind showers heavy swell. Bar 30.14. Keeper and asst keepers filing oil butts 22 cases mineral oil emptied into butts.
20 Light west to south east wind rain heavy work swell. Bar 29.91. Keeper and 1st asst sawing wood. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail & supplies.
21 Fresh south east breeze continuous rain misty heavy w swell. Bar 29.90. 1st & 2nd asst working in there quarters. Keeper went to Newport on account St. Condor??? Fogarty team delivered stove & fixture with stove pipes & ???,
22 Fresh south east wind thick weather rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.68. General duties for the day. Keeper and asst keepers working in there quarters.
23 Fresh south east wind squally rain misty. Sea rough. Bar 29.30. General duties for the day.
24 Fresh south to south west wind squally rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.50. Keeper and 1st asst working in barn. 2nd asst sawing wood. General duties for the day. 2nd asst showing two visitors in tower.
25 South west to westerly wind hail & rain squalls. Sea rough. Bar 29.80. Keeper and 1st asst working in there quarters. 2nd asst left station at 10 AM for Newport.
26 Fresh south west breeze rain squally. Sea rough. Bar 30.00. Keeper and 1st asst sawing wood. 2nd asst returned to station at 10 AM.
27 Fresh south west wind squally rain. Sea rough. Bar 30.10. Keeper & asst keepers working in there respective quarters.
28 Light variable winds dry heavy westerly swell. Bar 30.22. Keeper and 1st asst working in barn. 2nd asst showing five visitors in tower.
29 Light to fresh southerly breeze rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.84. 1st and 2nd asst working in there quarters. Keeper went to Newport for mail & supplies.
30 Fresh south west to north west breeze stormy rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.90. General duties for the day.
31 Fresh north west breeze hail and rain squalls. Sea rough. Bar 30.23. Keeper & 1st asst working in there quarters. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail & supplies.
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JOURNAL of Light-station at Yaquina Head Oregon
1910
Feb
1st Light north east breeze dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.45. Keeper and 2nd asst getting wood on the beach. 1st asst sawing wood.
2 Light north east breeze clear dry mod west swell. Bar 30.20. 1st and 2nd keepers working in there quarters. Keeper left station for Newport at 10:30 AM.
3 Light to moderate north east breeze dry cold. Sea smooth. Bar 30.32. 1st and 2nd keepers working in there respt quarters. Keeper returned to station at 3:30 PM.
4 Mod east to south east wind rain misty. Sea smooth. Bar 30.15. Keeper working in his quarters. 1st asst working in barn. 2nd asst sawing wood.
5 Light south wind dry to showers. Sea smooth. Bar 30.19. Keeper 1st and 2nd asst working in there respective quarters.
6 Calm to light east wind dry. Sea smooth. Bar 29.89. General duties for the day.
7 Calm to light east wind dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.12. Keeper and 1st asst sawing and splitting wood. 2nd asst showing 3 visitors in tower.
8 Light east wind dry to south west wind rain. Sea smooth. Bar 29.96. Keeper and 1st asst working in the barn. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail and supplies.
9 Calm to mod north west breeze showers. Sea mod heavy swell. Bar 30.32. Keeper, 1st and 2nd asst working in there quarters. General duties for the day.
10 Light to fresh south east wind rain. Sea mod. Bar 30.08. Keeper and 2nd asst sawing wood. 2nd asst showing 4 visitors in tower. 1st asst went to Newport.
11 Light to fresh via winds showers sea mod. Bar 30.14. Keeper & asst keepers working in there respective quarters.
12 Stormy south east wind rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.96. 1st and 2nd asst working in there quarters. Keeper went to Newport for supplies & mail.
13 South east to north west rain hail and snow squalls. Sea mod. Bar 29.70. General duties for the day.
14 Fresh north west breeze rain hail and snow squalls. Sea mod. Bar 30.30. Keeper and asst keepers working in there respective quarters. 20 cases oil put in butts.
