Report for Smiths or Blunts Island (Washington) - 1882
| General |
| District: | 13th |
| Inspector: | Chas. F. Powell, Capt. of Engineers |
| Location: | On an island of that name in the Straits of Fuca, near entrance to Admiralty Inlet - Washington Territory |
| Date of Report: | 07/08/1882 |
| Latitude: | 48° 19' 04" |
| Longitude: | 122° 50' 36" |
| Premises |
| Site: | |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 58.564 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | Sandy loam |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 150' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | A space 100' square is enclosed embracing the lighthouse, with a picket fence - also about 1/2 an acre is enclosed for a garden. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | A good beach landing for a boat |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | A good wagon road from lighthouse to boat landing distance about 1/2 mile. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By sail or row boat from Port Townsend. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Port Townsend, 12 nautical miles. Steamboat landing. |
| Distance to Post Office: | About 8 miles. |
| Distance to Village: | 8 miles |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Station may be reached from Port Townsend a general Steamboat landing, distance 12 miles. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1858 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Only slight repairs have been made at any time. |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Circular |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 35' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 90' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Dark. Heavy fir timber. |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Whitewashed |
| Tower Connection: | Connected - tower rises from roof of Keeper's dwelling. |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast - & for general navigating purposes. |
| Building Materials: | Brick |
| General Description: | Tower is low brick structure rising from roof of dwelling. |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 2' 8" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 2' |
| Diameter at Base: | 10' 6" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 9' 6" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden stairway & steps |
| Number of Landings: | 2 |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 14" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1 window size of sash 24" x 32" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | 5' below surface, brick foundation on hard sand. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Sandy loam |
| Soil Susceptibility: | By grass, shrubbery & trees |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Site is island abt 60' high on W side where light is located & gradually sloping to water on E side, where it terminates in a sand spit 1/2 mile long, 1/4 mile of outer end covered at high water. W side of island is gradually being cut away by the sea. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| 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: | 26 3/4" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | 2 |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper (sheet) |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Sheet copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Iron |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Trap door in lantern floor. |
| Floor of Lantern: | |
| Watchroom Doors: | There is no watchroom |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In parapet wall |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None required |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Curtain hooks fitted into upper part of lantern frame. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | No watchroom. Living room used as watchroom. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | About 4 hours. |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | Revolves once in 3 minutes |
| Flash Interval: | 1 minute |
| Duration of Flash: | 30 sec. |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Flashing white - illuminates entire horizon. |
| Number of Panels: | 6 |
| 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: | By vertical elements panels revolving outside of fixed lens - 2 panels. |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | 2 |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Cast iron |
| Service Table: | Wrought iron |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| Revolving Machinery: | Clockwork propelled by weights. |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 20' |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | About 4 hours. |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | By metallic case |
| Regulated: | Regulated by a fan or "fly" which can be set at various angles. |
| 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: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Down thru service table, then horizontally to a groove in tower wall made for the purpose. |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | No closets in tower |
| Oil House Description: | Oil kept in old block house located about 60' from lighthouse - room is partitioned off & fitted with window & door & ventilating openings, & fitted with shelves on which oil is kept in 5-gal tin cans. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | A storeroom is fitted up in the hall on 2nd floor where all the supplies are kept for the light except the oil. A closet in the kitchen & sitting room used for dishes, also closets in sleeping rooms used for clothing. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suited to various purposes for which they were designed. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Tower rises from roof of dwelling. |
| Coloring: | |
| Construction Materials: | Brick |
| Number of Rooms: | 8 |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 2 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Wood house, privy, barn & timber block house which is used for storehouse. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | Short plank walk from dwelling to wood house. |
| Area Inclosed: | Lighthouse is enclosed with a picket fence, embracing an area 100 x 100'. 1/2 acre enclosed with board fence for garden. |
| Area of Garden: | 1/2 acre |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | About 15 acres |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | About 1/4 acre |
| Character of Surroundings: | Soil of island is shallow dry sandy loam underlaid by loose gravel. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | W.B. Douglas #2 pitcher; Deming Co. #2 pitcher. |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From roof of Keeper's dwelling |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample at all times |
| Injury Possible: | It is not |
| Purity Precaution: | Cisterns are washed out clean once in 2 years. |
| Tank Capacity: | 2 cisterns placed about 12' from lighthouse, capacity 8588 gals. 1 is 9' dia x 10' deep cap'y of 4771 gal., 1 is 9' dia. x 8' deep cap'y 3817 gals. |
| Tank Material: | Made of brick laid in cement mortar. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | 20' deep near center of island, used for cattle |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | No prevalent diseases |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No swamps or marshes. |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | No wharf. There is a good boat landing on the beach, distance from lighthouse about 1/2 mile. A good boat house at landing, provided with geared winch & roll way for hauling up boat. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Water for drinking & domestic uses generally is rain water caught from roofs of lighthouse & woodhouse having an area of 1540 sq. ft. Well water used for cattle is unfit for drinking. |
| 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: | 1 |
| Gauge for Oil Cistern: | |
| Feather Brushes: | 2 |
| Linen Towels: | 10 |
| Sponges: | 2 |
| Chamois Skins: | 2 |
| Scissors: | 2 curved, 2 straight |
| Chimney Filters: | 1 |
| Coupling Pliers: | 1 |
| Service Box and Implements: | 1 |
| Cleaning Materials: | Whiting, rotten stone, rouge, spirits of wine |
| Keepers Aprons: | 4 |
| Wicks: |