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JOURNAL of Light-House Station at Cape Foulweather,
Oregon
1895
December
12: Breeze S. West Sea quite rough. 1st asst went fishing. Keeper & 2nd asst cleaning out Water closets today - Barometer 29.99 today

13: Fresh moderate and strong breeze West S. West these 24 hours with frequent rain & hail squalls - Sea rough - General duties for the day - 1st asst working on road. Barometer 30.04 today

14: Fresh & strong breeae to a gale S. West these 24 hours with hard rain first part of 24 hours rain showers - Sea rough. General duties for day - 1st asst went to Newport after mail Keeper cleaning out his water closet - Barometer down to 29.28 today.

15: Light variable winds with rain and hail showers first part of 24 hours Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate & fresh breeze S.W. with frequent rain and hail squalls - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer down to 29.38 - 1st asst went fishing today

16: Light and freash variable winds these 24 hours rain and hail squalls during 24 hours - Sea very rough - General duties for teh day - 1st asst went to Newport after the mail - Keeper putting dressing on his garden - Barometer 29.60 today

17: Light East wind dry & cool & fair weather these 24 hours Sea quite smooth General duties for day - Keeper went to Newport after supplies and mail leters - Steamer Farallon arrived from San Francisco and crossed into Yaquina - Barometer 29.93 today.

18: Light wind S. East with little damp first part of 24 hours Last part of 24 hours fresh breeze S. to S. West with rain - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 29.90 today - Keepers cleaning and polishing Lamp Oil ??? measure etc - Keeper writing on his Quarterly return today- At daylight this morning a steamer was laying off Yaquina bar looked like the Manzanita coule not tell weather it was her or not - She sailed S. to 8:30 A.M.

19: Fresh breeze to a Gale S.E. to S. first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours Fresh??? and moderate breeze S. West to West with rain during 24 hours - Sea rough - General duties for day - Keeper writing on Quarterly returns - Barometer down to 29.30 to 29.40 today

20: Fresh variable winds with frequent rain & hail squalls these 24 hours - Sea rough - General duties for teh day 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - Keeper putting dressing on his garden - Barometer 29.46 today.

21: Light variable winds with rain & hail showers first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light S. East wind with light rain showers - Sean moderately smooth - -General duties for the day - Barometer down to 29.90 today

22:
Light S. East wind to moderate breeze S. East to South these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine and cool weather - Last part of 24 hours cloudy and little damp - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for day - Had two visitors - Barometer 29.90 today

23: Gale to fresh breeze S. to S.W. and West these 24 hours First part of 24 hours rain - Last part of 24 hours frequent rain and hail squalls - Sea very rough - General duties for the day - Keeper went to Newport - Had two visitors - Barometer 29.60 to 29.99 today

24: Fresh breeze N. West to light S. East wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours hail and rain squalls - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers - Sea very rough General duties for the day - Barometer 30.30 today - 1st asst went to Newport after supplies and mail.

25: Fresh breeze South with rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate breeze N. West clearing weather - Sea moderately smooth- General duties for the day - 1st asst went fishing - Barometer 29.90 to 30.02

26: Moderate breeze N. West to light moderate and fresh breeze S. East and South fair weather first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours rain & thick weather - Sea quite rough - General duties fo rthe day - 1st asst went fishing and taking covers off Coal Oil cases - Barometer 30.04 - Keeper writing on Quarterly return.

27: Gale to fresh breeze S. to S. West and W.N. West these 24 hours First part of 24 hours hard rain - Last part of 24 hours rain & hail squalls - Sea very rough - Keeper putting 200 Gallons Mineral oil in Oil room - Barometer 29.90 to 30.18 today - 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies

28: Strong and fresh breeze West to light S.East wind with rain and hail squalls first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea very rough - General duties for the day - Keeper putting dressing on his garden - 1st asst went fishing - Barometer 30.53 today.

29: Moderate breeze E. to S.E. dry first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours fresh breeze to gale Ssouth with rain - sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.04 today.