Report for Yaquina Head (Oregon) - 1910
| General |
| District: | 13th |
| Inspector: | Major J. F. McIndoe |
| Location: | Located on W'rly extremity of Yaquina Head Seacoast of Oregon, about 3-1/2M N'rly of the entrance to Yaquina Bay. |
| Date of Report: | 02/12/1910 |
| Latitude: | 44° 40' 35" |
| Longitude: | 124° 04' 40" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Reserved by executive order. |
| Date of Reservation: | 06/10/1866 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 19.35 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | About 13 acres |
| Character of Soil: | Sandy loam. |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 150' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Garden & door yard (boundary fence). |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Beach landing in NW weather. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Rough steps to beach, 500'. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By wagon from Newport, Oregon |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | About 1 M to nearest county road leading to Newport, Oregon. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 5M to Newport, Oregon. |
| Distance to Village: | 5M to Newport, Oregon |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By team from Newport, Orergon - 5M |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | August 1873, light lit. |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Fair |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Base octagonal, tower circular |
| Form of Tower: | Conical |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 95' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 161' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Green grassy hill |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast |
| Building Materials: | Brick |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | Walls hollow; outer: 34", space 8", inner 4", total 46" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 19-1/2" |
| Diameter at Base: | Octagonal, 26' outside, inside circular, 13-1/2' |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 12' inside, 15' 6" outside |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron |
| Number of Landings: | 5, including watchroom floor. |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 12" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 7 - 27" x 54" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 (double door to gallery) |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Rock, 26' deep |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Sand |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Yes, can be protected by grass. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 1st |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 12' 1/2" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | 11' 5" |
| Number of Sides: | 16 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 9' 8" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 3 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" - 3/8" |
| Size of Plates: | Bottom: 36-3/4" x 28'; Middle: 39-1/4" x 28"; Top: 44-5/8" x 28" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | 3 |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron, steel, brass & glass |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper, pyramidal, 16 sides |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper w openings in lower sides |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper spindle |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper strip passed around spindle led down along side tower to iron tube filled w coke about 7' deep w 12" of coke. |
| Balustrade: | Iron floor & rail |
| Lantern Doors: | Iron doors to gallery, wooden door inside |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron w glass floor lights |
| Watchroom Doors: | None, door leads from stairway to watchroom. |
| Parapet Diameter: | Circular |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | At base of lantern, 8 sliding plates |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Iron ladder (not used); wooden ladder (used) |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | On hooks screwed to inside of architrane |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Service table, 2 shelves w locker underneath, 3 coat & hat hooks |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier & Fenestre Constructeurs, Paris |
| Year Made: | 1868 |
| Marks and Number: | None except nameplate |
| Order of Apparatus: | 1st |
| Inside Diameter: | 6' 1/4" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 5 whole panels: 45 degrees each (26" each); 1 panel 11-1/4" = 244 degrees 30'; 2 whole panels, 45 degrees each (26" each); 1 panel 14-3/4 "silver reflector = 115 degrees 30' |
| Number of Panels: | 5 whole, 1 fractional illuminated arc; 2 whole, 1 fractional reflector |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 17 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 18 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 8 |
| 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: | Cast iron |
| Service Table: | Wooden table in workroom |
| Draft Tube Description: | Copper tube 5" in dia w planished iron connecting tube through crown piece fitted w brass arm connecting tube 10" dia. at top 5-1/8" dia. at bottom. Damper tube 3-7/8" dia. carried on 3 legs riveted to it & supprtd by ring at base of 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: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Funcks 1st order float lamp, diameter of outside wick 4-5/16" |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 complete |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 4 5/16" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | |
| Oil House Description: | Galvanized iron oilhouse about 50' Nrly from tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' x 11' 4" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Galvanized iron & concrete |
| Oil House Capacity: | 3,240 gallons |
| Other (Describe): | None, except in dwelling |
| Suitability: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 70' E'rly from tower |
| Coloring: | White, brown roofs, lead color trimmings |
| Construction Materials: | Brick basement, frame & shingle roofs |
| Number of Rooms: | 7 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper, 1 assist., 2nd assist lives in workshop |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 1 barn, 1 chicken house, 1 store house, 1 wagon shed, 1 double privy, woodsheds attached to dwellings |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White, brown roofs, lead color trimmings |
| Paths and Walks: | Cement around dwellings to tower |
| Area Inclosed: | 12.08 acres inclosed w wire fence |
| Area of Garden: | About 1/4 acre |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | About 2/3 of reservation |
| Area Cultivated: | About 1/4 acre |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sandy |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From roofs |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Sufficient |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | Brick filter walls |
| Tank Capacity: | 1 cistern - 11,000 gallons; 1 cistern 11,850 gallons; 1 redwood tank at barn - 3,000 gallons |
| Tank Material: | Brick, cement lined |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | By pump in Keeper's dwelling |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Landing on beach about 500' E'rly of tower. |
| Distance and Direction: | About 500' E'rly of tower |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |