Report for Tree Point (Alaska) - 1910
| General |
| District: | 13th |
| Inspector: | Maj. JF McIndoe, Corps of Engineers, USA |
| Location: | On mainland on E'ly side of S'ly entrance to Revillagigedo Channel & N'ly side of Dixon Entrance |
| Date of Report: | 02/28/1910 |
| Latitude: | 54° 48' 08" |
| Longitude: | 130° 56' 02" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public Land |
| Date of Reservation: | 01/06/1901 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 679 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | Decayed vegetable matter & peat |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 80' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Boat landing & incline at bay about 1200' SE'ly from tower. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Tramway of 30 lb steel rails 3' gauge 2500' long extending from tower to landing. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By steamer from Seattle, WA or by launch from Ketchikan, Alaska |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 42 miles from Ketchikan |
| Distance to Post Office: | 42 miles |
| Distance to Village: | 42 miles |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None, except by landing from passing vessels under favorable conditions. |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Launches may be hired in Ketchikan & a steamer plying btwn Ketchikan & Seattle makes monthly calls, distance 42 miles. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | Lens lantern displayed in 1903 - 3rd order light April 30, 1904. |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Octagonal |
| Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 63' 4" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 86' 6" |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Dark timber & distant hills |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Tower rises from center of fog signal bldg. |
| Object of Navigation: | For general navigating being a point of departure for vessels entering or leaving Revillagigedo Channel |
| Building Materials: | Wood, shingled |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 10" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 8" |
| Diameter at Base: | 9' 6" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 9' 6" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden stairway from base to lantern |
| Number of Landings: | 3 |
| Size of Glass: | 16" x 18" (16 x 18 & 16 x 20 storm sash) |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4 - 20" x 22" (20 x 24 storm sash) |
| Number of Doors: | 3 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Rock, 5' deep |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Decayed vegetable matter overlying rock, loamy in places. |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Trees, shrubbery & hand plants grown nearby |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | At rear of tower E'ly a knoll rises to height of tower at distance of about 80'. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 3rd |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 8' 3" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | 7' 7" |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 5' 9" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 on cast iron parapet 3' high |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1, 1 small plate over door. |
| Thickness of Plates: | 7/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 9 plates; 2' 7.5" x 5' 8.5"; 1 plate in door 2' 3.5" x 2' 9.5" (1 plate over door 2' 7.5" x 2' 9.5" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | 4 |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | Glazed all around |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron bronze & glass, sheet iron lining. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron with zinc lining. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron with ventilating openings around base. |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass with platinum tip, screwed into ball on dome. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | None |
| Balustrade: | Wooden balcony rails around lantern gallery, floor covered with copper. |
| Lantern Doors: | 1 hung on 3 hinges & closing against 1/4" x 1/4" rubber strip, door bolted top & bottom. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | Door from air lock to lantern ordinary paneled door with usual hinges & lock. |
| Parapet Diameter: | 7' 7 3/4" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 5 in parapet of lantern circular discs of bronze, opening 4.5" dia. with bronze grating over air inlet at base of parapet. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None except portable wood ladders. |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Curtains hung on Hartshorn spring rollers. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | No fittings in watchroom which is simply a landing on stairs, a lamproom is fitted up off 1st landing, an office in Fog signal bldg at base of tower. |
| How is Relief Called: | Holtzer Cabot automatic telephones, 1 in fog signal bldg, 1 in each dwelling |
| Where is Call System Led: | Wires carried on poles with cross arms to dwellings. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
| Year Made: | 1903 |
| Marks and Number: | Societe des Establisements Henry LePaute, Paris |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3rd |
| Inside Diameter: | 3' 3 5/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white with red sector. |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed arc is 216 degrees, the reflecting panels 144 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 5, 2 of which are reflectors |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 13 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 11 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 6 |
| 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: | Std. pattern with 4 columns of brass with cast iron base for lens & cast iron ring at floor. |
