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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head Oregon

1904

November

1 Moderate & fresh breeze S. east to light south wind these 24 hours with rain during 24 hours - Sea very rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.60 to 29.84 - Keeper went to Toledo on important business - Left sta at 9 A.M. - 1st asst went to Newport after supplies.

2 Light wind to moderate breeze south these 24 hours with light rain showers - Sea very rough - General duties for day - Barometer 30.10 to 30.07 today.

3 Light S. east wind these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.15 to 29.95. 1st asst working in shop - 2nd asst went to Newport after supplies and important business - Keeper returned to the sta at 9:30 A.M.

4 Fresh breeze east to south and light west wind these 24 hours with rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours frequent rain showers - Sea rough - General duties for day - 1st asst repairing pump in kitchen - 2nd asst repairing lock on door in dwelling.

5 Moderate breeze S. east with fair weather first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for day - Keeper and 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies. Barometer 29.96.

6 Light wind to moderate breeze S. east these 24 hours with rain - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.00 to 29.92.

7 Moderate to fresh breeze and light S. to S. east wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours frequent rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 29.92 to 30.20 - Keeper cleaning in his quarters - 1st asst working in shop.

8 Fresh breeze & light east wind these 24 hours with clear fine and warm - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.20 to 30.10 - Keeper and assts went to Newport to vote and get supplies and mail.

9 Fresh breeze east dry and warm these 24 hours - Sea quite rough - Barometer 30.10 to 30.02 - 1st asst went to Newport after supplies - Keeper & 2nd asst cleaning brass cases.

10 Light east wind these 24 hours with clear fine and warm weather - Sea little rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.92 - Keeper showing two visitors in tower - 2nd asst cleaning in his quarters - 1st asst went to Toledo on important business & get supplies - Left sta at 9:15 A.M.

11 Fresh breeze & light east wind these 24 hours with fair and warm weather - Sea very smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.82 - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies - U.S. Light-House Tender Heather arrived off the Yaquina Bar at 7:30 A.M. and passed the station going north at 8 A.M. - 1st asst returned to the station at 7 P.M. from Toledo.

12 Light east wind to moderate and fresh breeze south these 24 hours with fair weather and cloudy - Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.80 to 29.88 - 1st asst went one mile from sta after beech to make fence in garden.

13 Fresh breeze to light south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours cloudy and fair weather - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.92 - General duties for the day - Keeper showing three visitors in the tower - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - 1st asst went to Toledo on important business. Left sta at 10 A.M.

14 Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze S & S. east these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.92 to 29.40 - 1st asst returned from Toledo at 3:30 P.M.

15 Gale to fresh breeze S. to S. west these 24 hours with rain & hail squalls - Sea rough - Barometer 29.40 to 29.95 - General duties for day - Keeper repairing buggy - 1st asst working in shop - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

16 Fresh breeze south and gale S.E. & south these 24 hours with rain - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.75 to 29.55 - 1st asst working in the shop - Keeper writeing in office & sawing wood in celler.

17 Fresh breeze south & light S. east to S. & S.W. & W.N. west these 24 hours ??? 17 Nov. ??? Keeper. with hard rain - Sea rough - General duties for the day - 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies also working in the shop - Barometer 29.55 to 29.96 - Keeper working in the barn & writeing in the office.

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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head

1904

Nov.

17 Commander L.C. Heilner arrived at the sta at 1:30 P.M. Inspected sta and left for Newport at 2:30 P.M.

18 Light variable winds these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.96 to 30.10 - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - 2nd asst working in garden.

19 Fresh breeze to gale south these 24 hours with rain - Sea rough - Barometer 29.75 - General duties for day - 1st asst working in shop.

20 Gale south these 24 hours with hard rain - Sea very rough - Barometer 29.65 to 29.84 - General duties for the day. Gale south these 24 hours with rain - Sea rough - Barometer 29.84 to 29.64 - Keeper and assts putting 200 gallons of mineral oil in oil butts - 1st asst working on wheelbarrow in shop - 2nd asst showing 4 visitors in tower.

