1871-1900 Yaquina Head Lighthouse Letter books

Cape Foulweather New Dungenness

Cook stoves ??? auth'z.

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

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May 31st 4

Sir:

Herewith is transmitted a copy of a communication, dated May 28th, from the Hydrographic Office of the Coast Geodetic??? Survey inviting the attention of the Board to its use in the Light Houses List of Cape Foulweather and Yaquina Head as interchangeable names for the same place, while they are noted in the Pacific Coast Pilot by Assistant Davidson of the Coast & Geodetic??? Survey as two distinct points several miles from each other. A copy of a portion of

the article of Assistant Davidson on the subject is also transmitted.

The enclosures are sent for your information and guidance and the Board requests you to make such changes in the buoy list of the 13th District as may be found necessary by this separation of the two points.

Very respectfully, ??? Commander, U.S.N. Naval Secretary

Commdr Geo T. Davis U.S.N. Inspector 13th L.H. Dist. Portland, Oregon.

M.M.B.

Treasury Department Office of the Light-House Board Washington

5 March, 1890

Major T.H. Handbury, U.S.A. Engineer 13th l.H. District, Portland, Oreg.

Sir:

Referring to your letter of 31 Dec. '89, relating to Senate bill No. 459, making an appropriation for the purchase of a site and the construction of a light-house on the headlands near Newport in Yaquina Bay, Oregon, you are informed that the Board considered this matter at its session of 3 March, and finds itself unable to recommend the passage of the bill in question.

Respectfully, ??? Major of Engineers, U.S.A. Engineer Secretary.

M.M.B.

Treasury Department

8 March, 1890

Major T.H. Handbury, U.S.A. Engineer 13th L.H. District. Portland, Oreg.

Sir:

Referring to the joint report of yourself and the Inspector of the 13th Light-House District dated 29 Jan'y '90, the Board at its session of 3 March '90 ordered that measures be taken to obtain an appropriation for the establishment of harbor lights in Yaquina Bay, Oregon.

Respectfully, ??? Major of Engineers, U.S.A. Engineer Secretary