Report for Cape St. Elias (Alaska) - 1916
| General |
| District: | 16th |
| Inspector: | R.R. Tinkham |
| Location: | S end Kayak Island, on wooded bluff W'ly from highest part of Cape. |
| Date of Report: | 09/03/1916 |
| Latitude: | 59° 47' 48" N |
| Longitude: | 144° 36' 18" W |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public land reserved for Lighthouse purposes by Executive Order. |
| Date of Reservation: | 09/07/1914 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | Approx. 675 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 225' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None; land directly on beach |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat only |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | 25 miles, Katalla |
| 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: | Built 1915-1916; Light est. Sept. 6, 1916 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | New station |
| 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: | 85' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Dark spruce trees on steep bluff. |
| Color of Tower: | Gray |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Natural concrete |
| Tower Connection: | Detached; is connected to fog signal bldg as integral part of SW corner |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast; general navigation |
| Building Materials: | Concrete; reinforced with steel |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Spiral, cast iron |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | Tower room, 12" x 33"; service room 9" x 14"; watchroom 11" x 16" all glass polished wire plate |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 in service room 3' 2" x 20"; 1 in lower wall 2' 10" x 6' 5" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 - 3' 4" x 7' into fog signal room |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Foundation on heavy reinforced concrete footings on hard pan, reached thru surface vegetation & loose shingle. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 2nd |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 9' 9 1/4" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 13/16" |
| Height Glazed: | 8' 2" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 2 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | Curved glass, 54 panes |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast & wrought iron, brass & bronze |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Conical of C.I. flanged plates & wrought iron railing. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron, spherical with pinnacle |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass, platinum tip; total length 3' |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Wrought iron, circular |
| Lantern Doors: | 1 to gallery, bronze glazed, brass fitted. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron flanged plates |
| Watchroom Doors: | None; open well |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower ring of lantern & in watchroom walls |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 1 steel, double rounds |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | For roller spring shades. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Serves as lower part of lantern; has vestibule w/ 2 doors on outside main gallery. Pedestal & clockwork on this floor, room furnished with table, chair & locker. |
| How is Relief Called: | None, is equipped with bell alarm. |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 6 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 300,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Assembled in 3rd district |
| Year Made: | 1915 |
| Marks and Number: | USLHS No. 312 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3rd |
| Inside Diameter: | 1000 mm |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 20 sec double flash |
| Flash Interval: | 4.2 & 14.2 sec |
| Duration of Flash: | 0.8 sec |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 2 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 2 |
| Arc of Each: | 135 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | Bullseye & 6 concentric elements |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 10, flash |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4, flash |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Hollow cast iron, cylindrical, open 4 sides |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Galv. iron, same dia. as damper tube, extends from 5" above lens to cone below ventilator ball. |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Mercury float & balls |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 30' 8" below lantern floor |
| Clock Weight: | 270 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | 6 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | No |
| Machinery Protection: | Within pedestal in glass case |
| Regulated: | Fan governor & changing weights |
| Lens Protection: | No |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Type B |
| Type of Illuminant: | IOV |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | Use 2 (on hand) - 1 spare ordered |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 6 heating tubes |
| Candle Power: | 3500 |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Twisted wire |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 3/16" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 75' |
| How Led: | Direct-double purchase |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 4.5" dia; 4 3/4" length |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | V groove (cage used for thrust bearing only) |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | True |
| Number of Balls: | |
| Diameter of Balls: | Thrust bearing 7/8"; Upper annular, 5/8"; Lower 9/16" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 2 oil tanks, 1 air tank all connected. 3 mantles |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 55 mm each |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: | 5" |
| Mercury Float |
| Inside Diameter of Trough: | 34.5" |
| Inside Depth of Trough: | 9.5" |
| Outside Diameter of Float: | 34 3/8" |
| Depth of Float: | 9 9/16" |
| Weight of Mercury in Pounds: | 75 lbs |
