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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head, Oregon
1900
October
14: Light South wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours thick fog showers - Last part of 24 horus fair weather - Sea smooth - 1st ass't went fishing - General duties for the day.
15: Light N. wind fair weather these 24 hours - Sea smooth - Baromter 30.16 - 1st ass't went fishing - 2nd ass't washing and showing two visitors in tower - 2nd ass't also went for a walk outside on grounds.
16: Light wind North to South these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours thick damp fog - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.16 to 29.90 - 1st ass't went fishing - 2nd ass't went to newport after mail and supplies.
17: Light wind South with thick damp fog first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate breeze S. East fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.68 - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies.
18: Fresh breeze and gale South with frequent rain showers these 24 hours - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.52 to 29.62.
19: Gale South and S. West to fresh breeze S.W. and West these 24 hours with rain - Sea very rough - General duties for day - Barometer 28.97 to 29.80.
20: Moderate to fresh breeze and gale S.W. to South these 24 hours first part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours hard rain - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.80 - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.
21: Gale to fresh breeze South these 24 hours with rain and thick weather - Sea rough - Barometer 29.80 to 29.72 today - Keeper went after mushrooms and cleaning lime out of barn - 2nd ass't went hunting over on the beach - 1st ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.
22: Fresh to moderate breeze South these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.80 to 30.04 - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies.
23: Gale and fresh breeze S. to S.W. and West these 24 hours with rain moste of the 24 hours - Sea very rough - Barometer 29.82 to 29.90 - Keeper and ass'ts filling hot water heater with water and and started a fire in same with Franklin Coal - The draft in chimney is not good the stove smokes so bad cannot have any more fire - 2nd ass't makeing coal-lead??? and shovel.
24: Light West wind to moderate and fresh breeze S.E. to South these 24 horus with frequent rain showers - Barometer 30.04 to 29.90 - 1st ass't breaking up coal oil cases - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.
25: Fresh breeze South to light West wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours hard rain - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers and clearing weather - Sea rough - Barometer 29.98 to 30.00 - Keeper and ass'ts trying to fix chimney so we can have a fire in heater.
26: Light S.E. to North wind these 24 hours with clear fine and cool weather - Sea very rough - Barometer 30.16 to 29.98 - 2nd ass't went hunting on South beach - General duties for the day - 1st ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.
27: Fresh breeze East to gale S.E. to South and S.W. these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours rain showers - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.98 to 29.60 - 2nd ass't went hunting on the South beach.
28: Fresh breeze S. West to light West wind these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea very rough - 2nd ass't went hunting - Barometer 29.60 to 29.90 - General duties for day.
29: Light W. to S. West wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.10 - 2nd ass't working today.
30: Fresh breeze and gale S. East to South these 24 hours with hard rain - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer29.64 today - 2nd ass't working in his quarters - Keeper and 1st ass't repairing and putting in furnace pipe in Keepers furnace.
31: Fresh breeze to light wind South to S. East these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain and thick weather - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea very rough - Barometer 29.60 to 30.00 - Keeper and 1st ass't takeing covers off of coal oil cases - 2nd ass't went to Newport on business.
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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head, Oregon
1900
November
1: Light wind S. to S.E. to gale South these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours little damp - Last part of 24 hours rain - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 30.00 to 29.60 - 1st ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies - 2nd ass't working in shop.
2: Gale South to light wind West and North these 24 hours with rain - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.60 to 30.03 - 1st ass't went fishing - General duties for the day - 2nd ass't working on birds in his quarters and went to Newport after mail and supplies - Keeper makeing fire in hot water heater.
3: Moderate breeze to light East to North wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours fair and warm - Sea smooth - Keeper and ass'ts putting 200 gallons of mineral oil in oil butts - Keeper cleaning in his quarters and went one half mile from station on business - 1st ass't went fishing - 2nd ass't cleaning and sweeping in his quarters - Barometer 30.14.
4: Light variable winds these 24 hours with clear fine and warm - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.15 to 30.02 - Keeper went to Newport after supplies - 2nd ass't went one mile from sta hunting - 1st ass't went fishing.
5: Light East to S. East wind these 24 hours first part of 24 hours fair and clear - Last part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Sea very smooth - 1st ass't went fishing - 2nd ass't putting dressing on his part of the garden - Barometer 29.98 to 30.10 - Keeper washing - And went to Newport after supplies and to vote at Presidential Election - Left sta 1:30 P.M.
6: Light wind to moderate breeze East these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours heigh dry fog - Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather - Sea smooth - General duties for day - Keeper returned to the station at 11 A.M. - 1st ass't went to Newport to vote - Barometer 30.10 to 30.06 - 1st ass't went fishing - 2nd ass't went to Newport to vote.
7: [handwriting change] Light wind East to Suth E. thease 24 hours first part of 24 hours light East wind dry last part of 24 hours Eastto to South East wind light dry to light rain with light fog. General duties for the day. Sea quite smooth. F. M. Plummer Keeper left the station for Portland today at 9 A.M. first ass't working in gardan.
8: Moderate breeze S.E. to N.E. these 24 hours first part of 24 hours moderate S.E. breeze damp fog to rain last part of 24 hours - Moderate N.E. breeze rain to dry. Sea smooth. Birometer 30 to 30.20 - General duties for the day wather cool.