15 Squally north west winds hail rain snow to lh E. wind. Sea moderate. Bar 30.40. Keeper and asst working in there quarters. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail & supplies.
16 South east wind stormy rain. Sea rough. Bar 30.10. Keeper painting in his quarters. 1st asst washing. 2nd asst sawing wood.
17 Fresh south east breeze hail rain. Sea rough. Bar 30.00. Keeper and 2nd asst working in there sept quarters. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.
18 Fresh south to south west breeze misty rain. Sea mod. Bar 29.70. Keeper and asst keepers working in there quarters.
19 Mod north west breeze squally rain. Sea mod. Bar 29.80. 1st and 2nd asst working in there respective quarters. Keeper went to Newport for mail.
20 North west wind and rain squalls. Sea moderate. Bar 29.88. General duties for the day.
21 Light south wind to calm showers. Sea smooth. Bar 29.91. Keeper and 1st asst washing. 2nd asst sawing and splitting wood.
22 East to fresh south west breeze rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.86. Keeper and 1st asst working in there quarters. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.
23 Fresh south west breeze continuous rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.68. General duties for the day. Keeper and asst keepers working in there quarters.
24 Fresh south west breeze squally rain lightning. Sea rough. Bar 29.60. Keeper and asst keepers working in there respective quarters.
25 Mod southerly breeze to fresh south with wind rain. Sea rough. Bar 30.30. Keper working in his quarters. 2nd asst showing two visitors in tower. 1st asst went to Newport.
26 South west gale rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.70. Keeper & asst keepers working in there respective quarters.
27 South west gale rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.44. General duties for the day.
28 South west to southerly gale. Sea rough rain. Bar 29.84. Keeper and asst keepers working in there respective quarters.
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JOURNAL of Light-station at Yaquina Head Oregon
1910
March
1 Fresh south west breeze stormy rain thick weather. Sea rough. Bar 30.04. General duties for the day. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail and supplies.
2 Light southerly wind rain thick fog. Sea rough. Bar 30.10. Keeper working in the garden. 1st and 2nd asst working in there respective quarters.
3 Light southerly wind rain misty fog. Sea mod. Bar 30.04. Keeper and 2nd asst working in the barn. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.
4 Light southwest breeze misty rain to clear. Sea mod. Bar 29.97. 1st and 2nd asst working in barn. Keeper left station for Newport at 10:00 AM.
5 Light west to northwest breeze dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.16. 1st and 2nd asst working in there respective quarters.
6 Light west to southwest breeze misty damp. Sea mod. Bar 30.20. General duties for the day. 2nd asst showing 4 visitors in tower. Keeper returned to station at 3:00 PM.
7 Let southerly wind misty damp heavy w swell. Bar 30.22. Keeper working in his garden. 1st and 2nd asst working in there quarters.
8 Let south east to S breeze rain misty damp. Sea mod. Bar 30.12. Keeper working in garden. 1st asst painting his quarters. General duties for the day.
9 Fresh north west wind to calm clear dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.14. Keeper & 2nd asst sawing wood. 1st asst working in his quarters. General duties for the day.
10 Light south west wind to calm clear dry. Sea moderate. Bar 30.02. Keeper and 2nd asst working in there quarters. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.
11 Light north west wind to calm dry to fog. Sea smooth heavy w swell. Bar 30.01. Keeper and asst keepers working in there respective quarters.
12 Light southerly wind damp fog. Sea smooth heavy w. swell. Bar 30.06. Keeper went to Newport for mail. 1st and 2nd asst working in there respective quarters.
13 Calm to light westerly wind fog damp heavy w swell. Bar 30.04. General duties for the day. 1 asst showing 6 visitors in the tower.
14 Calm to light south wind dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.02. Keeper and asst keepers working in there quarters. 2nd asst showing two visitors in tower.
