Report for Cape Sarichef (Alaska) - 1920
| General |
| District: | 16th |
| Inspector: | Compiled from various sources |
| Location: | On W end of Unimak Island |
| Date of Report: | 09/03/1920 |
| Latitude: | 54° 35' 50" |
| Longitude: | 164° 55' 40" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public land reserved by Executive Order |
| Date of Reservation: | 01/06/1901 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 1845 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 7 acres partly inclosed |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 185' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Wire |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None; boats land on N side of reef |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By water from Unalaska, (Dutch Harbor) about 65 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: | Wooden octagonal tower rising from center of 1-story octagonal frame fog-signal bldg. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1904 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| 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: | 126' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Rolling hills & steep slopes, green with grass in summer, light brown in fall & spring, white with snow in winter. |
| Color of Tower: | White, lead color trimmings, brown roof. |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | General navigation btwn Pacific Ocean & Bering Sea thru Unimak Pass. |
| 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: | Circular, wood. |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 18" (21 oz.) |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4; 2' x 3' 6" |
| Number of Doors: | 2; 2' 8" x 6' 8"; 2' 2" x 6' |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Destroyed by fire 8/23/1950 |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 3rd |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1 1/4" x 4 7/16" |
| Height Glazed: | 5' 9" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/2" |
| Size of Plates: | 9 plates; 2' 7.5" x 5' 8.5"; 1 plate in door, 2' 3.5" x 2' 9.5"; 1 plate over door 2' 7.5" x 2' 9.5" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron, brass, bronze & glass. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron, 22" dia. |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass with platinum point |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Wood, 2' 10" high |
| Lantern Doors: | 1, hinged, cast iron, 3 brass hinges. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood, double 7/8" x 4", T&G, G.I. nails |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In parapet |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 1, 12', iron, portable |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Spring rollers, brass hangers. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: | Telephone orig. installed from tower to dwellings, but discontinued due to difficulty of maintaining wires in winter. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | Not known |
| Intensity in Candles: | 7300 |
| Name of Maker: | Not known |
| Year Made: | Not known |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3rd |
| Inside Diameter: | 39.37" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed 216 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 5 - 2 of which are reflectors |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 13 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 11, fixed |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 6, fixed |
| 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: | C.I. service table supported on 4 posts which are cased in polished brass tubing; on C.I. floor ring. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Has draft tube. Has damper tube for use with substitute oil lamp, not used with vapor lamp. |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Flanged wheels |
| Chariot Description: | 3 vertical 2" diam. flanged wheels with ball bearings & coned tread, traveling on horiz. track; all wheels use same pattern. |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 27' high, 26.5" dia. |
| Clock Weight: | Variable |
| Length of Winding Time: | Not known |
| Drive During Rewind: | No |
| Machinery Protection: | Clock case, brass & glass |
| Regulated: | Friction governor |
| Lens Protection: | None |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 3rd order, Type A, IOV, 1 tank system, double acting air pump. |
| Type of Illuminant: | Incandescent oil vapor |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 spare IOV lamp, 2 2nd order plunger 3-wick oil lamps for substitute |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 4th order 1-wick oil lamps for emergency relief. |
| Candle Power: | 900 |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Galv. cord |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 3/16" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 60' |
| How Led: | From clock drum, under guide sheave over another guide sheave at top of well, down to weight, around wt. sheave to wall. |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 55 mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Occulting Light |
| Characteristic: | Light 25 sec., eclipse 5 sec. |
| Time Limit: | Ratio of light to dark is fixed. Amount of adjustment of speed of revolution is unknown. |
| Eclipse Type: | Revolving screens |
| Size and Amplitude: | |
| Axis Rotation: | Vertical |
| Axis Relation: | Practically coincident |
| Screen Revolution: | Independently |
| Screen Number: | 3 |
| Screen Time: | 1.5 minutes |
| Screen Form: | Curved in horiz. section; lower part vertical w/ parallel edges; Upper part tapered & curved toward center. |
| Screen Mounting: | Attached to horiz. ring which is supported on 3 flanged wheels, traveling upon a circular track. |
| Screen Order: | 4th order; 3rd district |
| Screen Date: | 1914 |
| Valve Maker: | |
| Valve Pattern: | |
| Reliability: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 2 |
| Oil House Description: | 2 |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 7.5' x 11' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Wood frame & corrugated iron, roof & sheathing. |
| Oil House Capacity: | 980 cans each. Has 4 galv. iron mineral oil storage tanks, 31 1/4" dia. x 6', Cap'y 235 gal each; mounted in oil house. |
| Other (Describe): | 2 closets in vestibule, 2 lockers in tower; 1 locker under sink. |
| Suitability: | Suited. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1st class automatic siren. |
| Time to Start: | 8 min. |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 0 |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 3 sec blast, 5 sec silent, 3 sec blast, 49 sec silent |
| Duplication: | Engines, compressors, air tanks, sirens, horns, & tripping gear. |
| Timing Device: | Crosby automatic tripping gear |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | Siren - 60 lbs |
| Height Above Water: | 110' |
| Compass Direction: | 282 degrees |