| Service Table: | Bench in lamproom on 1st landing is used as service table. |
| Draft Tube Description: | Copper 6" dia. fitted with damper, carried over spider at top of lens which supports connecting tube, damper tube is 17 1/4" long, 3" dia. of Russia Iron. |
| 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 sector of ruby glass attached to lantern |
| Red Sectors Description: | 315 degrees 30' & 326 degrees 30' covering & extending 1/2 mile W'd of Cond Rock. |
| Where Color Attached: | Attached to lantern in form of vertical panel 10" wide. |
| Form of Colored Glass: | Vertical panel 10" wide. |
| Lamp Description: | 3 wick air process |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 complete |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 3 wicks |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 2 11/16" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 2 closets with lockers overhead in vestibule in Fog signal bldg, 2 lockers in office or workroom all fitted with hooks & shelves & used for storage of cleaning utensils & supplies. |
| Oil House Description: | 70' & 120' E'ly from tower, no fittings. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' x 11' 4" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Cement iron & wood |
| Oil House Capacity: | 3240 gal each |
| Other (Describe): | 2 closets in vestibule, 2 closets in workroom, 1 locker in lamproom with shelves overhead |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1st class 6" new style automatic siren |
| Time to Start: | 15 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | No storage |
| Manufacturer: | Sirens made at Thompkinsville |
| Year of Manufacture: | 1903 |
| Characteristic: | 3 sec blast, 27 sec silent |
| Duplication: | All parts except air receiver |
| Timing Device: | Crosby automatic signal in duplicate |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 45 lbs |
| Height Above Water: | 34' 6" |
| Compass Direction: | 237 degrees 20' |
| Location: | Marking entrance to Revillagigedo Channel |
| Distance and Direction: | In bldg connected with lighthouse |
| Water Supply: | Contained in cistern & piped to engines |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Water supply comes from small stream where a reservoir is formed about 2600' from lighthouse. |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Octagonal frame structure, 1 story in height & surrounds light tower, bldg is on concrete foundation with concrete floor. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Siren Signal |
| Siren: | Cylindrical |
| Siren Diameter: | 6" |
| Siren Built Date: | 1903 |
| Siren Manufacturer: | 3rd Dist. Thompkinsville |
| Siren Ports: | 20 - 3/32" x 2 3/4" |
| Siren Revolutions: | |
| Siren Governor: | Sectional ring |
| Siren Condition: | Good |
| Compressed Air |
| Compressed Air Machinery: | |
| Kind: | Oil engine |
| Manufacturer: | DeLaVergne Mch Co. |
| Date Made: | 1903 |
| Nominal Size: | 11" x 15" |
| Horsepower: | Each 13 |
| Compressor: | Double acting high device |
| Compressor Manufacturer: | Herron & Bury |
| Compressor Bed and Gear: | On same bed & geared to engine in each unit. |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | |
| Trumpet Length: | 7' |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 6.5" & 2' 1" |
| Trumpet Material: | Copper |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | About 600' NE'ly from tower & cannot be seen from seaward |
| Coloring: | White with brown roof |
| Construction Materials: | Wood with concrete basements & shingle roofs. |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 living rooms, bathroom & 5 storerooms. |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Barn, 16 x 30 with shop & 3 stalls with hay left over |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White with brown roof |
| Paths and Walks: | Gravelled walks around dwelling & to tramway |
| Area Inclosed: | Not inclosed, though clearing is surrounded by brush & heavy timber. |
| Area of Garden: | About 5000 sq. ft. cultivated; abt 2 acres cleared |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | About 400 acres |
| Cultivation Area Available: | About 2 acres cleared other isolated areas may be found throughout reservation, but cultivation would not be profitable. |
| Area Cultivated: | 2 acres |
| Character of Surroundings: | Decayed vegetation & peat overlying rock, considerable areas are swampy & greater portion is timbered in spruce, scrub pine & cedar. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Obtained from small creek & piped by gravity |
| Quality: | Fair, good in spring during heavy rains |
| Quantity: | Supply short in dry weather or in extreme cold |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | |
| Tank Material: | |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | Reservoir is abt 1800' distant |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | Rheumatism |
| Prevalency: | Winter |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Landing is made in a small bay about 1800' E'ly from tower. Tramway of 30 lb rails 3' gauge with plank walk in center connects boat landing with bldgs. Landing can be made at any stage of tide in moderate weather. |
| Distance and Direction: | 2500' following tramway which runs in a N'ly & thence E'ly direction. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Station is generally in excellent condition, but add'l storage should be provided for water system. New reservoir to be filled when water is pure & clear. Gravel paths around dwelling should be replaced by concrete footwalks. |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Mietz & Weiss 6 HO horizontal oil engine |
| Engine RPMs: | 360 |
| Engine Diameter: | |
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| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | 6 |
| Fuel: | Oil |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |