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: | |
Marks and Number: | |
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: | |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
Revolving Panels: | |
How Flash is Produced: | |
Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
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: | |
Length of Winding Time: | |
Drive During Rewind: | |
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: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
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: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
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: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
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: |