15 Calm to light north west wind to calm dry heavy w. swell. Bar 30.01. 1st asst working in his quarters. Keeper showing six visitors in tower. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.
16 Calm to light west wind some fog dry heavy w. swell. Bar 30.04. Keeper and asst keepers put 20 cases of mineral oil in butts. General duties for the day.
17 Light to fresh southerly breeze damp. Sea mod. Bar 30.01. Keeper working in shop. 2nd asst sawing wood. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.
18 Fresh south to south east wind rain. Sea mod. Bar 29.80. Keeper and 1st asst working in the garden. 2nd asst showing two visitors in tower.
19 Light to fresh south west breeze rain. Sea moderate. Bar 29.94. 1st and 2nd asst working in there quarters. Keeper went to Newport for mail & supplies.
20 Light south west wind rain to north wind clear dry. Sea mod. Bar 29.90. General duties for the day. 2nd asst showing two visitors in the tower.
21 Fresh northerly breeze dry to misty drizzle. Sea rough. Bar 29.66. Keeper washing. 1st and 2nd asst working in barn and garden.
22 Fresh northerly breeze squally rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.68. Keeper and 1st asst working in there quarters. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.
23d South west to westerly rain squalls. Sea mod heavy w. swell. Bar 29.85. Keeper & 1st asst cleaning stove, stove pipe and chimney of oil room. 2nd asst sawing wood.
24 Calm to light northerly breeze clear dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.30. Keeper and 2nd asst polishing stove and cleaning store room. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.
25 Light north east breeze clear dry. Sea mod. Bar 29.78. Keeper and asst keepers working in the garden. General duties for the day.
26 Light south east showers to north west clear. Sea smooth. Bar 29.82. 1st and 2nd asst keepers working in garden. Keeper went to Newport for mail & supplies.
27 Light south to north west breeze dry heavy westerly swell. Bar 30.04. General duties for the day. 1st asst showing 8 visitors in the tower.
28 Calm to lt. north west wind showers. Sea smooth. Bar 30.36. Keeper working in the shop. 1st and 2nd asst working in the garden.
29 Calm to light northerly wind dry. Sea smooth heavy w. swell. Bar 30.46. Keeper and 1st asst working in the garden. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.
30 Calm to light north west wind to calm dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.42. Keeper and asst keepers working in the garden. General duties for the day.
31 Fresh northerly breeze misty damp to dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.20. Keeper washing. 2nd asst working in garden. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.
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JOURNAL of Light-station at Yaquina Head Oregon
1910
April
1 Fresh south west breeze rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.72. Keeper and asst keepers working in there respective quarters. General duties for the day.
2 Fresh westerly breeze squally rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.62. General duties for the day. Keeper & asst keepers working in there respective quarters.
3 Light north west breeze dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.20. General duties for the day. 2nd asst showing 4 visitors in the tower.
4 Light east to mod north west breeze dry. Bar 30.16. 1st and 2nd asst working in garden. One visitor shown in tower. Keeper went to Newport for mail.
5 Fresh northerly to north west breeze misty rain. Sea mod. Bar 30.08. Keeper working on wagon road. 1st asst working garden. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.
6 Lt northerly to south east wind to rain. Sea mod. Bar 29.98. Keeper working on wagon road. 1st and 2nd assts working in the garden.
7 Fresh south east breeze stormy rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.95. Keeper and asst keepers working in there respective quarters.
8 Fresh south east to north west breeze stormy rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.96. Changed burner to lens lamp. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.
9 Light northerly breeze rain. Sea mod heavy w. swell. Bar 29.86. 1st and 2nd asst keepers working in garden. Keeper went to Newport for mail.
10 Light north to north east wind rain. Sea smooth. Bar 29.65. General duties for the day.
11 Light northerly breeze rain to clear & dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.00. Keeper sawing wood. 1st and 2nd asst working in there respective quarters.
