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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head, Oregon

1900

December

1: Light wind East to S. East these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea quite rough - Barometer 30.00 to 30.20 today - Keeper working in hen-house - 2st ass't went fishing - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.

2: Light South E. wind light rain showers these 24 hours - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.25 - Keeper went over to little creek for recreation - 1st ass't went fishing - 2nd ass't went outside of grounds hunting.

3: Light South wind these 24 hours with light rain showers and thick weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - 2nd ass't working in shop - Keeper washing - Barometer 30.10 - 1st ass't went fishing today.

4: Light S. East wind with light rain showers these 24 hours - Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - 1st ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies - Barometer 30.18 - 2nd ass't working in shop - Keeper doing house work and writing in office.

5: Light North wind these 24 hours with clear fine and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.25 - 1st ass't working in garden and went fishing - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies - Keeper doing house work.

6: Light North wind these 24 hours with clear fine and warm weather - Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.24 to 30.00 today - 1st ass't fishing - Had one visitor - 2nd ass't working in barn today.

7: Light variable winds these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm weather - Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - 1st ass't went fishing - Keeper went to Newport - 2nd ass't went hunting.

8: Light North wind with clear fine weather these 24 hours - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 29.98 - 1st ass't went fishing today.

9: Light North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours cloudy and fair weather - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and cool weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Baromter 29.92 - 1st ass't went fishing - 2nd ass't went hunting.

10: Light East to S. East wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Last part of 24 hours cloudy and little damp - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 30.02 - 1st ass't fishing - 2nd ass't working in shop - Keeper washing in his quarters.

11: Light S. East wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours little damp - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.00 to 29.88 - 1st ass't went fishing - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.

12: Light wind S.E. little damp first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours fresh breeze S. and S.W. to W. with rain - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.58 to 29.75 - General duties for the day - 1st ass't went fishing - Keeper sawing wood.

13: Fresh breeze to gale South these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours little damp - Last part of 24 hours frequent rain showers - Sea very rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.85 to 29.57 today.

14: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze S. East to S. and S. West these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours hard rain - Last part of 24 hours frequent rain showers - Sea rough - General duties for the day - 2nd ass't went hunting on Light House grounds - Barometer 29.22.

15: Gale South these 24 hours with rain - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.52 - Had fire in hot water heater today and smookes very badly. 1st ass't cleaning and polishing burner - 2nd ass't polishing reservoy and other brass work in lantern etc.

16: Gale S. to S. West these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea very rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.25 to 29.84 today - 2nd ass't went hunting outside of the grounds today.

17: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze S.E. to S. and S. West these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours damp to rain - Last part of 24 hours rain and fair weather - Sea very rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.68 to 29.78 today.

18: Light S. to moderate breeze E. to S.E. these 24 hours - First part of 24 horus fair weather - Last part light rain showers - Sea rough - General duties for day - 1st ass't went to Newport after supplies.