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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head

1898
February 13
Light wind to moderate breeze S. with thick damp
fog these 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for day. 1st asst went fishing. Barometer 30.20

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Light S. wind and calm with thick fog showers first part of 24 hours.
Last part of 24 hours clearing weather. Sea smooth. 1st asst went fishing. Barometer 30.20. General duties for day.

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Fresh breeze to light wind South to W.N.West these 24
hours rain. First part of 24 hours rain. Last part of 24 hours light rain
showers. Sea moderately smooth. General duties for the day.
Barometer 29.80. Keeper went on the beach after clams. 1st asst went fishing.

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Fresh and moderate breeze to light wind W.N.West these 24
hours. First part of 24 hours rain. Last part of 24 hours rain hail and snow squalls. Last part
of 24 hours clearing weather. Sea rough. Keeper and assts putting 200
gallons of Oil in Oil Butts. 1st asst went to Newport. Keeper went fishing. Barometer 29.98.

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Light wind N.W. to moderate and fresh breeze
S.E. to South these 24 hours with frequent rain
and hail showers. Sea quite rough.
General duties for the day. Barometer 29.80 to 29.60.

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Fresh breeze S. to S.W. and West with frequent rain
showers these 24 hours. Sea quite rough. General duties
for the day. Barometer 29.60 today. Keeper
went to Newport after supplies. Lest [sic] the station at 9.30 A.M.

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Moderate breeze W.N.W. to South with rain showers
first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours cloudy and
little damp. Sea moderately smooth. General duties for day.
Barometer 29.60. Keeper returned to the station at 2 P.M.

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Gale S. to moderate breeze S.W. to West with hard rain these 24
hours. Sea rough. General duties for the day. Barometer 29.40 to 29.47.

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Moderate to fresh breeze S.W. to W. these 24
hours with frequent rain and hail squalls. Sea
rough. General duties for the day. Keeper putting dress
ing on his part of garden. Barometer 29.45 to 30.00. 2nd asst went on [sic] mile from the station over to Mr Briggs.

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