12 Moderate south east to north west wind rain heavy swell. Bar 30.20. Keeper and asst keepers mixing paint repairing brushes and ladders.
13 Light north west wind dry very heavy westerly swell. Bar 30.22. Keepre and 2nd asst erecting staging on keepers dwelling for painting. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.
14 Moderate to light north west breeze cloudy dry heavy west swell. Bar 30.40. Keeper and assts painting outside lantern upper gallery, parapet & 6 panels & brackets. L.H. Tender Arnesia??? passed cape at 5:06 PM going south.
15 Calm to light to fresh north east wind dry to rain sea mod. Bar 30.22. 1st and 2nd asst opening oil cases in oil house. Keeper went to Newport for supplies & mail.
16 Fresh northerly breeze misty damp cold. Sea mod. Bar 30.18. Keeper, 1st & 2nd assts painting panels and brackets top of tower. 8 visitors were shown in tower.
17 Calm to moderate northerly breeze dry. Sea moderate. Bar 29.90. Keeper and assts putting 20 cases of mineral oil in butts. L.H. Tender Arnesia??? passed at3:30 PM going south. Keeper went to Newport for mail.
18 Calm to light southerly breeze misty sea smooth. Bar 29.98. Keeper and assts painting tower from rung at top to upper coping bottom. 2/3 de painted. 8 visitors shown in tower.
19 Calm to light south wind dry to rain. Sea smooth. Bar 30.04. Keeper and 1st asst scraping coping and water table on base of tower. 2nd asst went to Newport.
20 Calm to light north west wind rain to clear & dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.30. Keeper and asst keepers painting tower. Four visitors were shown in tower.
21 Lt to fresh north west breeze clear dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.32. Keeper and asst keepers painting on east end of keepers dwelling.
22 Fresh north west breeze clear dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.22. 1st and 2nd keepers painting east side keepers dwelling. Keeper went to Newport for mail.
23 Fresh north west breeze damp foggy. Sea mod. Bar 29.97. Bar 29.81. General duties for the day
24 Fresh northerly to mod south west breeze foggy. Sea smooth. Keeper and asst keepers working in there respective quarters.
25 Fresh southerly breeze misty rain. Sea mod. Bar 29.93. Keeper and 1st asst working in the shop. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail & supplies.
26 Moderate south west wind rain to light north west wind dry. Bar 29.98. Keeper and asst painting in E. corner of dwelling and trimming of wood shed.
27 Fresh north west breeze dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.20. Keeper and assts painting north & north west corner of main dwelling, windows & trimming.
28 Light north east breeze clear dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.22. Keeper and assts painting windows and trimmings on west side of main dwelling.
29 Light south east wind rain misty. Sea smooth. Bar 29.93. 1st and 2nd asst painting. Keeper went to Newport for mail & supplies.
30 Mod south wind rain to west wind dry. Sea smooth. Bar 29.97.
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JOURNAL of Light-station at Yaquina Head Oregon
1910
May
1st Light northerly breeze dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.10. General duties for the day. 1st asst showing 2 visitors in tower.
2nd Light southerly breeze misty damp. Sea smooth. Bar 29.91. Keeper and 1st asst working in shop. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.
3 Light south to south west wind rain. Sea smooth. Bar 29. Keeper working in the shop. 1st and 2nd assts cleaning lens burner.
4 Light south to south west wind rain. Sea smooth. Bar 29. Keeper and 2nd asst cleaning white paint inside lantern. 1st asst went to Newport for mail.
5 Moderate north west breeze clear dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.12. Keeper and asst keepers painting on front of south side of main dwelling.
6 Calm to light northerly breeze dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.07. Keeper and asst keepers painting barn and store house in front of tower.
7 Fresh northerly breeze damp foggy. Sea rough. Bar 30.02. 1st and 2nd assts painting trimmings of tower store houe. Keeper went to Newport.
