Report for Carleton Island (New York) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 10th |
| Inspector: | Chas. Bartlett, Chief Clerk and Norris Works, Supt |
| Location: | On NW'ly point of Carleton Island & E'ly side of main channel of St. Lawrence River, below Cape Vincent, NY. |
| Date of Report: | 01/03/1909 |
| Latitude: | 44° 10' 54" |
| Longitude: | 76° 18' 47" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchased from Wyckoff estate, consideration $2,000 |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 12/06/1897 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 2 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | All inclosed by wire fence. |
| Character of Soil: | Loam not far to rock. |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 60' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Wire fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Small landing wharf for small boats 8' wide, 52' lont, with ell 16' long at outer end. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat from Cape Vincent, NY |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 4 miles by water to RW & O RR station, Cape Vincent, NY. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 4 miles, Cape Vincent, NY. |
| Distance to Village: | 4 miles, Cape Vincent, NY. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By small boat from Cape Vincent, NY |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Mast |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1899 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Mast is octagonal |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | Total height of mast 86' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 95' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Trees |
| Color of Tower: | Mast, white. Lantern house at base, black |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Lead & oil paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | River channel |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | Dimensions of mast, octagonal 22.5" dia at base, 15" dia at top, 86' total height. |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | 22.5" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 15" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1 window in lantern house double sash glass 12" x 20" |
| Number of Doors: | One |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Concrete 6' 6" |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Loam, not far to rock. |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Yes |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Lantern is hoisted to top of mast by windlass in lantern house at base of structure. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Made in lamp shop at Buffalo, NY |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 360 degree lens lantern |
| Inside Diameter: | 11 7/8" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 360 degree lens lantern, Light is obscured btwn 254.5 degrees (WSW 5/8 W) and 285.5 degrees (WNW 5/8 W) |
| Number of Panels: | 3 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 1 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 3 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| 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: | |
| 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: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Improved 5th order |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 round wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 1/4" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | |
| Oil House Description: | Brick oil house 6' 10" x 9' 10" (outside) about 25' E of mast. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | Oil kept in 5-gal boxed cases. |
| Other (Describe): | 2 lockers & shelf in lantern house. |
| Suitability: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | On bluff, about 100' S of mast. Built after plans furnished by Lighthouse board. |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 5 rooms, including kitchen. |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Wooden, frame barn, woodhouse & shop & privy & ice house. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | Foot path thru lawn 60' from lantern house to steeps at bank landing leading to dock landing. |
| Area Inclosed: | All inclosed by wire fence |
| Area of Garden: | 1/2 acre |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | 2/3 acre |
| Cultivation Area Available: | 1 1/3 acre |
| Area Cultivated: | 1/2 acre |
| Character of Surroundings: | Woods |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From river & well - quality of well water is not good & water is not used for drinking purposes. |
| Quality: | Satisfactory |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | 50 bbls, in cellar of dwelling. |
| Tank Material: | Cistern made of bricks. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | 60' |
| Well Diameter: | About 6" |
| Well Lining: | Iron pipe casing to unknown depth |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | 20' |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Frame boathouse, 14' x 28' is situated N of mast at shore end of wharf, just below bank. Landing wharf, 52' long, 8' wide, with an ell 16' long, extends from shore below bluff, N of mast. Boathouse moved from old location to above & wharf built in 1907. |
| Distance and Direction: | About 120' |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |