Report for Cape Flattery Light Station (Washington) - 1882
| General |
| District: | 13th |
| Inspector: | Chas. F. Powell, Capt of Engineers |
| Location: | Situated on Tatoosh Island, S'ly side of entrance to Strait of Juan de Fuca, WA. |
| Date of Report: | 06/03/1882 |
| Latitude: | 48° 23' 20" |
| Longitude: | 124° 44' 30" |
| Premises |
| Site: | |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | About 20 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | Dark, rich soil |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 200' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | About 10 acres enclosed with a board fence as a pasture. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Beach landing |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | A good foot trail with steps cut in rock leads down to beach or landing - distance about 600'. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By steamer from Port Townsend to Neah Bay - thence 6 miles by canoe to lighthouse. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | To Neah Bay - steamboat landing - 6 miles. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 6 miles |
| Distance to Village: | 6 miles to Neah Bay - Indian village |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Station can be reached from Neah Bay by an indian canoe - distance 6 miles. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1857 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | A new keeper's dwelling was built in 1874 - slight repairs have been made from time to time since. |
| Condition at This Date: | Good - Tower is in good condition, except the stairs which are nearly worn out. |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Circular |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 64' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 162' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Dark fir forests |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Whitewashed |
| Tower Connection: | Connected with old Keeper's dwelling - new keeper's dwelling was built in 1874 |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast - and marks entrance to Straits of Fuca. |
| Building Materials: | Lower part of tower is built of stone, above roof of keeper's dwelling, it is brick. |
| General Description: | All bldgs have neat & tidy appearance. Surface of island on which station is built is about 80' above high water - undulating - & covered with heavy growth of coarse bunch grass & weeds. |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 3' 6" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 2' 10" |
| Diameter at Base: | 14' 4" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 13' 4" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden stairway & steps |
| Number of Landings: | 4 |
| Size of Glass: | 10 x 14" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3 |
| Number of Doors: | 2 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Stone foundation - resting on solid rock. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Dark rich soil |
| Soil Susceptibility: | By shrubbery & grass. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | All material for bldg purposes, fuel for fog signal, & supplies for lighthouse have to be hoisted from beach up a perpendicular rock bluff 72' high & transported on a tramway 300' to fog signal & house. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 1st |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | 12' |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 16 |
| Type of Bars: | |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 9' 3.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 4 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 4 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | Bottom plate 2' 3/4" x 2' 4"; middle 3' 2 3/4" x 2' 4"; top 2' x 2' 4" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | 3 - 5 panes lantern glass |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Sheet copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Sheet copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Iron with platina point |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper wire rope, attached to spindle by a loop in the end of the rope. It is led from dome of the lantern at an angle of about 45 degrees & secured to a rock by an iron ringbolt. |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | 1 - an iron door fitted in parapet wall, opening on to the outside gallery. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Brick laid in cement. |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 1, of iron |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Curtains are hung on rollers |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Watchroom is fitted with a work bench for trimming lamps etc., a drawer & locker. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 1st |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed, seen from SE by S 3/4 S by S'd, W'd & N'd to ENE |
| Number of Panels: | 8 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 12 |
| 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: | Cast iron |