8 Fresh northerly breeze damp to fog to calm. Sea rough. Bar 29. General duties for the day. 1st asst showing five visitors in the tower.
9 Light to fresh southerly breeze showers to rain. Sea mod. Bar 29.8. Keeper and assts painting white paint interior of maint lantern.
10 Fresh south west breeze stormy rain. Sea rough. Bar 29.95. Keeper and asst keepers cleaning paint work in watch room and interior wall of tower.
11 Light to mod to light S. west wind dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.2. Keeper and asst keepers cleaning & scruffing store room hall & stairs of tower.
12 Moderate westerly breeze clear dry warm. Sea smooth. Bar 30. Keeper and 1st asst painting N. & S. side of store house. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.
13 Calm and dry to fresh south west to north west wind rain & fog. Bar ???. Keeper and asst keepers painting watchroom and tower balcony & cleaning windows of tower.
14 Fresh north west breeze dry. Sea moderate. Bar 30.38. 1st and 2nd asst keepers painting windows in tower. Keeper went to Newport for mail.
15 Calm to fresh north west breeze clear dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.4. Keeper and 1st asst painting front and back steps of dwelling. General duties for the day.
16 Calm to fresh north west breeze to calm dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.10. Keeper and asst keepers painting tower stairs and chimneys on main dwelling.
17 Fresh northerly breeze dense fog damp. Sea rough. Bar 29.5. Keeper and 1st asst painting tower stairs & radiator & mixing brown paint. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.
18 Fresh north west breeze clear dry. Sea rough. Bar 30.08. Keeper and assts painting oil house and roof of tower store house with ??? brown paint. Nine of the crew of the crew of the wrecked steam Sch J. Marhoffer were cared for at this station. Burned & then beached on Big cove 15 miles N. of this sta.
19 Moderate north to N.W. breeze cloudy damp. Sea moderate. Bar 30.02. Keeper and 1st asst painting privies inside. 2nd asst working in his quarters. The 5 members of the burned Str J. Marhoffer left this station at 3:30 AM.
20 Fresh northerly breeze clear dry. Sea rough. Bar 30.12. Keeper, 1st & 2nd asst painting roof of porch, privies & cleand oil room of tower.
21 Light south wind misty damp. Sea smooth. Bar 29.9. 1st and 2nd asst painting oil room floor. Keeper went to Newport for mail.
22 Fresh north west wind damp. Sea moderate. Bar 29.95. General duties for the day.
23 Fresh northerly breee to S.W. breeze fog damp. Sea mod. Bar 29.7. Keeper and 1st & 2nd asst keepers cleaning lens frame and burner. General duties for the day.
24 Fresh south west breeze misty to rain fog. Sea mod. Bar 29.82. Keeper and 1st asst painting lens frame. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail & supplies.
25 Fresh to light south west wind showers to clear. Sea mod. Bar 29.9. Keeper and assts painting lens frame and cleaning lantern window panes.
26 Fresh southwest breeze stormy rain to mod wind & fog. Sea rough. Bar 30. Keeper and asst keepers painting lens frame and cleaning tower window panes.
27 Light south wind dense fog damp. Sea heavy w. swell. Bar 30. Keeper and asst keepers cleaning lens. General duties for the day.
28 Light south wind fog rain. Sea moderate. Bar 29.99. 1st and 2nd asst keepers cleaning all brass work in lantern also oil carriers. Keeper went to Newport for mail.
29 Light northerly breeze clear dry. Sea smooth. Bar 30.06. General duties for the day.
30 Moderate northerly breeze clear dry. Sea mod. Bar 30.02. 1st and 2nd asst cleaning brass & mixing paint. Keeper working in his quarters. 20 cases of mineral oil put in butts.
31 Fresh northerly breeze hazy with fog. Sea rough. Bar 30.01. Keeper and 1st asst putting new wicks in lens lamp burner& working in garden. 2nd asst went to Newport for mail.