Yaquina Bay Built 1869 to 1871

with returned you will find ??? Mr. Miller for cause; and that I entered into details as to what that cause was.

Nothing doubting the sanction of the Department, which it has given in like cases through my whole administration as Superintendent of Lights; and in accordance with the forms in blank furnished me by the Light House Board itself. I nominated Mr. Williams who has been many years a sea captain and whom I know to be thoroughly competent to fill the place.

Very respectfully A. A. Smythe. Supt of Lights

Admiral W.B. Shubrick Chairman of the Light House Board.

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Feb 13th, 1869

From Chairman L.H. Board Adml. W.B. Shubrick U.S.N

Relative to Petitions for lighting Pacific coast.

Sir: I have had the honor to receive the letter from Hon Z. Chandler, Chairman Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, with accompanying petitions, referred by you to this Board for report, and beg leave to submit the following statement:

1. In reference to petition for a Light House at Love Point, Kent Island, Chesapeake Bay - the necessity for a light at this place having been carefully considered, the Board included in its last estimate (now before Congress) an estimate of the sum required.

2. The Board has had under consideration

the question of the necessity for a light at or near Yaquina Bay, Oregon, in connection with a general programme for lighting the Pacific Coast, and as a necessary prelimniary (preliminary???) have secured by reservation a sufficient quantity of land for this purpose. It is not deemed advisable, in advance of the next annual estimates, to call for further appropriation for the Pacific Coast. The subject of the improvement of the harbor of Queenstown, Maryland, referred to in the petition, does not come within the province of the Board. The papers are herewith returned.

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Feb 19th, 1869

From Chairman L.H. Board Adml. W.B. Shubrick

Sir: I have had the honor to receive the letter from H. E. Stilley Esq., addressed to Hon John Poole and referred to this Board for report. The buoys in the District embracing North Carolina are attended ( raised cleaned, painted &c) by the regular Buoy Tender, which vessel, is now provided with a competent master. The letter is returned.

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Feb 19th, 1869

From Chairman L.H. Board Adml. W.B. Shubrick

(in)spection of the premises resulted in the opinion that a change of Keepers at this Station would be for the interests of the service. The Board concurs in this opinion, and begs leave to add that the successor of Mr. Miller should be a person who understands machinery sufficiently to enable him to attend and keep in repair the new fog-signal at that Station, a trumpet sounded by a caloric engine. The letter of Mr. Smythe is returned. ______________________________________________

Feb 25, 1869

From Chairman L.H. Board Adml. W.B. Shubrick

Yaquina Bay - necessity of light for

Sir: I have had the honor to receive the communication from the Committee on appropriations (???), referred by you to this Board for report. The Board has had under consideration the question of the necessity for a light at or near Yaquina Bay, Oregon, in connection with a general programme for lighting the Pacific coast, and as a necessary preliminary have secured by reservation a sufficient quantity of land for this purpose. It is not deemed advisable, in advance of the next annual estimates, to call for further appropriations for the Pacific coast ______________________________________________

Feb 25, 1869

From Naval Secretary Adm. A.A. Harwood. U.S.N Notice of Board (Bd ???)

Sir: I have the honor to state that the regular

March 2, 1867. Repre & renov at Morgans Point Lt station NY $275.31 March 2, 1867. Repre & renov at Norwalk Island Lt station NY 558.98 March 2, 1867. Repre & renov at Little Gull Lt station NY 282.97. July 20, 1868 Rbldg Lt H Cape Canaveral Fla, 29.26 $3825.71

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Feb 8, 1870 From Navel Secretary Com Thornton A. Jenkins.

Wolf Islad Lt H: nomination of Kpr.

Sir: _ I have the honor to transmit copy of a letter from John L. Collins Esq. Supt of Lights at Brunswick, Georgia nominating Mr. Hiram Hammett for appointment as Keeper of the Light House at Wolf Island, in place of E.E. Howard, resigned.

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Feb 8, 1870 From Chairman Lt H: Board Adm. W. B. Shubrick

Yaquina Bay - erection of Lt H: rel to

Sir: _ I have the honor respectfully to sub mit the following report, with a sketch of the locality, in answer to the following Resolution of the Senate, referred to this Board: "In the Senate of the United States. January 13, 1870."

"Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be requested to inform the Senate as to the necessity and expediency of constructing a Harbor Light House at the mouth of Yaquina Bay, in the State of Oregon, with an estimate of the cost of such structure."

1. That from the best and most reliable information this Board has been able

to obtain, it is necessary and expedient to erect harbor range lights to mark the entrance to Yaquina Bay, Oregon.

2. That although a single harbor light might under ordinary circumstances, answer the purpose of navigation, yet in consideration of the narrowness of the channel leading across the outer bar, it is believed that the danger in entering the Bay would be greatly lessined by the establishment of two small lights to serve as a range, for the deepest water of the channel.

3. That this harbor light, or these range lights, would be comparatively local in their character, if authorized they will not obviate the necessity for the establishment of a first order sea-coast light on Cape Foulweather, about 3 1/2 miles to the northward of the entrance to Yaquina Bay.

The estimated cost of the site, buildings and apparatus for a harbor light is _____$14,000., which is not recommended.

The estimated cost of two lights to serve as a range for crossing the bar and entering the the Bay is "20,000, which is recommended.

The estimated cost of a first class sea-coast light and fog-signal at Cape Foulweather is _____$90,000., which is recommended.

The Light House Inspector of