Report for Saint Croix River (Maine) - 1935
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent |
| Location: | On Dochet Island opposite Red Beach, St. Croix River, Maine |
| Date of Report: | 05/03/1935 |
| Latitude: | 45° 07' 44N" |
| Longitude: | 67° 08' 03W" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 06/06/1856 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 2.5 acres upland more or less with beach & flats pertaining to N half of island |
| Area Inclosed: | Whole area |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 155' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Boat house & boat slip |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat - Red Beach, 3/4 mile |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Lantern on dwelling |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1857 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1901 |
| Condition at This Date: | |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 76.5' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Trees |
| Color of Tower: | White with lead trimmings |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Tower surmounting dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | Local navigating purposes |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden stairs with wooden ladder |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | No windows |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | No windows |
| Number of Doors: | None |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Additional deed May 31, 1856; Tower surmounting dwelling 2' above the ridge |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 5th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 2' 11 3/8" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 34" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Iron with platinum point |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | 1 door - sheet iron - 2 doors - 1 inside, 1 outside - wood |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | No watch-room |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Parapet |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Spring roller curtains |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 6 hrs. 45 min. |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier & Tenestore Paris, France |
| Year Made: | Not dated |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 5th |
| Inside Diameter: | 14" from keeper's letter |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 90 seconds |
| Flash Interval: | 26.5 sec. |
| Duration of Flash: | 3.5 sec. |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 60 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 6 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 3 |
| Arc of Each: | 60 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Iron |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Chariot |
| Chariot Description: | 6 wheels 2 3/4" - chariot rests on pedestal |
| Length of Drop Tube: | |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 6 hrs. 45 min. |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | |
| Regulated: | Fans |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Aladdin Mantle Lamp |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 1/8" ? |
| How Led: | To clock |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | No closet in tower |
| Oil House Description: | Red brick oil house 185' N'ly of dwelling; Ventilator at each end & sash door |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 10' x 12' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick walls; Slate roof; cement floor |
| Oil House Capacity: | 1 - 139 gal & 1 - 239 gal. tanks for kerosene in bulk |
| Other (Describe): | Small closet in 1 of chambers, reserved for lighthouse supplies, spare revolving fan, clock cord, etc., fitted with 4 shelves. |
| Suitability: | Dry |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Bell run by machine |
| Time to Start: | Starts instantly |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 1 stroke every 15 sec. |
| Duplication: | None |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | |
| Distance and Direction: | 120' W of tower |
| Water Supply: | |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | By path |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Wood bell tower painted white |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | Not given |
| Metal: | Bell metal |
| Diameter: | 2' 5" |
| Height: | 19 1/4" |
| Time: | 9 hours |
| Manufacturer: | Manchester & Sons, W Troy, NY 1907 |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Light on dwelling |
| Coloring: | White with lead colored trimmings |
| Construction Materials: | Wood, brick foundation walls, shingle roof |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | Dwelling fitted with hot water heater Gurney Lennox # 401 1/2 G |
| Number of Keepers: | One |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Barn, fuel house & poultry house |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White with lead colored trimmings |
| Paths and Walks: | Between outhouses & to bell house |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | About 1.5 acres |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | High - clay loam |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roof of dwelling |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Powdered chalk or whiting put into cisterns after rain has fallen. Cisterns cleaned once a year |
| Tank Capacity: | 2 cisterns in dwelling cellar |
| Tank Material: | Brick; 1 cistern 7' 9" x 5' 6" x 5' 9"; 1 - 8' 3" x 4' 4" x 4' 4" |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Regarded as very healthy |
| Diseases: | Not known |
| Prevalency: | Not known |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Hard pine timber boat slip with wooden boat house - no road to lighthouse |
| Distance and Direction: | Boat house 215' NW'ly from dwelling |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Dwelling is reported to be cold in winter. By authority of Board $3, 241.50 was in the annual report of the Eng'r for year ending 6/30/1907 for repairing, protecting & improving dwelling & building detached tower. Other than dwelling, all is in good order |
| Boats |
| Boat Number: | 1 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | |
| Width: | 13' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Good condition - not used by present keeper |