1871-1900 Yaquina Head Lighthouse Letter books

Thirteenth District Portland, Oregon May 7th 1873

Chairman Light House Board, Washington, DC

Sir: There will probably be a small surplus of the Cape Foulweather appropriation, not to exceed one thousand dollars. ??? the completion of the work. I would respectfully ask if I can use it - the entire balance - in the purchase of material for repairs made at other Light Houses, & also whether the funds are available after June 30th. Every Light House on the Sound except New Dungenness, is in need of repairs, some of them very badly, & if allowed this balance could thus be saved from reverting to the Treasury.

Very respectfully Your obedient servant Henry M. Robert Maj Engr & LHouse 13th Dist

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

Newport, Oregon, July 30, 1906

U.S. Light House Board

Gentlemen:

Will you please inform me if there is any way a person or association of responsible character could lease or rent the piece of ground marked "Red Bath House" on the rough map I herewith enclose. It is a strip of sand beach just above high water mark and next to the bluff between the ??? fifty ??? and the hill out of the way of anything the Government might wish to do at some future time. This location by reason of its being under the high headland is protected from the cold north wind and the still water in the bay makes it a very desirable ??? ??? several years ago a few rough places were built there but the uncertainty of ??? on ??? did not then nor does it now justify such buildings as the place and requires I would enter into ??? of such as required and stipulate to remove the buildings anytime the ground was needed by the government. An answer to this would be appreciated.

Very respectfully yours,

R.H. Biesell

The area would not exceed 200 feet long by 25 to 30 wide.