21 Gale these 24 hours south with rain - Sea rough - General duties for day - Barometer 29.64 - 1st asst working in the shop.

22 Gale south to light variable winds these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours hard rain - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea rough - General duties for day - Barometer 29.64 to 29.92 - Keeper writeing in office - 1st asst completed wheelbarrow and working on the road next to the beach - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

23 Light north to east wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain - Last part of 24 hours fair and damp. Sea smooth - Generale duties for day - Keeper & 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Barometer 29.92 to 29.82.

24 Light east to S. east wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair - Last part of 24 hours rain - Sea very smo oth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.75 to 29.78 - 1st asst showing one visitor in the tower.

25 Light S. east wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain - Last part of 24 hours fair - Sea rough - Barometer 29.98 to 29.94 - 1st asst painted wheelbarrows and working in garden - 2nd asst went to Newport to take oath of office as 2nd asst.

26 Light wind to moderate & fresh breeze east these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - Barometer 29.94 to 29.60 - 1st asst working in the garden.

27 Gale south to fresh breeze S. west these 24 hours with rain hail & lightning first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours fair & cloudy - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.60 to 30.02 - Keeper writeing in office.

28 Light S. east to south wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 30.12 to 30.05 - 1st asst working in garden - Keeper & 2nd asst washing.

29 Fresh breeze east these 24 hours with fair weather - General duties for the day - Sea very smooth - Barometer 30.05 to 29.48 - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Keeper makeing out monthly reports.

30 Fresh breeze east to S. and S. west these 24 hours with rain showers - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.48 to 29.82 - 1st asst working in the shop - 2nd asst went to Newport after and to post the mail.

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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head Oregon

1904

December

1: Fresh breeze & light West & variable winds these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours rain showers. Last part of 24 hours fair. Sea very rough. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.82 to 30.10. Keeper showing two visitors in the tower. 1st and 2nd asst went over on Beach to see the abandoned waterloged Barkentine Quickstep And to se if they could render any assistance. The American Barkentine Quickstep abandoned & waterloged and loaded with lumber struck the rocks at 7:30 A.M. and then went on the sand Beach. The lumber in hold can be saved. But the vessel is a total Wreck. The Life saving crew from Yaquina is at Wreck.

2: Light variable winds these 24 hours with clear fine & cool weather. Sea very smooth. General duties for the day. Barometer 30.10 to 30.06. 1st asst went over to the Wreck of Quickstep. The Barkentine Quickstep went all to pieces during last night.

3: Fresh breeze East these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours clear fine & cool. Last part of 24 fair & cloudy. Sea very smooth. Barometer 30.06 to 29.90. 1st asst went over to the Wreck. Keeper & 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies.

4: Fresh breeze and light East wind these 24 hours with fair and cool weather. Sea moderately smooth. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.90 to 30.05. 1st asst went over to the Wreck on beach. 2nd Asst showing six visitors in the Tower.

5: Light East wind dry & cool these 24 hours. Sea very rough. General duties for the day. 1st asst went to Newport after mail and supplies. Also working on the Wreck on beach. 2nd asst cutting wood on the Beach one mile from station.

6: Fresh and moderate breeze East these 24 hours with clear fine and cool weather. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. Barometer 30.05. 1st asst went over to Wreck of Quickstep. 2nd asst went to Newport after mail and supplies.

7: Light S.E. & S. wind these 24 hours with light rain. Sea smooth. Barometer 30.10 to 30.02. Genreal duties for day. 1st asst working in the shop.

8: Light variable and S. East winds these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours damp. Last part of 24 hours fair and cloudy. Sea moderately smooth. General duties for day. Barometer 30.02 to 29.86. 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies. 2nd asst went on beach after wood.

