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Journal of Light-house Station at Cape Foulweather Oregon
October 1891
22 Light to moderate fresh & strong breeze S. E. to S. & S. West these 24 hours with rain. Sea moderately smooth. The barometer is going up. 2nd asst killed a goose today. General duties for the day.
23 Moderate to fresh and strong breeze South E. to South with rain these 24 hours. Sea moderately rough. General duties for the day. 1st asst killed a Goose today. Keeper and 2nd assistant went to Newport after some supplies.
24 Fresh to moderate breeze and light wind S. E. & South with rain these 24 hours the barometer is going up. Sea little rough. Steamer Willamett Valley arrived today. 1st asst went Geese hunting. General duties for day.
25 Light S. East wind and calm these 24 hours first part of 24 hours little damp - Last part of 24 hours cloudy but dry - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for day - Had four visitors today.
26 Light wind to moderate breeze S.E. and South with rain showers first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours rain - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for day - 1st asst went to Newport.
27 Moderate breeze S. to East & S. these 24 hours - first part of 24 hours rain. Last part of 24 hours dry & fair weather - Sea moderately smooth. General duties for day.
28 Light to moderate breeze S.E. to South these 24 hours with rain most of the 24 hours - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day. - Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport today.
29 Moderate to fresh breeze S.W. to West these 24 hours with frequent rain & hail squalls with thunder & lightning - Sea quite rough - Keepers cleaning out the ??? and illuminating apparatus - the barometer is going up.
30 Moderate & light S.W. to East wind with damp weather first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - Steamer Willamette Valley sailed. 2nd asst working in garden - 1st asst went fishing and to Newport.
31 Moderate to light East to S. East wind these 24 hours with frequent rain showers during the 24 hours. Sea moderately smooth - 1st asst went fishing - Keeper & 2nd asst went hunting and after mushrooms - 2nd asst also working in garden.
November
1 Light wind to moderate & fresh breeze East to S.E. and South - these 24 hours - with cloudy but dry weather - Sea little rough - General duties for the day - Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport - Had five visitors.
2 Fresh to strong breeze South to a light gale first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours fresh to moderate breeze and light wind South with rain most of 24 hours - Sea rough - General duties for the day - A duck struck the lantern & killed itself.
3 Light wind to fresh breeze & gale East to S. East and South with rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours cloudy but dry - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Keeper went over to Mr. Megginsons to have a cow killed.
4 Strong to fresh & moderate breeze South these 24 hours with hard rain during the 24 hours - Sea very rough. Keeper and 2nd asst went to Newport to take a beef. General duties for day - Mr. Jhon Graves the forman on the Government duty was knocked off by the heavy seas and drowned at about 10.30 A.M. this morning.
5 Moderate breeze South with frequent rain showers during these 24 hours - Sea quite rough - General duties for day. Keeper and 2nd asst went geese hunting today - 1st asst went to Newport on business - Steamer arrived today.
6 Moderate to fresh breeze South to S.W. with rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours moderate breeze. A light S.W. to West clearing weather - Sea quite smooth - 1st & 2nd asst geese hunting also 2nd asst working in garden.
7 Light W. N. West wind with rain and hail squalls - Last part of 24 hours little showery but mostly fair weather - Sea very rough - General duties for day - Keeper went to Newport.
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Journal of Light-house Station at Cape Foulweather Oregon
1891
November
8 Light N.West to E and S. East and South these 24 hours with fair weather during 24 hours. Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper & 1st asst went fishing today.
9 Moderate breeze S. to S.W. and West these 24 hours with rain - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day.
10 Light variable winds these 24 hours with light showers during 24 hours - Sea smooth - Keepers cleaning out two oil butts and putting 200 galls of oil in them - Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport - 1st asst went fishing.
11 Moderate & light East to S.E. and S.W. these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers - Sea smooth - Keeper making a rabbit house - 1st and 2nd asst went fishing - 1st asst also went to Newport.
12 Moderate to light East wind these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea smooth - Keeper making a rabbit house and went fishing. 2nd asst working in garden - 1st asst fixing his stove ??? and fishing.
13 Moderate breeze East to light S.E. wind damp first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light S.E. to N.W. wind light showers - Sea smooth. General duties for the day - Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport.
14 Light N.E. to S.E. little damp first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light variable winds rain showers - Sea smooth - General duties for the day. 1st asst went to Newport.
15 Light variable winds to moderate breeze N. West with little damp first part of 24 hours - Last part of the 24 hours light N.W. wind fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper went fishing.
16 Light N.W. wind to moderate breeze East first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light N.W. wind clear & cool - Sea very smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper went to Newport on business. Acting asst Keeper Isaac L. Smith went to Newport to take the Oath of Office as 2nd asst and went on duty as such.
