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Journal of Light-house Station at Cape Foulweather Oregon
1896

September

4 [continued from preceding page] warm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for day. 1st and 2nd assts went to Newport after supplies. Keeper cutting wood for Furnace. Barometer 29.80 Keeper putting wood in his celler. (Had 13 visitors.)

5: Light south wind first part of 24 hours with thick damp fog. Last part of 24 hours light North wind, thick fog. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper went to Newport after supplies. 1st asst went fishing. Barometer 29.88 today. 2nd asst putting wood in celler. Had no visitors.

6: Strong to fresh breeze N.West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick damp fog. Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. 1st asst went to Newport on his way to Portland to see a Doctor, he being sick. Left station at 9 A.M. Keeper went to Newport. 2nd asst's little son has the scalltime???

7: Fresh breeze N.West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours high dry fog. Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather. Sea quite rough. Keeper sawing and putting wood into celler. 2nd asst sowing six visitors in the Tower. Steamer Farallon arrived from San Francisco and crossed into Yaquina at 10 A.M. Barometer 29.92.

8: Moderate breeze N.West these 24 hours with thick fog first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours some fog and smoke. Sea quite smooth. General duties for day. Keeper putting wood in his celler. 2nd asst showing 12 visitors in the Tower. Barometer 29.90 today.

9: Moderate breeze and light North wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick fog & smoke. Last part of 24 hours some fog and smoke. Sea quite smooth. General duties for day. 2nd asst showing 5 visitors. Keeper went to Newport after supplies. Barometer down to 29.98 today. Str Farallon sailed for San Francisco today.

10: Light North wind these 24 hours with thick fog and smoke most of 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 2nd asst putting wood into his celler and showing 4 visitors in Tower. Keeper digging potatoes. Barometer 30.00 to 29.96 today.

11: Light variable winds with light rain showers first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours cloudy but fair weather. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper went to Newport after supplies. 2nd asst showing 8 visitors in the Tower & putting wood in his celler. Barometer 29.84 today. 1st asst returned to the station at 8 P.M.

12: Light S.East wind fair weather first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light South wind, little damp. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st and 2nd assts showing 13 visitors in Tower. 2nd asst putting wood in his celler. Barometer 29.70. Keeper went to Newport after supplies. Left the station at 9.30 A.M.

13: Light South wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours light rain showers. Last part of 24 hours fair and warmer weather. Sea smooth. General duties for day. 1st asst went fishing. 2nd asst showing 19 visitors in Tower. Barometer 29.90 today. Keeper returned to the station at 11 A.M.

14: Light South wind with fair weather these 24 hours. Sea smooth. 2nd asst showing 6 visitors in the Tower at 11.45 A.M. Keepers scrapeing blisters off of and painting the Keeper's dwelling. Also scraping and painting rusty spots under stair landings in Tower as ordered by Inspector. Barometer 29.85 today.

15: Light wind to moderate breeze South these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain. Last part of 24 hours fair weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 2nd asst putting wood in his celler. 1st asst went fishing. Keeper went to Newport to see about hay. Barometer 30.10 today.

16: Light variable winds these 24 hours with fog and smoke. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 2nd asst showing visitors in the Tower. Had five visitors. 1st asst went fishing and to Newport after the mail and supplies. Barometer 30.10 today.

17: Light North wind to moderate and fresh breeze N.West these 24 hours with smokey weather. Sea smooth. 2nd asst showing ten visitors in the Tower. 1st asst went fishing and digging his potatoes. Keeper writeing in Office today. Barometer down to 29.80 today.

18: Moderate breeze and light North wind these 24 hours with fair and smokey weather.Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st asst digging potatoes and cleaning his garden. Keeper went to Newport to take Mrs Plummer. Barometer down to 29.67 today.

19: Moderate breeze to light N. to N.East wind these 24 hours with fair and warm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st asst went fishing. 2nd asst polishing lamp and other brass work in the Tower. Keeper writeing in the Office today. Steamer Farallon arrived from San Francisco and crossed into Yaquina today. Keeper painting the rusty spots white under the landings in Tower. Barometer 29.55 today.

20: Moderate breeze to light S.East wind first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light variable winds, fair and warm weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper went to Newport after supplies. Had one visitors today. Barometer 29.95 today. 2nd asst's Dauter had the Scarletene???