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Box 251 YB YH reprimand stove 1874 to 1875
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Cape Foulweather
Purchase of a cook stove authorized
September 29th 7
Sir:
Your letter of September 18th asking authority to purchase a cook stove for the use of the principal Keeper at the Cape Foulweather Light Station, Oregon, has been received.
In reply I have to say that you are authorized to purchase a cook stove for the purpose named and that you may refer to this letter by date on your vouchers as authority for paying therefor.
Very respectfully, ??? Naval Secretary
Comd'r E. C. Merriman, U.S.N. Insp'r 13th L.H. District Astoria, Oregon
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Cape Foulweather New Dungenness
Sept. 11th 8
Sir:
Referring to your letter of Aug. 29th, I have to say that the Board authorizes you to purchase two cook stoves and fixtures, one for the assistant keeper's quarters at Cape Foulweather and the other for the assistant keeper's quarters at New Dungenness light-station, in accordance with your request.
Very respectfully, ??? Engineer Secretary.
Comd'r E.C. Merriman U.S.N. Inspector 13th LH District Portland, Oregon
Box 245 1893 to 95 YB lights CF repairs
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M.M.B. 8 Nov., '94
Major J.C. Post, U.S.A., Engineer 13th L.H. District, Portland, Oreg.
Sir: The Board, at its session on 5 Nov., '94, decided to establish beacon lights at Yaquina Bay, Oreg.
The Board requests you to take the proper measures for the establishment of inexpensive beacon Lights at Yaquina Bay, at a cost not to exceed $300., to be paid for from the appropriation, Repairs of Light-Houses.
The Board has requested the Inspector of the District to take the proper measures for employing a laborer to act as keeper, at not more than $10. per month, each.
Respectfully, John??? Captain, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A., Engineer Secretary.
p-1 1881 YH Descriptive Pamphlet
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Kind of stairway and steps. Iron
Number of landings of stairway. Five (5)
Size of glass for glazing tower windows. Ten by twelve (10 x 12) inches
Number of windows in tower, and size of sash. Four (4) windows size of each 6.6” x 2.3”
Kind of foundation and depth below the surface. Concrete, seven (7) feet below surface.
Character of soil at and surrounding the light-house. Dark clayey loam.
Soil susceptible to being protected by grass, shrubbery, or trees. Grass grows well. The winds are too violent for shrubbery or trees.
Miscellaneous remarks upon the tower and site. The tower is located on the extreme westerly point of the cape, within twenty feet of the edge of a perpendicular rocky cliff seventy above sea level. The Keeper’s dwelling is located seventy feet east of the tower, at which point the cape is only two hundred and fifty feet wide, with perpendicular cliffs of rock on either side, overlaid by a strata of gravel and clay, five feet deep, on top of which is eighteen inches of soil.
The wind at times sweeps across the point of the cape with great violence taking gravel stones from the cliffs a hundred feet distant and hurling them against the dwelling with such force as to break the glass in the windows.
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8 Time marker for revolving light. Gauge (250 grain measure) for regulating the overflow of oil through burner. Spare lamp ready for use. One Rod lamp ready for use. One Curtain-hanger for putting up and taking down lantern curtains. One Heater, (if required) Not required Spare-lamp cover. Lamp stand. Mechanical lamp cords or chains. Revolving machinery cords or chains. Revolving machinery weights. Clutch for resting weight on Spare fly or governor Gauge for oil cistern of lamp. One Feather brushes. Three Linen towels. Ten Sponges. Three Chamois skins. Six Scissors. Two straight and two curved Chimney-lifters. One Coupling-plyers. One pair Service basket and implements. One service basket with all the necessary implements. Cleaning materials. Rooter stone, Rouge, whiting, spirit wine etc. Keeper’s aprons, &c., (see list.) Six aprons Closets In Tower How fitted and used. There are no closets in the tower. The closets in the oil-house (which is at the base of the tower) are fitted up with shelves and close fitting doors. All the small articles of such as wicks, towels, lens covers xc are kept in them.