Report for Cape Decision Light Station (Alaska) - 1932
| General |
| District: | 17th |
| Inspector: | Dwight A. Chase |
| Location: | Rocky site on south end of Kauiu Island |
| Date of Report: | 05/03/1932 |
| Latitude: | 36° 00' 05" |
| Longitude: | 134° 8' 3" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Executive Order #3406 |
| Date of Reservation: | 02/14/1921 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 360 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 40 feet |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Wharf & derrick. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat direct to station or by boat to Port McAuther, thence by trail about 5 miles to station. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | PO in Wrangall, 70 nautical mailes |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Square concrete tower rising from center of rectangular concrett building. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | March 15, 1932 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Placed in operation March 15, 1932. |
| 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: | 96 feet above MHW |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Low timbered hill, then mountains. |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | All 1 building. |
| Object of Navigation: | Aid to vessels navigating Sumner Strait & Chatham Strait & entering SE Alaska from Bulf of Alaska. |
| 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: | Reinforced concrete. |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 12" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 - 2' 6" x 2' |
| Number of Doors: | 2 - 2' x 6' & 2.5' x 6' 10" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Rock. |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Reinforced concrete building. Built on solid rock. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 3rd |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 11" inside |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 3/4" |
| Height Glazed: | 6' |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 2 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 24" x 24" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | Light obscured form 134 degrees to 245 degrees |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | |
| Lightning Spindle: | |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | 2" galv. iron pipe rail, concrete floor |
| Lantern Doors: | Heavy bronze hinges |
| Floor of Lantern: | Concrete. |
| Watchroom Doors: | Wooden brass hinges. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Both |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Iron |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed on, spring roller curtains. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | No specific watch room |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: | No. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 17,000 cp |
| Name of Maker: | Don't known. Transferred for 10th dist. |
| Year Made: | Unknown |
| Marks and Number: | None. |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3rd order, 252 degree lens, 108 degree Prismatic r |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | Flash, 2 seconds, eclipse 1 sec. flash 2 sec. eclipse 10 sec. |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | 2 seconds |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 3 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | None |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 6 |
| 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: | Electric code machine used to flash light. |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Cast steel plates supported on 5 2" pipe legs. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | |
| 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: | None |
| How Color is Produced: | White light |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | P-S-35 Inside frosted |
| Type of Illuminant: | Electric |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 17 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 |
| Candle Power: | 300 watt source |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Shelves for storage |
| Oil House Description: | Cistern type built in basement walls, on west side, also drums storage space. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 3' 5" x 9' x 11' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Concrete. |
| Oil House Capacity: | About 4500 gallons |
| Other (Describe): | 1 closet in each keeper's bedroom for personal effects, 1 7'6" x 7' 2" food storage coloset of main hall. 3 misc. closets between radio & engine room. |
| Suitability: | Very well suited. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Tyfon #425 in duplicate |
| Time to Start: | 2 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | About 10 minutes. |
| Manufacturer: | Wils F. Word, New York City. |
| Year of Manufacture: | Unknown |
| Characteristic: | 3 sec. blast, 3 sec. silent, 3 sec blast, 21 sec silent. |
| Duplication: | Engine, Compressors, Air receivers, Electric air balves, 2 horns (Tyfons). |
| Timing Device: | 11th District electric code machine & solenoid air valves. |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 45 lbs. |
| Height Above Water: | 60 feet |
| Compass Direction: | South |
| Location: | On the Point, Soouthern extremity of Kugu Island. |
| Distance and Direction: | On roof headed south. |
| Water Supply: | Engine water concrete cistern in basement. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Same building. |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Combination light tower, fog signal builidng & dwelling. 1 story & basement reinforced concrete structure surmounted by light tower. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | American Steam Gauge Mfg. Co. |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | 4 cylinder, Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Continental Motors, Detroit, Mich. |
| Internal Combustion Date: | About 1931 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 4.5" x 5" stroke |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 26 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Electric motor starter. |
| Compressor Maker: | The Rix Co., Inc. Sam Francisco, 1931 |
| Compressor Seat: | Mounted on structural steel base. |
| Compressor Machinery: | Direct connected |
| Compressor Diameter: | 6" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 4.5" |
| Compressor RPMs: | 800 |
| Character of Air Inlet: | 2.5" |
| Kind of Unloader: | 2.5" |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 2.5" |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | Tygon horn |
| Trumpet Length: | 45" |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 21" |
| Trumpet Material: | Bronze |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 2 |
| Diameter: | 43" |
| Height: | Length 10' |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | 100 |
| Pressure in Each: | |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | |
| Remarks: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | No separate dwellings. Quarters are provide in light & fog signal building. |
| Coloring: | |
| Construction Materials: | |
| Number of Rooms: | |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | Hot water - American Idsal Redflash Boiler 2-W-7. |
| Number of Keepers: | 3 |
| Furnished Quarters: | All |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | None. |
| Outhouses: | Boat house, hoist & blacksmith shop |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | Trestled runway. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None. |
| Character of Surroundings: | Rock. Country forested except in immediate vicinity of station. |
| Stove, Maker: | Monarch range #7556 |
| Stove, Size: | 6 hole |
| Sink, Maker: | Crane Co. |
| Sink, Size: | 36" x 18" |
| Pump, Maker: | Delco |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | All electric station, no lamps |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roof. |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | |
| Injury Possible: | Yes. |
| Purity Precaution: | Brick filter wall. |
| Tank Capacity: | 30,000 & 11,000 gal. cistrin beneath building. |
| Tank Material: | Concrete. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | Water pumped from cisterns to system by "Delco" electric automatic water pu |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good. |
| Diseases: | None. |
| Prevalency: | No. |
| Local Causes: | No. |
| Recommended Improvements: | No. |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Dock 34 feet above high water. Tramway connects dock to main building |
| Distance and Direction: | About 300 feet NE. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Hoist made by Hasse-Ersted Iron Works, Portland OR. Derrick has 70' boom, 40' mast & 2 60' stiff legs. All timbers are 14" x 14". Rated capacity of derrick, 5 tons. |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 70 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | 5' 4" |
| Width: | 19' |
| When Built: | Purchased 4-2-26 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 1919 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 85 |
| Type: | Launch |
| Length: | 7' 1" |
| Width: | 24' 2.5" |
| When Built: | Aug. 1931 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 1931 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Gasoline |
| Horsepower: | 35 |
| Engine Maker: | Universal Superfour |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | No magneto. Autolite ignition system. Spark coil, |
| Battery: | |
| Propeller Diameter: | 20" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 19" |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Hercules, 4 cylinder |
| Engine RPMs: | |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | Hercules Motor Corporation. |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | 4 |
| Horsepower: | 40 HP |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | In boat house. |