| Service Table: | None |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| 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: | Funks hydraulic float lamp 4 wicks |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 3 |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | 11 100-gal butts; 2 50-gal butts; 1 10-gal oil can. All on wooden stands |
| Other (Describe): | There are 2 closets & a storeroom in 2nd story of old dwelling, they are fitted with shelves & used for storage of supplies for light. |
| Suitability: | Dry - & suited to purposes for which they were designed. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 12" steam whistle |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | Blast of 7 sec with an interval of 53 sec. |
| Duplication: | |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | Abt. 90' N from light. This being turning point for vessels bound up straits & many outlying rock in vicinity of this island. It was est. to warn vessels of their approach to them. |
| Distance and Direction: | About 90' |
| Water Supply: | Rain water - caught from roof of bldg. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Plank walk |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Bldg for boiler & machinery is 18' x 30' 1-story. Bldg for fuel is 1-story wooden frame bldg 26' x 30'. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | Glass water gauge 5/8" x 10.5" |
| Steam Signal |
| Steam Boiler: | Dome 8' dia x 3' 2" high |
| Kind: | Steam pump #1 |
| Tube: | Supply pipe 1.5"; exhaust pipe 1"/pump, 2"/engine |
| Dimensions: | |
| Length: | 12' |
| Diameter: | 3' |
| Tube Description: | 59 tubes 2" x 7' |
| Steam Tube Diameter: | |
| Steam Furnace Kind: | |
| Furnace Length: | |
| Furnace Width: | |
| Furnace Height: | |
| Steam Heat Surface: | |
| Steam Grate Surface: | 2' 5" x 3' |
| Number of Grate Bars: | |
| Kind of Grate Bars: | |
| Steam Fuel: | |
| Steam Safety Valve: | |
| Steam Maximum Pressure: | |
| Steam Working Pressure: | |
| Steam Diameter of Smokestack: | Circumference 5' 3/4" |
| Smokestack Height: | 21' |
| Drum Dimension: | |
| Steam Drum Diameter: | |
| Steam Covering: | |
| Steam Boiler Condition: | |
| Steam Boiler Built: | |
| Where Built: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Steam Heater: | True |
| Kind: | Cast iron |
| Size: | 9 1/4" dia x 6' long |
| Heater Time Affect: | |
| Steam Engine Kind: | |
| Steam Engine Revolutions: | |
| Steam Engine Cyl. Diameter: | |
| Steam Engine Piston Stroke: | |
| Steam Engine Pipe Size: | |
| Steam Engine When Built: | |
| Steam Engine Where Built: | |
| Manufacturer: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | About 100' NE from light. |
| Coloring: | |
| Construction Materials: | Wooden frame bldg with brick foundation |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 rooms each side |
| Number of Dwellings: | Double tenement bldg |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 2 in each side |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Workshop & storehouse, barn & chicken house. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | Brick walk around lighthouse & plank walks from Keeper's dwelling to lighthouse & to fog-signal bldg - & path to landing. |
| Area Inclosed: | About 10 acres enclosed as a pasture. |
| Area of Garden: | About 1/2 acre. |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | 10 acres |
| Area Cultivated: | 1/2 acre |
| Character of Surroundings: | An island |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water caught from roof of dwelling |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | In cisterns - they are cleaned out once in 2 years - water has always been good. |
| Tank Capacity: | 2 cisterns, on N side of lighthouse; 1- 8' 7" dia. x 6' 3" deep, cap'y 2700 gals.; 1 - 10' dia. x 6' deep, cap'y 8500 gals. |
| Tank Material: | Circular cisterns, brick laid in cement mortar. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | That it is healthy |
| Diseases: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No swamps or marshes. |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Beach landing - no wharf. Boat house 12 x 24' in plan - with a rollway & geared winch for hauling up the boat. No road. A pathway leads up bluff to lighthouse. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Water for fog signal caught from roof of bldg. Water is stored in brick cistern (21' dia. x 12' deep, cap'y 31,172 gals) & wooden tank (20' sq. x 7' deep, cap'y 21,000 gals. Top of cistern is flat & has wooden covering. Top of tank is open. |
| Tools And Accessories |
| Lantern Curtains: | 2 sets |
| Lens Covers: | 2 |
| Damper Tube and Key: | 2 |
| Spare Damper and Key: | 1 |
| Carillon for Overflow Pump: | None |
| Time Marker: | |
| Gauge: | |
| Spare Lamp Ready for Use: | 1 |
| Rod Lamp Ready for Use: | 1 |
| Curtain Hanger: | None |
| Heater: | 1 |
| Spare Lamp Cover: | |
| Lamp Stand: | |
| Mechanical Lamp Cords: | |
| Revolving Machinery Cords: | |
| Revolving Machinery Weights: | |
| Clutch: | |
| Spare Fly Or Governor: | |
| Gauge for Oil Cistern: | |
| Feather Brushes: | 2 |
| Linen Towels: | 4 |
| Sponges: | 1 |
| Chamois Skins: | None |
| Scissors: | 4 - 2 straight - 2 curved |
| Chimney Filters: | 2 |
| Coupling Pliers: | 1 |
| Service Box and Implements: | 1 |
| Cleaning Materials: | Whiting, rotten stone, rouge - spirits of wine |
| Keepers Aprons: | 8 |
| Wicks: |