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Snow and Coast guard

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Weather

  • Visibility: 15 Miles
  • Wind: 5-15 NE
  • Sky: Clear and Sunny
  • Water: A bit choppy, no big waves

Boats/Visitors

  • Guy came by today to deliver fuel and help me with the desalinator, I had some freezing issues with it
  • Coast Guard also dropped by in their helicopter to do some lighthouse maintenance

Maintenance

  • I ran the generator for awhile last night, will do so again tonight
  • tried to run desal but had a freezing issue so will try again when it warms up a bit

Ecological

  • The pup that is alone right now decided the front door was a good place to sleep so I’ve been using the side door
  • the elephants don’t seem too bothered by the snow
  • there are about 3 males around right now, the alpha chases the other two off when they get close

Sessional Papers Dominion of Canada-1874

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Note this is before British Columbia joined confederation so it was still a colony of Britain.

Following is :The Report of the Honourable John A. Langevin
Minister of Public Works 1872
Note: Error below in the date of construction of the Race Rocks Lighthouse:, it was actually opened on Boxing Day of 1860.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: 1874: CANADA Parliament Sessional Papers, Volume 3, First Session of the
Third Parliament of the Dominion of Canada
1873: Report of the Agent for British Columbia of the Department of Marine and Fisheries For the Fiscal Year ended 30th of June 1873, Victoria,
See below the part that pertains to Race Rocks