Report for Southeast Five Finger Island (Alaska) - 1913
| General |
| District: | 16th |
| Inspector: | Various |
| Location: | On most S'ly island of group, off N part of Frederick Sound, entrance to Stephens Passage |
| Date of Report: | 10/02/1913 |
| Latitude: | 57° 16' 05" |
| Longitude: | 133° 37' 21" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public land reserved by Executive Order |
| Date of Reservation: | 01/06/1901 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 1.3 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 40' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Small wharf & landing ladder on E side. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Small boat from passing steamer, launch from Petersburg 40 miles |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | Mail contract from Juneau, 70 miles - weekly delivery. |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower rises from 1 end of fog signal & dwelling. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1902 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Not since station was built |
| 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: | 68' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky line |
| Color of Tower: | White, green trimmings, brown roof |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Connected |
| Object of Navigation: | Aid to general navigation S'ly entrance to Stephens Passage. |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 8" x 9" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3 double - 1' 6" x 1' 6" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 - 2' x 6' 2" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th standard |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 8 1/16" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 3' 1 1/4" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 diamond paned alternating with 2 half diamonds. |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 2' 1.08" x 2' 1.08" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron, bronze & glass |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass spindle with platinum tip |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Wooden balusters, wooden floor covered with copper. |
| Lantern Doors: | Iron bronze hinges & lock |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Parapet wall of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Wooden step ladder |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass hinges with spring rollers |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 520 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute |
| Year Made: | Not known |
| Marks and Number: | Henry LePaute, 11 Rue Desnauettes, Paris |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19 11/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 360 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 1 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 8, fixed |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 5, fixed |
| 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: | 4 brass pipe stanchions supporting pedestal |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Diameter bottom, 11"; Diameter top, 7 5/8", no damper |
| 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: | Cloth cover |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 4th |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | None |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
| Candle Power: | 520 |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 1/2" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Service closet in attic floor, with locker, drawers & shelves |
| Oil House Description: | On same foundation as bldg - 7' 2" from end, no fittings. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 7' x 10' 8" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Concrete |
| Oil House Capacity: | 500 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | Storeroom on 1st floor fitted with shelves. Room for storage of materials in basement & attic. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 3rd order Daboll trumpet |
| Time to Start: | 15 min |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 4 min |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 5 sec blast, 25 sec silent |
| Duplication: | Engines, compressors & horns |
| Timing Device: | Tripping gear, connected to engine shaft by chain & gears |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 8 to 11 lbs |
| Height Above Water: | 44' |
| Compass Direction: | 77 degrees |
| Location: | In same bldg |
| Distance and Direction: | Same bldg |
| Water Supply: | Rain water from roof |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Same bldg |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | 2 story & attic frame bldg set on concrete foundation, with tower rising at 1 end, fog signal machinery 1st floor, Keeper's dwelling 2nd floor. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | Pressure gauge, no recording gauge |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Mietz & Weiss oil |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | August Mietz, 128-138 Mott St. NY; #'s 4605 & 4607 |
| Internal Combustion Date: | May 1, 1906 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 4 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Oil |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Heated by torch |
| Compressor Maker: | Not known |
| Compressor Seat: | Same bed, chain driven |
| Compressor Machinery: | 24 : 86 ratio |
| Compressor Diameter: | 6" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 7" |
| Compressor RPMs: | 108 |
| Character of Air Inlet: | Spring valve 1 5/8" dia. |
| Kind of Unloader: | |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 1.5" |
| Daboll Signal |
| Daboll: | 3rd class |
| Daboll Reed: | |
| Daboll Length: | 8 7/16" |
| Daboll Breadth: | 2 1/4" |
| Daboll Base Thickness: | 3/8" |
| Daboll Tip Thickness: | 7/32" |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | |
| Trumpet Length: | 12' |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 3" & 40" |
| Trumpet Material: | Copper |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 2 |
| Diameter: | 3.5" |
| Height: | 7.5" |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | 72 |
| Pressure in Each: | |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | None |
| Remarks: | Air receiving valve on tanks, no marks |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | In same bldg, 2nd floor |
| Coloring: | White, green trimmings, brown roof |
| Construction Materials: | Concrete & wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 5 |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
| Heating Plant: | No 202 (Perfect) hot water heater with radiator in each room |
| Number of Keepers: | 3 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Engine house, workshop, boathouse |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Same as dwelling |
| Paths and Walks: | To all bldgs |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Rocky |
| Stove, Maker: | Bridge Beach & Co - St. Louis |
| Stove, Size: | Top 37" x 22 3/8", 6 - 8 3/8" holes; oven 20" x 20 |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 20" x 30" |
| Pump, Maker: | The Dening Co., Salem, OH |
| Pump, Size: | 2 3/4" cylinder |
| Lamps: | 3 table lamps, 3 bedroom lamps, 3 lanterns |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roof |
| Quality: | Fair |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Filtered thru brick walls |
| Tank Capacity: | 2 cisterns, 4600 gal each; 2 cisterns 1200 gal each. |
| Tank Material: | Concrete |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | Hand |
| Distance from Dwelling: | Same bldg |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | Rheumatism |
| Prevalency: | All seasons |
| Local Causes: | No more than anywhere else in Alaska |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Iron ladder leading up side of rock; small wooden wharf on platform built over rocks |
| Distance and Direction: | 50' from lighthouse on E'ly side |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Hoisting engine to be installed at an early date |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 15 |
| Type: | Launch |
| Length: | 5' |
| Width: | 18' |
| When Built: | 1910 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Oct. 29, 1910 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 16 |
| Type: | Whaleboat |
| Length: | 5' 8" |
| Width: | 18' |
| When Built: | Not known |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Aug. 14, 1908 |
| Sails: | True |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #3 | |
| Boat Number: | 17 |
| Type: | Dinghy |
| Length: | 4' 8" |
| Width: | 14' |
| When Built: | Not known |
| Date Harbored at Station: | July 1, 1902 |
| Sails: | True |
| Suited to Work: | No- worn out |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Scripps motor |
| Horsepower: | 4:5 |
| Engine Maker: | Scripps Motor Co., # 296 |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | None |
| Battery: | Dry 6 |
| Propeller Diameter: | 14" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 16" |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Mietz & Weiss 4 HP oil engine |
| Engine RPMs: | |
| Engine Diameter: | 6" |
| Engine Stroke: | 7" |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | Date not known |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | In boat house |