| How Often is Mercury Renewed: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 2 detached cupboards on main floor for storage of miscellaneous light & fog signal supplies. |
| Oil House Description: | Upper part of storage bldg NE'ly from signal bldg, fitted with tanks piped to signal & tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 14' x 25' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Reinforced concrete |
| Oil House Capacity: | 2 fuel oil tanks, total 2760 gal. 2 illuminating oil tanks, total 2515 gal. Oil is piped direct from tanks to service room & fog signal engines. |
| Other (Describe): | Illuminating oil is elevated to service room by Bowser self measuring pump. Bowser pump is too inaccurate in measuring to be direct connected, so oil is taken from pump into regular measures & thence poured into IOV oil tanks. |
| Suitability: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1st class air siren 6" |
| Time to Start: | 12 mm |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 1 minute - 2 blasts |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 4 sec blast, 4 sec silent, 4 sec blast, 48 sec silent |
| Duplication: | All parts, except preheater & muffler. |
| Timing Device: | Crosby automatic |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | Siren 45# |
| Height Above Water: | 57' |
| Compass Direction: | C.L. 208 degrees 45' (S 28 degrees 45' W) |
| Location: | Lighthouse attached at SW corner. Located N'ly, 2.5 miles from SE Rock, farthest outlying danger. |
| Distance and Direction: | Attached |
| Water Supply: | Cisterns in storage bldg, both rain & spring water. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Attached |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Reinforced concrete construction, walls lined with terra cotta tile plastered, windows & doors of ingot iron hollow metal construction, hip roof on steel trusses, sheathed & shingled with asbestos slates, diagonal method. Floors, concrete. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | Pressure gauge on HP receiver; Recording gauge on LP |
| Siren Signal |
| Siren: | Cylindrical |
| Siren Diameter: | 6" |
| Siren Built Date: | |
| Siren Manufacturer: | G.D. |
| Siren Ports: | |
| Siren Revolutions: | |
| Siren Governor: | None |
| Siren Condition: | New |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Horizontal |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1915 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 10.5 - 6.5 x 10 |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 18 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | 26 crude |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Torch |
| Compressor Maker: | CPT Co. Nos. 6021 & 6023, Type N-50 |
| Compressor Seat: | Both, same rod |
| Compressor Machinery: | |
| Compressor Diameter: | 6.5" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 10 |
| Compressor RPMs: | 230 |
| Character of Air Inlet: | "Simplate" flat disk type |
| Kind of Unloader: | Spring |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 3.5" |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | Double mouth |
| Trumpet Length: | 6' 4" to junct. |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 6 3/8" x 18" |
| Trumpet Material: | Copper #14 g. B&S |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 2 |
| Diameter: | 3' |
| Height: | 9' |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | 63.6 cu ft |
| Pressure in Each: | H 75#; L 45# |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | Mason |
| Remarks: | Tanks 1/4" shell, 3/8" heads stand on end. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | |
| Coloring: | |
| Construction Materials: | |
| Number of Rooms: | 8 & bath |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
| Heating Plant: | American Radiator Co. "Arco" 5-23-W. There are 11 "Peerless" radiators (cast iron) 1 in each room, upper & lower hall & auto expansion tank in bathroom. |
| Number of Keepers: | |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | Wooded slopes, sand & shingle beach |
| Stove, Maker: | Malleable Iron Range Co.; Beaver Dam, WI |
| Stove, Size: | "Monarch", style N-#1426 |
| Sink, Maker: | Std. Sanitary Mfg. Co., Pittsburgh |
| Sink, Size: | 20" x 30" - P 6800D, p414 Book "P" |
| Pump, Maker: | None |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | 4 lighthouse table stand lamps. |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain off from roofs & pumping from spring |
| Quality: | Excellent |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Supply from spring liable to be interrupted. Rainwater supply ample & protected |
| Purity Precaution: | Water drawn from separate well after passing brick filter wall. |
| Tank Capacity: | Storage bldg - 10,300 gal; Dwelling attic - 2000 gal. |
| Tank Material: | Cisterns of reinforced concrete, dampproofed & plastered; dwelling tanks, 5 in number of #18gg galv. ingot iron 2' 9" dia x 5' high. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Excellent |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Landing direct on either W or E beach, latter most suitable. Rail trams, 48" gg, connect both beaches with boathouse & other station bldgs |
| Distance and Direction: | 200' either direction. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Service room, below watchroom, cast iron floor, is provided with air lock of steel plate; room contains IOV air & oil (2) tanks, air pump & Bowser oil service pump. |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 46 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | 6' |
| Width: | 20' 6" |
| When Built: | 1916 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Apr. 1916 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 47 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | 5' 8" |
| Width: | 19' |
| When Built: | 1916 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Sept. 1916 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Internal combustion, vertical |
| Engine RPMs: | 350 |
| Engine Diameter: | 6" (6 hp) |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | Fairbanks Morse & Co., 1915 |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | 6 & 9 |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: | Type "T" single drum 1/2" steel hoist cable. |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | In boathouse |