17 Moderate to light wind East first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours - light to moderate and fresh breeze S.E. to S dry during 24 hours - Sea smooth - Keepers went fishing - Steamer Willamette Valley arrived - 1st asst went to Newport.
18 Fresh breeze South to light variable winds with rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light N.W. wind fair weather - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Keepers killing a small pig for 2nd asst.
19 Light N.W. to light S.E. wind with dry weather first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day - Keeper F. M. Plummer went to Newport on business. Left at 9.30 A.M. - Steamer sailed today.
20 Moderate to fresh & strong breeze South first part of 24 hours with hard rain - Last part of 24 hours moderate breeze S.W. damp - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Keeper returned to the station at 11 A.M.
21 Light variable winds first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light S. wind with light rain during 24 hours - General duties for day - Sea quite smooth.
22 Moderate breeze South with rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light to moderate breeze N.W. fair weather - Sea quite smooth - General duties for day - Keeper & 1st asst went fishing - 1st asst also went to Newport.
23 Light N. West wind these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 1st asst went fishing today - Keeper and 2nd asst went to Newport.
24 Light East wind first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light variable winds & calm with fair weather during 24 hours - Sea smooth - Keepers went fishing today - 2nd asst putting dressing on his garden.
25 Light S. East wind and little damp first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light variable winds & calm fair weather - Sea little rough - General duties for day - 1st asst went to Newport - Keeper & 1st asst went fishing.
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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Cape Foulweather Oregon
1891
November
26 Light S. East to South wind these 24 hours with damp weather during 24 hours. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day - Keeper F.M. Plummer & 2nd asst I.L. Smith. Steamer arrived today went to Newport.
27 Light S. East to South wind with light rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light N.W. wind clear fine weather. Sea quite smooth. Keeper went to Newport. 1st asst went fishing. 2nd asst cleaning out hen house.
28 Light S.E to South wind with these 24 hours little damp. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper Mr. Frank M. Plummer went to Newport after supplies. Left the station at 11A.M.
29 Light to moderate strong breeze South first part of 24 hours with rain last part of 24 hours. Fresh breeze South cloudy an threatening weather. Sea rough. General duties for day. Keeper returned to station at 3:30 P.M.
30 Gale to fresh breeze South to S. West with rain, thunder and lightening during first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours rain showers. Sea very ???. Barometer going up. General duties for the day.
December
1 Strong breeze S.E. to S. West & West with rain squalls first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours Fresh breeze W. N.W. rain & hail squalls. Sea very rough. General duties for day. Keeper went to Newport to take the monthly reports. Left the station at 9A.M.
2 Fresh breeze to moderate & light wind W. N. West with rain & hail squalls during 24 hours. Sea very rough. General duties for day. Keeper returned at 10A.M.
3 Moderate & fresh breeze to a gale East with cold rain during 24 hours. Sea moderately smooth. General duties for day. Steamer Willamette sailed today. Barometer down to 29.20 at 2P.M.
4 Moderate & fresh and strong breeze N.W. rain hail & snow squalls first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours moderate to fresh breeze W. N.W. rain & hail. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. Keeper went to Newport.
5 Moderate breeze N.W. to light S.East wind rain & hail showers first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light N.W. wind light rain showers. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. 1st asst Mr. Edward Rice went to Newport.
6 Light East wind first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light to moderate wind fair weather. Sea smooth. General duties for day.
7 Heavy Gale S.E. to South with rain these 24 hours. Sea very rough. Barometer down to 29.76. General duties for the day. Pebbles blew against window in Keepers dwelling and broack two panes of glass. Also blew down considerable fenceing during the storm.
8 Strong to fresh and moderate breeze S. to S. West with rain these 24 hours. Sea rough. Barometer down to 29.78 at 2P.M. Keeper repairing the garden and other fences that blew down during the storm of yeasterday.
9 Moderate breeze S.W. to S.East first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light variable wind rain & hail squalls during the 24 hours. Sea very rough. 1st asst putting dressing on the garden. 1st asst went to Newport. Keeper putting 200 galls of oil in Oil-room.
10 Light S. East wind with light rain showers first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours clear fine & cool weather. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. Keeper went to Newport on business. Left the station at 9:30 A.M. The O.P. Railroad tug crossed the Bar at 4:30 P.M. to look for a disabled steamer at was reported to be somewhere off Yaquina about 15 miles.
11 Light S. East wind these 24 hours with clear fine and cool weather. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. Keeper returned to the station at 1:30 P.M. Steamer Willamett Valley arrived sometime during the night with the Steamer Maggie Ross in tow disabled and was towed into Yaquina bay have not learned the particulars yet.
