Report for Tree Point (Alaska) - 1935
| General |
| District: | 16th |
| Inspector: | |
| Location: | On mainland on E'ly side of S'ly entrance to Revillagigedo Channel |
| Date of Report: | 09/26/1935 |
| Latitude: | 54° 48' 07" |
| Longitude: | 130° 55' 57" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public Land set aside by Executive Order |
| Date of Reservation: | 01/06/1901 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 679 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 80' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | 42 miles to Ketchikan by launch via regular steam-boat channels. |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | |
| Number of Separate Lights: | |
| First Built or Established: | Lens lantern displayed, 1903; present light April 30, 1904 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Electrified & new tower March 18, 1935. Reinforced concrete light & fog signal bldg built 1934, placed in commission March 18, 1935. |
| 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: | 86' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
| Color of Tower: | White concrete, black lantern |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
| Tower Connection: | |
| Object of Navigation: | |
| Building Materials: | Reinforced concrete |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 7 windows 24" x 28" glass main b;dg 4 double & 3 single windows, glass 24" x 28" |
| Number of Doors: | 2 front doors 3' 6" x 7', rear doors 2' 6" x 6' 8", tower door 2' x 6' 8" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | At rear of tower, 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: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 5' 9" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | |
| 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: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| 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 |
| Lightning Spindle: | |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Brass railing |
| Lantern Doors: | 1, hung on 3 hinges & closing against rubber strip bolted top & bottom. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Concrete |
| Watchroom Doors: | |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | |
| How is Relief Called: | Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co., St. Louis |
| Where is Call System Led: | From fog signal bldg to each dwelling & to wharf. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 38,000; standby lamp 13,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | HL/326 (Ball bearings marked Germany) |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19 11/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | Flash 1 sec., eclipse 5 sec |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 10 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 10 |
| Arc of Each: | 36 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 3 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6, flash |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3, flash |
| 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: | Hollow cast iron post, anchor bolted to concrete floor. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | |
| Revolving Machinery: | Electric motor drive, Jannette Mfg. Co., Chicago. IL 1725R.P. type DS 18, 1/10 HP, 110V DC, 1.2A, 1 RPM, Serial # 241081; Gear reduction 419; 1 type SWD Jannette Lens on 23 ball bearings 5/16" dia. |
| Standby and Description: | Clock works - 4th order, 3/16" dia., clock wire over 4 sheaves. Clock drum 3 11/16" x 5 7/16"; Tube 4" x 30' |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Ball bearings |
| 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 Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 150 W lamp; IOV standby |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Ball bearings |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 23 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 5/16" |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Built in work bench along N wall of engine room with drawers & cupboards below. Built-in desk in office room. Flag locker underneath stairs tower 1st floor. 4th floor of tower has built-in cabinet 16" x 12' x 4' 6" fitted drawers & lockers. |
| Oil House Description: | Tanks for diesel oil in steel tanks cast in concrete in basement 5000 gal cap. 2 oil houses, 1 30' & other 80' SE'ly from fog signal bldg. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Concrete foundations, frame covered with galv. corrugated iron, roof same material. |
| Oil House Capacity: | 800 5-gal cans each house. |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Type F 2 tone diaphone - top horn #14, bottom horn #2 - built by LHS |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 5 sec. blast, 35 sec. silent |
| Duplication: | Yes |
| Timing Device: | Furnished with diaphone driven by electric motor with 7.5" pulley with 3/8" V bell to 10" pulley on timer. Drive motor Janette Mfg. Co., Chicago. Type DS 18; 1/10 HP; 110V DC; 1.2A; compound, 1725 RPM serial No. 241080 |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | 50' |
| Compass Direction: | S 66 degrees W |
| Location: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | 1 story rectangular reinforced concrete bldg with full basement 18' x 36', with square concrete tower, 15' square attached to front center of bldg. Tower is part of bldg. Tower is 58' high to focal plane. Entire bldg finished with white medusa cement. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | #1 Amer. Steam Gauge Valve Mfg Co., Boston No. 1117095; #2 Name unknown, No. 120 Unloader RC type R. Conrader Co., Erie, PA. |
| Auxillary Compressors |
| Compressor #1 | |
| Engine Kind: | Diesel 2 cycle, 2 cyl |
| Engine Manufacturer: | FAB Tuxham, San Francisco |
