Report for Red Bluff, Whidbys Island (Washington) - 1882

General
District: 13th
Inspector: Chas. F. Powell, Capt. of Engineers
Location: On Admiralty Head, Whidby's Island, Admiralty Inlet
Date of Report: 07/03/1882
Latitude: 48° 09' 16"
Longitude: 122° 40' 34"
Premises
Site:
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 10 acres
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil: 5 acres dark loam, 5 acres sandy beach
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: About 400'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: 5 acres of premises are enclosed by board fence.
Wharf or Landing on Premises: No wharf. A good beach landing for row boats.
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: Good side hill grade wagon road from lighthouse to boat landing, distance 300 yds.
Means to Reach Light Station: Light station may be reached by row or sail boat from Port Townsend.
Distance to Nearest Road: A public road gains the lighthouse grounds.
Distance to Post Office: 4 miles
Distance to Village: 4 miles
Facilities for Public Conveyance: None
Facilities for Private Conveyance: Only practicable way to reach station is by row or sail boat from Port Townsend.
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Tower
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1860
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: Was thoroughly repaired in 1875
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Square
Form of Tower:
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 41'
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 108' above sea level
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Dark - Heavy thick fir forest.
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Painted
Tower Connection: Connected - Tower rises from roof of Keeper's dwelling.
Object of Navigation: Seacoast - for general navigating purposes.
Building Materials: Wood
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 6"
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 6"
Diameter at Base: 6' 8"
Diameter at Parapet: 6' 8"
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Wooden stairways & steps
Number of Landings: 2
Size of Glass: 10" x 14"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 1 window - Size of sash 5' 2" x 2' 10"
Number of Doors: 1
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Brick foundation. 5' below surface, resting on gravelly foundation.
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: Good. Dark rich loam.
Soil Susceptibility: By all three, grass, shrubbery & trees.
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 4th
Shape of Lantern:
Diameter to Glass: 7'
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 9
Type of Bars:
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 3'
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 1/4"
Size of Plates: 3' x 2' 4"
Number of Storm Panes: 2
Unglazed Side of Lantern: None
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Sheet copper
Ventilator / Cowl: Sheet copper
Lightning Spindle: Iron
Description of Lightning Rod: Lightning conductor is a round copper rod 3/8" dia.
Balustrade: Wood
Lantern Doors: Trap door in lantern floor
Floor of Lantern: Wood
Watchroom Doors: No watchroom
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: In parapet wall
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None required
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Fitted to top of lantern by a screw.
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker:
Year Made:
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Order of Apparatus: 4th
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic: Fixed white
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: 270 degrees illuminated. Seen from NE by E by E'd, S'd & W'd to NW by W
Number of Panels: 4
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum:
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:
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Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
How Flash is Produced:
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Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: Cast iron
Service Table: Wrought iron
Draft Tube Description:
Revolving Machinery:
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:
Chariot Description:
Length of Drop Tube:
Clock Weight:
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Machinery Protection:
Regulated:
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: Hains mineral oil lamp, 1 wick
Type of Illuminant: Mineral oil
Number of Spare Lamps: 1
Number of Spare Burners: 1
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: No closets in tower.
Oil House Description: Oil kept in small store room in wood house.
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): There is a storeroom in the attic of the Keeper's dwelling where all the supplies for light are kept except oil. Storeroom & china closet off of kitchen, closets for clothes in all bedrooms.
Suitability: Dry & suited to purposes for which they were designed.
Dwelling
Location: Tower rises from Keeper's dwelling
Coloring:
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 8
Number of Dwellings: 1
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 2
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: Wood house, privy & barn
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks: A plank walk from dwelling to wood house & barn.
Area Inclosed: About 5 acres enclosed with board fence.
Area of Garden: About 1/2 acre.
Area Timber or Shrubbery: None
Cultivation Area Available: About 5 acres
Area Cultivated: About 4.5 acres in grass. 1/2 acre in vegetables.
Character of Surroundings: Rich dark soil - mostly covered with wood.
Stove, Maker:
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Sink, Maker:
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Pump, Maker:
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Lamps:
Water
How Procured: Rain water from roof of Keeper's dwelling.
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample at all times.
Injury Possible: Not liable
Purity Precaution: Water is stored in brick underground cisterns. Precaution taken to keep water pure is to clean them out once in 2 years.
Tank Capacity: Cap'y of cistern is 5000 gals., placed near kitchen.
Tank Material: Brick laid in cement mortar
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
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Well Lining:
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Healthfulness
General Opinion: That it is healthy
Diseases: No disease prevalent at station or in vicinity.
Prevalency:
Local Causes: There are extensive swamps & marshes in immediate vicinity, but notwithstanding the health of the people are good.
Recommended Improvements: No
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: No wharf. A good beach landing for small boats. A boat house at landing fitted with a geared winch, tramway & boat car.
Distance and Direction:
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Tools And Accessories
Lantern Curtains: 2 sets
Lens Covers: 2
Damper Tube and Key: 2
Spare Damper and Key: 1
Carillon for Overflow Pump: None
Time Marker:
Gauge:
Spare Lamp Ready for Use: 1
Rod Lamp Ready for Use: 1
Curtain Hanger: None req'd
Heater: Not req'd
Spare Lamp Cover:
Lamp Stand:
Mechanical Lamp Cords:
Revolving Machinery Cords:
Revolving Machinery Weights:
Clutch:
Spare Fly Or Governor:
Gauge for Oil Cistern:
Feather Brushes: 2
Linen Towels: 10
Sponges: 2
Chamois Skins: 2
Scissors: 2 pair straight, 2 pair curved
Chimney Filters: 1
Coupling Pliers: 1
Service Box and Implements: 1
Cleaning Materials: Whiting, rotten stone, rouge, spirits of wine.
Keepers Aprons: 4
Wicks: