Report for Cana Island (Wisconsin) - 1911
| General |
| District: | 12th |
| Inspector: | Francis J. Otter, Draftsman |
| Location: | On Cana Island, btwn Bailey Harbor & N Bay, W'ly side of N'ly part of Lake Michigan, 14 3/4 miles SW'ly of Porte des Morts entrance to Green Bay, WI., & 4 miles to N'd of entrance to Bailey Harbor, WI. |
| Date of Report: | 12/14/1911 |
| Latitude: | N 45° 05' 70" |
| Longitude: | W 81° 02' 47" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Reserved by order of President of US, Pp, 30 NR 28E |
| Date of Reservation: | 04/09/1868 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 8.7 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 71' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Landing crib at side of boathouse. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By private conveyance from Bailey's Harbor, WI., by launch or sail boat from Bailey's Harbor; only in fair weather. 7 miles Bailey's Harbor, WI. |
| 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: | 1870 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1902 |
| 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: | 82' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Woods & foliage of surrounding country |
| Color of Tower: | Buff |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Connected by covered way to Keeper's dwelling, 8' x 10' 10" |
| Object of Navigation: | Coast light, general navigation. |
| Building Materials: | Originally of brick, steel plate jacket placed around brickwork & space filled in with concrete below parapet deck & covered in 1902. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Circular stairway; cast iron |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 14 3/8" dia. |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 6 dead lights in metal casing; 16.5" dia. |
| Number of Doors: | Plate metal door, entrance from covered way, 3' x 7' x 1/4" & trap door to watchroom. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower located on extreme NE point of island; about 1/2 acre surrounding tower was filled & graded in 1890. Base of tower was 71' from shore line in May, 1909. |
| 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 3/4" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 31 3/8" x 69 3/4" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 3 sides, 108 degrees |
| What Bearings: | SW & NW by W 1/4 W |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron, glass, wrought iron & copper |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Sheet copper, dome shaped |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper, 24" dia., 2 rows of perforations at base of ball. |
| Lightning Spindle: | On ventilator ball with platinum tip |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Cast iron, 1/2" thick; has guard rail 1.5" x 1/2" wrought iron, 19" above gallery |
| Lantern Doors: | 2 pairs of doors in parapet wall, 20" x 5' 5" x 1 3/8", fitted with metal door frame. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Trap door in floor of lantern, fitted onto rebate. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 7 cast iron, with brass shutters, thru parapet wall. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Wrought iron, 7' long, 12' wide, from parapet deck to outside gallery of lantern. |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass curtain hooks, tapped into vertical bars of lantern. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Lower part of lantern is used as watchroom, fitted with small heating stove & 1 chair; wrought iron steps lead from floor to platform around lens. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 18,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
| Order of Apparatus: | 5th order fresnel |
| Inside Diameter: | 3' 3.5" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed, 5 panels, 4 panels, 72 degrees each; 1 panel, 72 degrees, silvered reflector, copper. |
| Number of Panels: | 5 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 13 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 11 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
| 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; brase 24" dia.; table 42" dia; height 5' 8.5" |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Sheet iron, 2' long, 3" dia. at lower end expanding to 6" dia. at upper end. |
| 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: | Zinc |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | New 3rd order, installed June 10, 1910 |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil vapor |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 3 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 2 5/8" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 55 mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | Hexagonal, 90' W of kitchen; no shelving. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 9' dia |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Stone, wood & sheet metal |
| Oil House Capacity: | 240 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | Closets are in connection with dwelling. 3 on 1st floor & 1 on 2nd. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suited to purpose for which they were designed. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | At rear of tower, & connected with same by covered way. |
| Coloring: | Buff. Milwaukee buff brick. |
| Construction Materials: | Brick & ordinary wood construction. |
| Number of Rooms: | 5 room 1st floor; 2 rooms on 2nd. |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
| Heating Plant: | Brann stove 12 |
| Number of Keepers: | Keeper & 2 assts. |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Summer kitchen, 12' x 20'; Barn 16' x 24'; Woodshed 14' 10" x 25' 4"; Boathouse 14' x 28'; Hexagonal oil house 11' 4" dia., privy 5' 6" x 7' |
| Outhouse Coloring: | All out bldgs have white walls & red roofs. |
| Paths and Walks: | Concrete walks to all bldgs except to boat house. Main walks 3' wide, others 2' 6" wide. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | 5.7 acres in timber & shrubbery. |
| Character of Surroundings: | Mostly rock; sand & gravel along Lake shore, low swampy land in places. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | Not known |
| Sink, Size: | 2' 10" x 1' 6" |
| Pump, Maker: | Barnes in kitchen |
| Pump, Size: | 1 1/4 "Empire" |
| Lamps: | New Imp 5th - 2 total; Hand B&N - 2 total. |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From lake in front of tower |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | |
| Purity Precaution: | None, cleaned out regularly |
| Tank Capacity: | Cistern in basement of dwelling, about 35 brls. |
| Tank Material: | Brick & stone plastered with cement mortar. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | 72' drilled well, 4" galv., iron pipe casing. |
| Well Diameter: | 4" to depth of 44" |
| Well Lining: | 4" casing, 1 1/4 suction pipe |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump -Well water not generally used- poor quality. |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | 30' |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Generally good health |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Landing crib at side of boathouse, 8' x 42'; boathouse 14' x 28'; water is 3' 6" deep at end of crib; Pier, 116' long, 7' 6" wide. Landing crib is on W'ly side of island. |
| Distance and Direction: | 475' ESE from lighthouse. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Boats |
| Boat Number: | 154 |
| Type: | Motor Boat |
| Length: | 6' 4" |
| Width: | 20' |
| When Built: | 1910 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Aug. 27, 1910 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | 5 cycle gasoline |
| Horsepower: | 8 |
| Engine Maker: | Termont & Monahan Co. No 272, May 1910 |
| Spare Coil: | Jump spark, 2 cylinder "Kingston" Kokomo Electric Co., Kokomo, Ind. |
| Magnet: | None |
| Battery: | Dry. 6 "acrue" |
| Propeller Diameter: | 18" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 20" |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | In boat house |