9: Moderate to fresh breeze N.E. to E. these 24 hours first part of 24 hours moderate N.E. breeze dry last part of 24 hours moderate to fresh N.E. to E. breeze dry. Barometer 30.20 to 30 sea rugh to smooth - General dutes for the day - 2nd ass't went to Newport for mail returned at 5 P.M.
10: Strong wind E. dry for thease 24 hours first part of 24 hours strong E. wind dry last part of 24 hours strong East wind dry. Barometer 30.20 to 29.98 - Sea smooth - General duties for the day first ass't went fishing.
11: Strong to light E. to S.E. wind for thease 24 hours first part of 24 hours strong to light E. to S.E. wind last part of 24 hours light S.E. wind dry. Barometer 29.98 to 30.5 - Sea rough first ass't went fishing weather quite warm.
12: Light variable winds dry for these 24 hours first part of 24 hours light variable winds dry last part of 24 hours light variable winds dry - Barometer 30.5 to 30.18 - General duties for the day - A duck brock a pane of glass in Lantern - 1st ass't working in garden - Sea smooth.
13: Light variable winds and dry for these 24 hours first part of 24 hours light variable winds dry last part of 24 hours light variable winds and dry - Barometer 30.18 to 29.80 - General for the day sea smooth 2nd ass't went to Newport for mail and returned 2 P.M.
14: [handwriting changes back] Light East to S. East wind these 24 hours with fair and warm weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.85 - 1st ass't went fishing - Keeper returned to the station at 11 A.M. from Portland where has been been to assist Mrs. Plummer home.
15: Moderate ??? breeze to light South wind these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea very smooth - Barometer 29.80 to 29.72 - Keeper and 2nd ass't doing house work today - 1st ass't went to Newport after supplies.
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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head, Oregon
1900
November
16: Moderate breeze East and light S. East wind these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.42 to 29.33 - General duties for the day - 2nd ass't working in shop - Keeper cleaning walks.
17: Light S. to S. West wind first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours moderate to fresh breeze West with frequent rain showers during 24 hours - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 29.33 to 29.42 today - 1st ass't soding grounds around tower - Keeper and 1st putting plate glass pane in lantern that was broken by duck - 2nd ass't working in his quarters.
18: Moderate and fresh breeze West these 24 hours with frequent rain and hail squalls - Sea rough - Barometer 29.48 - Keeper went to Newport after supplies.
19: Fresh breeze West to light N. West wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours frequent rain hail and snow squalls - Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.40 - 2nd ass't went hunting - Keeper and 2nd ass't sawing wood.
20: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze East with frequent snow squalls - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.40 - Keeper gathering beets in his garden - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.
21: Moderate breeze to light East wind these 24 hours with clear and cold weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.42 to 29.64 - Keeper working in garden and doing house work - 1st ass't went fishing - 2nd ass't went hunting.
22: Moderate breeze and light wind E. to S.E. and South these 24 hours cold and clear first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours fair and cloudy - Sea smooth - General duties for day - 2nd ass't went for a short walk - 1st ass't went fishing.
23: Fresh breeze to light South wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain and warmer weather - Last part of 24 hours fair weather - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.80 to 30.15 - 2nd ass't went hunting today.
24: Light S. East wind with rain these 24 hours - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.70 - 1st ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies - 2nd ass't working in the shop.
25: Gale to fresh breeze South with hard rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours moderate breeze to light wind S. West with frequent rain showers and thick weather - Sea quite smooth - General duties for day - Keeper went to Newport to get mail and supplies.
26: Light South wind with rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light North wind fair and warm - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.80 to 30.16 - Keeper washing - 2nd ass't working in the shop and and working in his quarters.
27: Fresh breeze to light East wind these 24 hours with clear fine and warm - Sea very smooth - General duties for the day - Keeper doing house work - 2nd ass't working in his quarters - Barometer 30.15 to 29.98 - 1st ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies.
28: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze S.E. to South these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours rain and thick weather - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 29.96 - 1st ass't went fishing - General duties for day.
29: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze S. East to South these 24 hours with rain - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 30.00 - 1st ass't went fishing - Keeper and ass'ts putting 200 gallons of mineral oil in the oil butts in office.
30: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze S. West these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea quite rough - Barometer 27.90 to 30.06 - Keeper cleaning out hen-house - 1st ass't went fishing - Keeper makeing out monthly reports to Inspector and Engineer.
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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.
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JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head, Oregon
1900
December
19: Gale to fresh breeze South these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain and lightning - Last part of 24 hours rain - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.80 to 29.66 - 2nd ass't working in his quarters - Had two visitors.
20: Gale South these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours hard rain - Last part of 24 hours rain showers - General duties for day - Barometer 29.30 - 2nd ass't working in shop.
21: Gale to fresh breeze S. to S.W. and West with rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light W.N.W. to South wind fair weather - Sea very rough - General duties for day - 2nd ass't mountin gbirds - Keeper went to Newport after mail and supplies - Barometer 29.30 to 30.20.
22: Light East to S.E. and South wind these 24 hours with frequent rain showers - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.20 - 2nd ass't went to Newport after mail and supplies - 1st ass't looking after fire in heater in watch room - Keeper writing in office.
23: Light S.E. wind to moderate and fresh breeze South these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair weather - Last part of 24 hours rain - Sea moderately smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.10 to 29.90 - 2nd ass't went for a short walk.
24: Moderate to fresh breeze South with rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light variable winds fair weather - Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - barometer 29.90 to 30.22 - Keeper washing - 2nd ass't repairing gate in fe