| Engine Serial Number: | N engine #2654; S engine # 2653 |
| Engine Cylinder Size: | 6 3/4 bore x 7 1/4 stroke |
| Engine HP: | 30 HP |
| Engine Speed (RPM): | |
| Starter: | Air pressure & electrically heated coil plugs |
| Size, Capacity, Receivers: | 2 tanks, 4' dia. x 10' long. |
| Remarks: | Fuel - diesel |
| Compressor Kind: | Air single stage, 2 cyl |
| Compressor Maker: | Rix Co., San Francisco |
| Compressor Serial Number: | Size HD, No. 2372 - 2374 |
| Compressor Cylinder Size: | |
| Compressor Air Capacity: | |
| Compressor RPMs: | |
| Compressor #2 | |
| Engine Kind: | Type RAY 915 (in duplicate) |
| Engine Manufacturer: | Lawson Engine |
| Engine Serial Number: | 9390 9391 |
| Engine Cylinder Size: | 1 cylinder |
| Engine HP: | 1 HP |
| Engine Speed (RPM): | 1750 |
| Starter: | Hand |
| Size, Capacity, Receivers: | 12" x 48" (in duplicate) |
| Remarks: | Gasoline fuel |
| Compressor Kind: | |
| Compressor Maker: | Curtis (in duplicate) |
| Compressor Serial Number: | 1542-3908 1540-4112 |
| Compressor Cylinder Size: | 2.5" x 2 5/8" |
| Compressor Air Capacity: | |
| Compressor RPMs: | |
| Engine Generators |
| Engine Kind: | 3 units - type E 63 |
| Engine Manufacturer: | Westinghouse |
| Engine Serial Number: | 4453021, 4781452, 4781389 |
| Number of Cylinders (Engine): | 1 |
| Engine Cylinder Size: | |
| Engine HP: | 3 HP |
| Fuel: | Kerosene or gasoline |
| Starter: | Hand or from 110V source |
| Date Installed: | 1934 |
| Generator Kind: | Type E 63 |
| Generator Maker: | Westinghouse |
| Generator Serial Number: | |
| Generator Cylinder Size: | |
| Air Capacity: | 1.5 KW |
| Number of Cylinders (Generator): |
| Storage Battery |
| Kind: | Exide Iron Clad Type 6V-SB-200 A.H. |
| Maufacturer: | The Electric Storage Battery Co. |
| Number of Cells: | 56 |
| Cells Per Tray: | 3 cells/tray, 19 trays, 2 single trays 1 cell each |
| Capacity: | 200 A.H. |
| Location: | 1st floor tower |
| Date Installed: | 1934, Navy Std. contract 8756; Batteries used for heating starting elements on fog signal engines. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 60' NE'ly from tower |
| Coloring: | White with brown roofs |
| Construction Materials: | Wood with concrete basements. |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 rooms & bath each |
| Number of Dwellings: | 3 |
| Heating Plant: | "The Capitol" size 6A No. N-1960 US Radiator Corp. Ther Altimeter Jas Marsh Co., Chicago Thermostat No 444 EJ Deegan Mfg. Co. NY; Crane No. 1 sec. boiler Cat. No 1, - 5W Ser. BA (2); Ideal Red flasher boiler No 1-W-5 Ser. 9-13-H American Radiator Co. |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 each dwelling |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 1 barn, 16' x 30' with 3 rooms, connected with shop, hay loft above |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White, brown roofs. |
| Paths and Walks: | Concrete walks around dwellings & extend to tramway. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Monarch (3) |
| Stove, Size: | Malleable No. 3736K(1); # 5876N (2) |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 20" x 30" (3) |
| Pump, Maker: | None |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Obtained from small creek & piped by gravity |
| Quality: | Good in spring during heavy rains, bad in summer |
| Quantity: | Supply short at times in summer. |
| Injury Possible: | |
| Purity Precaution: | Water passes thru filter cistern before entering main cistern. |
| Tank Capacity: | |
| Tank Material: | |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Landing in small bay. Inclined tramway leads from boathouse to wharf, distance abt. 175'. Wharf 28' x 40' built on creosoted timbers set on concrete footings fastened to solid rock. Supplies & boats landed on wharf by stiff leg derrick having a 60' boom. |
| Distance and Direction: | About 1800' E'ly from tower. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Shop machine: lathe 5" screw cutting 4 to 40 threads, change gears (Dayton Hardware Co., Portland OR). Wooden stiff leg derrick with bull wheel operated by Clyde 2 drum hoist 60' boom. |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 86 |
| Type: | Launch |
| Length: | 7' 1" |
| Width: | 24' |
| When Built: | August 1931 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Dec. 1931 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 84 |
| Type: | Dinghy |
| Length: | 4' 11" |
| Width: | 16' |
| When Built: | 1930 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Jan. 1931 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | |
| Boat #3 | |
| Boat Number: | 93 |
| Type: | Whaleboat |
| Length: | 4' 8" |
| Width: | 16' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | May 1933 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Palmer PWR 2 type, 2 cyl, 4 cyc. Ser. No. 2370927 |
| Horsepower: | 12 |
| Engine Maker: | |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | Bosch |
| Battery: | |
| Propeller Diameter: | 20" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 18" 3-blades |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Engine #1 | |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Le Roi Model 2c |
| Engine RPMs: | Le Roi Engine Co. |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | |
| Serial Number: | 28301 |
| Cylinders and Size: | 4 |
| Horsepower: | 15 |
| Fuel: | Gasoline |
| Hoist Starter: | Electric |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: | |
| Engine #2 | |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Horizontal |
| Engine RPMs: | Meitz & Weiss |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | |
| Serial Number: | 2042 |
| Cylinders and Size: | 1 cyl 7" x 8" |
| Horsepower: | 6 |
| Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Hoist Starter: | Hand starter after preheating with torch |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: | |