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16JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head 1904 August 16 General duties for the day - 1st asst went to Newport to tack visitors notices up between stat & Newport - Keeper & wife showing 72 visitors in tower. 17 Fresh and moderate breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Last part of 24 hours fair some fog and smoke - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.88 to 29.90 - General duties for day - 1st asst printing notices for visitors and getting wood on beach - Keeper writeing in office and sawing wood in celler - Keeper is authorized by Inspector to exclude visitors from tower on Wednesdays & Saturdays. 18 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog - Last part of 24 hours some fog and hazy - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.90 to 30.02 - Keeper 1st asst & Keepers wife showing visitors in tower - Had one hundred visitors today. 19 Fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fog - Last part of 24 hours fair - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.02 to 30.06 - Keeper & 1st asst putting 200 gallons of mineral oil in oil butts and cleaning inside of lantern - Keeper and 1st asst and Keepers wife showing visitors in tower - Had one hundred and four visitors. 20 Moderate breeze and light north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.06 to 30.15 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st asst polishing brass work & cleaning windows in tower etc. 21 Moderate and fresh breeze north these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.15 to 29.92 - General duties for the day - Keeper 1st asst and Keepers wife showing visitors in the tower - Had thirty two visitors. 22 Moderate breeze to light north wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fog showers - Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 29.92 to 29.96 - Keeper 1st asst and Keepers wife showing eight nine visitors in tower. 23 Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze north these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog - Last part of 24 hours clear with some smoke - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Keeper 1st asst and Keepers wife showing visitors in tower - Had 31 visitors - Barometer 29.97. 24 Light north wind these 24 hours fair weather and thick smoke - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.96 - Keeper washing and cleaning in his quarters - 1st asst went went to Newport after mail & supplies & put up notices to visitors. 25 Light north to south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours dry and smoke - Last part of 24 hours light rain shower thick fog & smoke - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.90 - Keeper and 1st asst showing thirty seven visitors in the tower. | 16 |