Report for Tree Point Light Station (Alaska) - 1913
| General |
| District: | 13th |
| Inspector: | Various |
| Location: | On the easterly side of the southerly entrance to Revillegigede Channal |
| Date of Report: | 10/02/1913 |
| Latitude: | 54° 48' 08" |
| Longitude: | 130° 56' 10" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public land set aside by Executive Order |
| Date of Reservation: | 01/06/1910 |
| 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 feet |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Boat landing & incline at bay about 1200 ft. SE'ly |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By launch, Ketchinken, 42 miles. |
| 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: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1903 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | April 30, 1914 |
| 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 feet |
| 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 building. |
| Object of Navigation: | For general navigation, being point of departure entering or leaving Revillagigedo Channel. |
| 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: | Wooden |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 16" x 18" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4, 20" x 22" |
| Number of Doors: | 3 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | At the rear of the tower (easterly) a knoll rises to the height of the tower at a distance of about 80 feet. |
| 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: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 7/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 2'7.5"x 5'3.5" |
| 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: | Brass with platinum tip, screwed to ball. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Wooden, balcony rail around lantern gallery, floor with copper covering. |
| Lantern Doors: | 1 hung on 3 hinges & closing against rubber strip. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | Door with usual hinges & lock. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In parapet of lantern. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Portable wooden ladder. |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Curtains hung on Harthorne spring rollers. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | No fittings. |
| How is Relief Called: | Telephone |
| Where is Call System Led: | Fog signal building to each building. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | White; 2700, red 680 cp |
| Name of Maker: | Henry Lapaute, Societe des Establishsments |
| Year Made: | 1903 |
| Marks and Number: | Henry Lapaute, Paris |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3rd |
| Inside Diameter: | 39 5/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white with red sector |
| Time of Revolution: | Fixed |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| 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: | Standard pattern, 4 columns of brass, cast iron base for sens ring, cast iron at floor. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Copper, 6", fittend with damper, carried on spider at top of lens which supports connecting tube. |
| 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: | Yes, cloth cover |
| How Color is Produced: | Red sector of ruby glass. |
| Red Sectors Description: | Red sector between 316 degrees & 327 degrees |
| Where Color Attached: | To lantern. |
| Form of Colored Glass: | Ruby galss. |
| Lamp Description: | 2nd order |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
| Candle Power: | White 2700, red 680 cp |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 3 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 2 11/16" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 2 closets with lickers overhead in vestibule in fog signal building, 2 lockers in office or watch room, all fitted with gooks & shelves used for storing cleaning untensils & supplies. |
| Oil House Description: | 1 @ 70 ft. & 1 @ 120 ft. easterly from building, no fittings. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8'0" x 11'4" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Concrete, iron & wood. |
| Oil House Capacity: | 800 cans each. |
| Other (Describe): | 2 closets in vestibule; 2 colsets in workwroom; 1 locker in lamp room with shelves overhead. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1st class 6" siren. |
| Time to Start: | 15 minutes. |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 3 minutes |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 3 sec. blast, 27 sec. silent, 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: | 34.5 feet |
| Compass Direction: | 237 degrees. |
| Location: | In same building. |
| Distance and Direction: | In same building |
| Water Supply: | Contained in cistern & piped to engines. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | In same building. |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | 1 story octogonal frame building on concrete foundation & concrete floors. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | To be installed. |
| Siren Signal |
| Siren: | Cylindrical |
| Siren Diameter: | 6" |
| Siren Built Date: | 1903 |
| Siren Manufacturer: | 3rd Dist. Tomkinsville, NY |
| Siren Ports: | 20 3/32" x 2.75" |
| Siren Revolutions: | |
| Siren Governor: | Sectional ring |
| Siren Condition: | Good |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Hornsby Akroyd |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | De La Vergne Machine Co. |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1903 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 11" x 15" |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 13 HP |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Mineral oil, keresone |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | By heating with torch. |
| Compressor Maker: | Herren & Bury |
| Compressor Seat: | Not known |
| Compressor Machinery: | Same bed, geared |
| Compressor Diameter: | 10" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 8" |
| Compressor RPMs: | |
| Character of Air Inlet: | 2" |
| Kind of Unloader: | |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 2" |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 1 |
| Diameter: | 40" |
| Height: | 18 feet |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | 157 cu. ft. |
| Pressure in Each: | 70 lbs. |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | |
| Remarks: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 600 ft. NE'ly from tower. |
| Coloring: | White with brown roofs. |
| Construction Materials: | Wood, with concrete basements. |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 living rooms, bath room |
| Number of Dwellings: | 3 |
| Heating Plant: | Hot water heater (Perfect) |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Barn 16' x 30' with 3 stalls connected with shop; hay loft above |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White with brown roof. |
| Paths and Walks: | Concrete walks around dwelling & to tramway. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | About 2 acres cleared, balance heavily wooded. |
| Area Cultivated: | 2 acres. |
| Character of Surroundings: | Decayed vegetation, tundra overlying rock; swampy; timber. |
| Stove, Maker: | Bridge Beach Co. |
| Stove, Size: | 37" x 30" |
| Sink, Maker: | Not known |
| Sink, Size: | 20" x 30" |
| Pump, Maker: | None. |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Obtained brom small creek & piped by gravity. |
| Quality: | Good in spring during heavy rains, bad in summer. |
| Quantity: | Supply short at times in summer. |
| Injury Possible: | No. |
| Purity Precaution: | Water passes through filter cistern before entering main cistern. |
| Tank Capacity: | 23,000 gas. on tip of hill back of lightstation. |
| Tank Material: | Concrete. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Gravity |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | Reservoir on stream 1800 ft. cistern about 200 ft. |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | Rheumatism |
| Prevalency: | Winter |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Landing in samll bay about 1800 feet easterly from tower, inclined tramway from boat house to low water mark, tramway connects boat house with keepers dwellings & fog signal building; walkway in center of tramway. |
| Distance and Direction: | 1800 feet easterly |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 7 |
| Type: | Launch |
| Length: | 5'0" |
| Width: | 23' |
| When Built: | Not known |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Oct. 25, 1910 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | No |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 8 |
| Type: | Dinghy |
| Length: | 4'8" |
| Width: | 14' |
| When Built: | Not known |
| Date Harbored at Station: | April 12, 1904 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes. |
| Boat #3 | |
| Boat Number: | 9 |
| Type: | Dinghy |
| Length: | 5'0" |
| Width: | 16' |
| When Built: | Not known |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Dec. 23, 1909 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Scripps Motor |
| Horsepower: | 4.5 HP |
| Engine Maker: | Scripps Motor Co. |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | None. |
| Battery: | 6 dry |
| Propeller Diameter: | 14" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 16" |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Meitz & Weise |
| Engine RPMs: | 360 rmpm |
| Engine Diameter: | 7" |
| Engine Stroke: | 8" |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | |
| Serial Number: | 2042 |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | 6 HP |
| Fuel: | Kerosine |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | In boat house |