1871-1900 Yaquina Head Lighthouse Letter books

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(All communication should be addressed to "THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD.") Treasury Department, Office of the Light-House Board, Washington D.C., 1 Dec., '94

Commander O.W. Farenholt, U.S.N., Inspector 13th L.H. District, Portland, Oreg.

Sir: Your letter of 24 Nov., '94, relating to the lights to be established at Yaquina Bay, has been received. In reply, the Board requests you to confer with the Engineer of the District, and with him make a joint report and recommendatioin as to the location of these lights, and the number of lights now recommended. Respectfully, Geo. F.F. Wilde Commander, U.S.N., Naval Secretary.

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(All communication should be addressed to "THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD.")

Treasurey Department

Office of the Light-House Board.

Washington. January 14, 1895.

Commander O. W. Farenholt, U. S. N., Inspector 13th Light-House District, Portland, Oregon.

Sir:

Referring to the joint report of the Inspector an Engineer of the Thirteenth Light-House District, dated 13 Dec. '94, the Board informs you that, as its session of 7 Jan'y '95, it was ordered that beacon lights be established in Yaquina Bay, Oregon, as follows:

Two white range beacon lights as guides to cross in over the bar: the front light to be placed on a two pile beacon on the sand flats opposite the town of Newport, and the rear light to be erected at McLean's Point.

A white beacon light to be placed on the Government wharf at Newport.

The Engineer of the district has been requested to take the proper measures to carry the order of the Board into effect, paying for the establishment of the lights from the appropriation

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(All communications should be addressed to "THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD.")

Treasury Department, Office of the Light-House Board, Washington, D.C., 27 Feb'y, '95

M.M.B.

Telegram Official Business.

Light-House Inspector, Portland, Oreg.

Put laborers in charge of Yaquina beacons. Light beacons. Issue local notice.

Wilde Naval Secretary.

Charge Light-House Board. Govt. rates.

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(All communications should be addressed to "THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD.")

Treasury Department, Office of the Light-House Board, Washington, D.C., 27 Feb'y, '95.

Commander O. W. Farenholt, U. S. N., Inspector 13th L. H. District, Portland, Oreg.

Sir:

The following is a copy of a telegram sent you to-day:

"Put laborers in charge of Yaquina beacons. Light beacons. Issue local notice."

Respectfully, George F. F. Wilde Commander, U. S. N., Naval Secretary.

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M.M.B. 4 Enclosures.

(All communications should be addressed to "THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD.")

Treasury Department, Office of the Light-House Board, Washington, D.C., 19 March, '95.

Commander O. W. Farenholt, U. S. N., Inspector 13th L. H. District, Portland, Oreg.

Sir:

The Board returns to you enclosed; for revision, Forms 87 for post lights recently established in Yaquina Bay, Oreg., enclosed in your letter of 12 March, '95.

The Board requests you to substitute bearings on objects shown on the chart, as required by the explanatory heading of the space in the form set apart for bearings, in order that the positions of the post lights may be accurately plotted from them.

Referring to your Notice to Mariners of the establishment of these post lights, of which you enclosed a copy with the above named letter, the Board requests that when you again issue a Notice you will give bearings so chosen that the mariner will be enabled to plot the aids on his charts without being obliged to seek additional information from other sources.

The Board is of the opinion that the lights marking the chan-

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