12 Light S. East wind first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours Light to moderate and fresh and strong breeze South little damp. Sea little rough. General duties for the day. Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport. Keeper went over to collect date for makeing Wreck report about the diabled condition of steamer Maggie Ross. One man was found ded abord of her. Will probably get a correct report in a day or two and send to Inspector of district.
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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Cape Foulweather Oregon
1891
Dec
13 Strong to fresh breeze S.E. to South these 24 hours with rain. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day.
14 Fresh to moderate breeze South with rain first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light South wind dry. Sea quite smooth. General duties for day.
15 Moderate breeze to light S.E. to South wind these 24 hours fair weather during 24 hours. Sea moderately smooth. General duties for the day. Steamer Willamette Valley sailed today. Keeper went to Newport. Had 1 visitor.
16 Moderate breeze to light wind S.E. to South with rain first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate and fresh breeze S.W. with frequent rain squalls. Sea rough. Keeper & 2nd asst getting lice off of the hens and cleaning the hen roosts. Keeper Frank M. Plummer went to Newport to get the news about the Maggie Ross that was towed into Yaquina and make out the Wreck report about it. Keeper Frank M. Plummer left the station at 1P.M.
17 Fresh breeze to moderate and light wind S.W. to S.E. these 24 hours first part of 24 hours rain showers last part of 24 hours fair weather. Sea quite rough. General duties for day. 2nd asst putting dressing on his garden. Keeper returned to the station at 1 P.M. I understand that there is a great ammount of lumber coming ashore on the beach south of Yaquina bay. Mr. Edward Rice went to Newport left the station at 3P.M.
18 Light S.E. wind with fair weather during first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light to moderate and fresh breze S.E. to S. & S. W. with rain. Sea quite smooth. General duties for day.
19 Light S. to S.W. wind with rain & hail showers first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light to moderate and fresh breeze N.W. with rain & hail squalls. Sea quite rough. General duties for day. Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport.
20 Moderate N.W. to fresh breeze South to S.West and West these 24 hours with rain most of 24 hours. Sea rough. General duties for the day. The barometer is 30 and 4/10.
21 Strong West to N.W. breeze with rain and hail squalls first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light South wind light rain showers. Sea very rough. General duties for day. Keeper & 2nd asst makeing a trap door in hen house.
22 Moderate breeze S. to S.W. with rain first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours fresh breeze to a gale S. to S. W. rain hail thunder & lightening. Sea very rough. General duties for day. Keeper went to Newport to take the mail. Left station at 9 A.M.
23 Fresh breeze to a gale W. N. West these 24 hours with frequent rain & hail squalls. Sea very rough. General duties for the day. Keeper returned to the station at 1 P.M. Steamer Willamett laying off to rough to enter Yaquina.
24 Strong breeze N. West to light North wind with frequent rain & hail squalls first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light N. to East wind clear and cool weather. Sea little rough. Steamer Willamett crossed bar today. Keeper went to Newport. General duties today. 2nd asst went to Newport to spend cristmas. Left at 10 A.M.
25 Light E. to S.E. wind first part of 24 hours with light hail & snow. Last part of 24 hours Gale South rain. General duties. Sea rough.
26 Heavy Gale S.E. to South with rain these 24 hours. Sea very rough. General duties for day. Barometer 29.70 at 3 P.M.
27 Gale to fresh breeze S. to W. and S. West first part of 24 hours with frequent rain & hail squalls. Last part of 24 hours moderate breeze S.W. showery. Sea rough. General duties for the day. 2nd asst returned to the station at 1P.M.
28 Fresh breeze S. West to light S.E. wind with hail & rain squall first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours rain & Gale from the S.E. to ???. Sea very rough. Keeper putting new stove pipe in Oil room stove. 1st asst went to Newport.
29 Heavy gale S. East to S.W. first part of 24 hours with rain. Last part of 24 hours fresh breeze W. rain &
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Journal of Light-house Station at Cape Foulweather Oregon
December 1891
29 with rain & hail squalls. Sea very rough. Keepers putting up spouting up on dwelling that blew down. Also a frame of glass that a duck broak. Sheet iron damper pipe & key is burned out and the spare one is almost burned out.
30 Moderate breeze S.W. to light variable winds first part of 24 hours with frequent rain & hail showers. Last part of 24 hours moderate breeze N.W. rain & hail showers. Sea rough. Keeper making out the quarterly & monthly reports. Had one visitor today.
31 Moderate breeze S. East with rain & snow first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours fresh breeze to a gale S.E. to S.W. with rain & hail. Sea rough. Keeper making out the quarterly and monthly reports.