| Location: | In same bldg as light. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | Rain water from roof of tower drained into underground cistern. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Just back of fog-signal bldg. |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | 1-story, octagonal; frame bldg on concrete foundation. Heater is hot water, boiler, Little Giant No. 20, made by Pierce, Butler & Pierce Mfg. Co., Syracuse, NY. Grate 18" dia.; shaker ring, 14.5" |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | 2 pressure gauges. Rand Drill Co., Recording gauge American Steam Gauge Co., Boston. |
| Siren Signal |
| Siren: | Cylindrical |
| Siren Diameter: | 6" |
| Siren Built Date: | Not known |
| Siren Manufacturer: | Gen. Depot. |
| Siren Ports: | 20; 2 3/4 x 3/32" |
| Siren Revolutions: | |
| Siren Governor: | |
| Siren Condition: | Good |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Hornsby-Akroyd; oil |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | DeLa Vergne Refrigerating Machine Co.; N engine No. 2918; S engine No. 2919 |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1902 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 11" x 15" |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 13 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Mineral oil |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Heated by torch "3rd District" |
| Compressor Maker: | Ingersoll-Sargent Air Compressor Co., N compr No 5626; S compr. No. 5627 |
| Compressor Seat: | Same bed & geared |
| Compressor Machinery: | 36/24 |
| Compressor Diameter: | 8" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 8" |
| Compressor RPMs: | |
| Character of Air Inlet: | |
| Kind of Unloader: | Heron & Burry |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 2" |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 2 |
| Diameter: | 1 - 2'; 1 - 3.5" |
| Height: | 8' |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | 25 & 77 cu ft. |
| Pressure in Each: | 60 |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | Mason (Does not operate properly & is cut out. |
| Remarks: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 3 dwellings, only farthest from tower occupied. 500' S'ly |
| Coloring: | White, lead color trimmings, brown roof |
| Construction Materials: | Concrete basement, frame bldgs. |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 |
| Number of Dwellings: | 3, only 1 in use. |
| Heating Plant: | #202 hot water heater (Perfect) 8 radiators |
| Number of Keepers: | All 3 occupy same bldg. |
| Furnished Quarters: | All |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | None |
| Outhouses: | 1 barn, 2 oil houses, 2 hoist houses, 1 black-smith shop |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White with brown roofs exc. 1 oil house brown & oil houses have lead color roofs. |
| Paths and Walks: | Concrete walk, dwelling to landing; concrete steps leading to oil houses; dirt path, dwelling to oil houses; concrete walk oil houses |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Hilly, gravelly soil with boulders. Shore line rocky ledges & beaches of loose shifting black volcanic sand; lava flows in places. Volcanic hills & mountains in background. |
| Stove, Maker: | Bridge & Beach, Superior |
| Stove, Size: | 268-20 |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Qty ample, but circulating water in cistern gets hot on long runs |
| Injury Possible: | Not |
| Purity Precaution: | Brick filter walls. |
| Tank Capacity: | 1 beside each dwelling, 11000 gal. 1 on hillside back of fog-signal, 2400 gal. |
| Tank Material: | Concrete, underground. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | Hand |
| Distance from Dwelling: | Pump inside dwelling |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Excellent |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Suppl;ies are landed on N side of reef just below tower. There is partial shelter. Supplies hoisted out of boat onto reef by Fairbanks-Morse hoist mounted on tram car, which is run out onto reef when needed. |
| Distance and Direction: | 100 yds SW'ly |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Portable track on permanent concrete piers extends from landing to shore. Supplies hauled up hill to oil houses & tower by air hoist or dist. to dwellings by tram car. There is a portable iron derrick with swinging boom mounted on reef when needed. |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 28 |
| Type: | Skiff |
| Length: | 4' |
| Width: | 13' 10" |
| When Built: | Unknown |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Nov. 1910 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | No - will be replaced |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 40 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | 5' 4" |
| Width: | 19' |
| When Built: | 1914 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Apr. 1914 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #3 | |
| Boat Number: | 34 |
| Type: | Whaleboat |
| Length: | 6' 3" |
| Width: | 18' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | July 1914 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Engine #1 | |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Dake, Air hoist |
| Engine RPMs: | 400 |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | Dake Engine Co., Grand Haven, MI |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: | Uses air from fog signal air rec'rs thru pipe |
| Engine #2 | |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Fairbanks-Morse, single drum, Type "T" |
| Engine RPMs: | 400 |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | Fairbanks, Morse & Co. |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | 2 |
| Fuel: | Gasoline |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: | |
| Engine #3 | |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | F-M, Type "T" |
| Engine RPMs: | 350 |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | Fairbanks, Morse & Co. |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | 4 |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: | |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | In barn. There is no boathouse. |
| Supplemental Reports |
| Installation of New engines & Compressors | |
| 7-30-1928 | |
| Name of engines: Charter Mietz | |
| Name of builder: Charter Gas Engine Co., Sterling, IL.; Engine vertical, double cylinder, direct connected to double cylinder compressor. | |
| Size of engine: bore 7"; stroke 8" | |
| Horsepower: 18 at 400 RPM | |
| N engine No. 9106; S engine No. 9107;: Engines equipped with Madison Kipp Model 50 lubricator, Madison, WI | |
| Engine air starting valves, 3/4": Compressors equipped with Jarecki unloader, built by Jareki Mfg. Co., Erie, PA | |
| Installation, cont. | |
| 7-30-1928 | |
| Air starting unit:: Auxiliary compressor is Curtis No. 2 477-A, size 3 x 3.5, (Curtis Compressor Co., St. Louis, MO), direct connected with a flexible coupling to an Alamo 2 HP gas engine made by Alamo Engine Co., type S, hopper cooled, Hillsdale, MI, serial No. C113719, | |
| Speed 625 RPM: with a Wico Electric Oscillating Magneto No. 431608, (Wico Elec. Co., Springfield, MA) type KK, made by Wico Electric Co. | |
| Air starting unit is mounted on a channel iron: frame which is bolted to concrete sub base 12" high. | |