9: Fresh breeze S. East to South amd S. West these 24 hours with frequent rain squalls. Sea rough. General duties for day. Barometer 29.95 to 30.10. 2nd asst showing two visitors in Tower. 1st asst working in the shop.

10: Light S. West wind with rain showers first of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours fair weather. Sea rough. General duties for the day. Barometer 30.12 to 29.88. 1st asst went over to Wreck. Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

11: Fresh breeze East to South and S. West these 24 hours with rain hail & lightning. Sea rough. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.98 to 29.85. 1st asst working in the shop. Keeper working on Quarterly reports to Inspector.

12: Light S. East wind with rain these 24 hours. Sea very rough. Barometer 29.68 to 29.98. 1st asst working in shop and taking covers off of Coal Oil cases to empt them. Keeper working on Quarterly reports to Inspector and Engineer.

13: Light S. West wind these 24 hours with frequent rain showers. Sea quite rough. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.98 to 30.12. Keeper writeing in Office. 1st asst. went over to Wreck. 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

14: Fresh breeze S. West these 24 hours with frequent rain showers. Sea rough. General duties for day. Barometer 30.10 to 29.95 today.

15: Light S. East wind these 24 hours with fair & cool weather. Sea moderately smooth. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.98 to 30.42. Keeper & 2nd asst puting 200 gallons of oil in Oil butts. 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies. Keeper writeing in office.

16: Moderate breeze East to fresh breeze South these 24 hours first part of 24 hours fair weather. Last part of 24 hours rain. Sea rough. General duties for day. 1st asst working in shop & showing one visitor in Tower. Keeper working on Quarterly reports. Barometer 30.20.

17: Light South and variable winds rain these 24 hours. 1st & 2nd assts cleaning burner. Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies. Barometer 30.80.

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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head Oregon

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December

18 Light S. east wind these 24 hours with light rain showers - Sea smooth - General duties for day - 1st asst showing 2 visitors in tower - Barometer 30.22.

19 Light south to north wind these 24 hours with light rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 30.26 - 2nd asst washing - Keeper and 1st asst working in the shop today.

20 Moderate breeze east to light S. to S. west wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.26 to 29.80 - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

21 Fresh breeze south to west these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers & fine weather. Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.75 to 29.80 - General duties for the day - 1st asst working in shop - Keeper working on quarterly reports.

22 Fresh breeze S. west to east these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.80 to 29.40 - 1st asst went for a short walk from sta - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Keeper working on quarterly reports.

23 Fresh and moderate breeze S.E. to S. west these 24 hours with frequent rain and hail showers - Sea rough. General duties for the day - Barometer 29.40 to 29.70 & 29.60 - Keeper and assts killing & dressing a hog - Keeper working on quarterly reports to Inspector & Engineer - 1st asst went to Newport for recreation - Left the stationat 8:15 P.M.

24 Fresh breeze east to W.N. west these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain - Last part of 24 hours rain & hail squalls - Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.30 to 29.80 - 2nd asst polishing burner for lennes lamp - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies - 1st asst returned to the station at 1 P.M.

25 Fresh breeze W.N. west these 24 hours with rain & hail squalls - Sea quite smooth - General duties for day - Barometer 29.90 to 30.25 today.

x 26 Fresh breeze east these 24 hours with fair weather & cool - Sea smooth - General duties for day - 1st asst working in shop - Barometer 30.25 to 29.80.

29 Fresh breeze east these 24 hours with fair and cool weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.80 to 29.88 - Keeper showing five visitors in tower and working on quarterly and monthly reports to Engineer and Inspector - 1st asst working in the shop and gathering roots in garden - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

30 Light S. to S. west wind these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.30 to 29.46 - Keeper working on quarterly and monthly reports to Inspector and Engineer - 1st asst working in the shop today.

31 Fresh breeze west to light S. east wind these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.46 to 30.10 - Keeper & 1st asst working in garden - 2nd asst went to Newport to post reports to Inspector.

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