43

OverviewVersionsHelp

Facsimile

Transcription

Status: Needs Review

JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Yaquina Head Oregon

1899

September 1: Light S. to East and variable winds and calm these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours light rain showers. Last part of 24 hours clear fine and warm weather. Keeper digging potatoes in his garden. 1st Asst went fishing. 2nd Asst showing 7 visitors in tower. Barometer 29.70 to 29.86.

2: Light North to S. East wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick fog. Last part of 24 hours fair and cloudy weather. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper & 2nd Asst went to Newport after mail & supplies. 1st Asst went fishing. Barometer 29.80.

3: Light S.East wind to moderate & fresh breeze South with hard rain these 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. Had no visitors. Barometer 29.80 to 29.95. Keeper went to Newport after supplies and for recreation. Left the station at 8:30 A.M.

4: Fresh breeze South to moderate breeze & light S.West wind with hard rain first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours clearing weather. Sea quite smooth. Genera duties for the day. 1st Asst went to Newport after supplies. Barometer 29.75. Keeper returned to the station at 11:30 A.M.

5: Light variable winds to moderate & fresh breeze S.West these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours hard rain showers. Last part of 24 hours clear fine weather. Sea quite smooth. 2nd Asst showing five visitors in tower. 1st Asst repairing gate post. Keeper went to Newport. Barometer 29.76 to 30.00.

6: Light variable winds thick damp fog first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate breeze North clear fine weather. Sea smooth. 2nd Asst & Keeper showing seven visitors in tower. Barometer 30.15. 1st Asst diffing potatoes & went fishing.

7: Moderate breeze to light North wind these 2 4hours with clear fine weather. SEa smooth. GEneral duties for the day. 1st and 2nd Assts showing visitors in tower. Had seven visitors. Barometer 30.10. 1st Asst went fishing. Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies.

8: Light North wind and calm with thick damp fog these 24 hours. Sea smooth. General duties for the day. 1st Asst working on the road. Barometer 30.10 today. Keeper writing in office. 2nd Asst workign in the shop. U.S. Light-House Tender Manzanita passed this station at 6 P.M. going South.

9: Moderate to fresh breeze North these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours clear fine and warm weather. Last part of 24 hours fair weather and thick damp fog. Sea moderately smooth. General duties for the day. Keeper went to Newport after supplies. 1st Asst showing 6 visitors in the tower. Barometer 30.10 to 30.00 today. 2nd Asst Bernard J. Bretherton went to Newport for recreation. Left the station at 10 A.M.

10: Fresh and moderate breeze North these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours thick damp fog. Last part of 24 hours fair weather. Sea quite smooth. General duties for the day. 1st Asst showing two visitors in tower. Barometer 29.95.

11: Light South wind these 24 hours. First part of 24 hours clear fine weather. Last part of 24 hours thick damp fog. Sea moderately smooth. Keeper writeing in office. Baromter 30.00. 1st Asst showing visitors in tower and taking covers off of coal oil cases. 2nd Asst Mr. Bernard J. Bretherton returned to the stion from Newport at 11 A.M.

12: Light South wind with thick damp fog first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours light wind to moderate breeze North rain showers. Sea little rough. General duties for the day. Keeper went to Newport after supplies. Barometer 30.00 to 30.10. 1st Asst went fishing.

13: Light North wind these 2 4hours. First part of 24 hours cloudy and little damp. Last part of 24 hours fair and clearing weather. Sea rough. 2nd Asst went to Newport after supplies & working in garden. Barometer 30.20. Keeper putting 200 gallons oil in oil-butts. 1st Asst went fishing. Keeper writeing in office.

14: Light wind to moderate and fresh breeze North with clear fine and warm weather these 24 hours. Sea smooth. 2nd Asst went over to Big Creek for recreation. 1st Asst went to Newport after supplies. Keeper & 1st Asst showing 15 visitors in tower. Barometer 29.95. Keeper working on quarterly returns.

15: Moderate breee to light North wind fair weather first part of 24 hours. Last part of 24 hours moderate breeze thick fog. Sea quite rough. 1st Asst workign on road & went fishing. Barometer 29.95. 2nd Asst working in shop. Keeper working on quarterly returns to Inspector and Engineer.

Notes and Questions

Nobody has written a note for this page yet

Please sign in to write a note for this page