Report for Scotch Cap Light Station (Alaska) - 1917
| General |
| District: | 16th |
| Inspector: | Various |
| Location: | On southwest end of Unimak Island, easterly side of Unimak Pass. |
| Date of Report: | 05/19/1917 |
| Latitude: | 54° 23' 52" |
| Longitude: | 164° 44' 40" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public land, set aside by Executive Order. |
| Date of Reservation: | 08/29/1901 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 4264 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 100 feet |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None except beach. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Reached by boat about 75 miles from Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) |
| 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: | Octagonal tower rising from center of 1 story octagonal frame building. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1903 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| 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: | 90 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Bluff & slopes partly eroded & partly covered with grass, green in summer & light color in spring & fall; white with snow in winter. |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint. |
| Tower Connection: | Detached. |
| Object of Navigation: | For general navigation from the Pacific Ocean to the Bering Sea through Unimak Pass. |
| Building Materials: | Wood, shingled. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Circular, wooden. |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 18" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4 - 2' 0" x 3' 6" |
| Number of Doors: | 2 - 2' 8" x 6' 8" & 2' 2" x 6' 0" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 3rd |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 8' 7.132" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 7/8" |
| Height Glazed: | 6' 1.25" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 2 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 2' 1.081" 2' 1.081" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron, brass, bronze, glass. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Conical, cast iron. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron; 21.5" diameter |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass with platinum point, 2' 0 7/8" high. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | 2' 10" high; wood. |
| Lantern Doors: | 1 curved hinged; iron, brass & glass. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood, double 7/8" x 4" T & G with Galv. Nails |
| Watchroom Doors: | None. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In lantern parapet. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 1, 12 feet iron portable. |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Spring rollers with brass brackets. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | None. |
| How is Relief Called: | Telephones. |
| Where is Call System Led: | From station to dwelling out of keepers, |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 2300 cp |
| Name of Maker: | |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3rd |
| Inside Diameter: | 39.37" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white. |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 5, 1 of which is a reflector. |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None. |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 13 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 11 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
| 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; centrally supported, 22.75" high, 18" diam. at base. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Has draft tube, 3" diameter. |
| 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: | Curtain, 2 pices, linen. |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 2nd order, plunger |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
| Candle Power: | 120 cp |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 3 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 2 17/32" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 2 lockers used for storing chimneys & spare parts of lamps & linen lens curtains, towels, etc. |
| Oil House Description: | 2, 115' & 145' from tower. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 7' 11" x 11' 4.5" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Wood & corr. iron. |
| Oil House Capacity: | 980 cans. |
| Other (Describe): | 2 closets in vestibule; 1 locker under sink. |
| Suitability: | Suited. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Diaphone type "F" operated by compressed air, a 10" whistle for emergency use. |
| Time to Start: | 10 minutes. |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 6 minutes |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 4 sec blast, 56 sec. silent |
| Duplication: | 3 engines & air compressors, 2 air tanks. Diaphone & whistle apparatus are each separately complete. |
| Timing Device: | Special timer by Diaphone Signal Co. |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 28 lbs. |
| Height Above Water: | 72 feet |
| Compass Direction: | Vertical |
| Location: | In same building as light. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | Unlimited; piped from spring on hill to cistern above level of buildings. 40 lbs. pressure in building. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | 2, Corsby Steam Gauge Co. |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Hornsby-Akroyd |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | De La Vergna refrigerating Machine Co. |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1901 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 11" x 15" |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 13 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | 3rd District torch. |
| Compressor Maker: | Ingersoll-Sargent Air Compressor Co. |
| Compressor Seat: | Same bed & geared |
| Compressor Machinery: | |
| Compressor Diameter: | 8" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 8" |
| Compressor RPMs: | |
| Character of Air Inlet: | 3" |
| Kind of Unloader: | Herron & Burry, Erie, Pa. |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 2" |
| Whistle Signal |
| Whistle Diameter: | 10" |
| Whistle Height: | 30" |
| Whistle Orifice: | |
| Whistle Tone: | |
| Whistle Chime: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 3 dwellings, only 1 occupied. |
| Coloring: | White, lead trimmings. |
| Construction Materials: | Concrete basement, frame houses. |
| Number of Rooms: | 8 |
| Number of Dwellings: | 3 |
| Heating Plant: | #202 hot water heater (Perfect) 8 radiators. |
| Number of Keepers: | All in 1 dwelling |
| Furnished Quarters: | All |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 1 barn. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White; lead trimmings. |
| Paths and Walks: | Concrete walk connecting tower & dwellings |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None. |
| Area Cultivated: | None. |
| Character of Surroundings: | Tundra |
| Stove, Maker: | Majestic |
| Stove, Size: | 6 lid |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 18" x 28" |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | 1 table lamp, 2 hand lamps. |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From spring & piped into dwellings & fog signal building. |
| Quality: | Excellent. |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No. |
| Purity Precaution: | Brick filter wall in upper cistern. |
| Tank Capacity: | 2 underground cisterns, 11,600 gal. total |
| Tank Material: | Concrete. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Excellent |
| Diseases: | Insanity. |
| Prevalency: | No. |
| Local Causes: | No. |
| Recommended Improvements: | NO. |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Portable tram from beach to bank. permanent tram from bank thru the barn to the light & fog signal building. |
| Distance and Direction: | 600 feet, 78° true. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Fairbanks-Morse hoist located in small building near the light & fog signal building. M & W hoist located in barn. |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 33 |
| Type: | Dinghy |
| Length: | 4' 9" |
| Width: | 18' 0" |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 1902 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 35 |
| Type: | Skiff |
| Length: | 4' 0" |
| Width: | 14' 2" |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 1910 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes. |
| Boat #3 | |
| Boat Number: | 39 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | 5' 4" |
| Width: | 19' 0" |
| When Built: | 1914 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 1914 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Outboard |
| Horsepower: | 3.5 HP |
| Engine Maker: | Caille Perfection Motor Co. |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | High tension buildt in magneto |
| Battery: | 3 dry batteries in box. |
| Propeller Diameter: | |
| Propeller Pitch: |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Engine #1 | |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Fairbanks-Morse |
| Engine RPMs: | 350 rpm |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | Fairbanks-Morse |
| Serial Number: | 153427 |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | 9 hp |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: | |
| Engine #2 | |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Mietz & Weiss |
| Engine RPMs: | |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | 4 HP |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: | |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | In barn. |