Report for Eagle Harbor Light Station (Michigan) - 1910
| General |
| District: | 9th |
| Inspector: | Oliver G. Brown |
| Location: | On W'ly point of entrance to Eaglw Harbor, Mich. N'ly shore of Keweenaw Peninsula, Lake Superior |
| Date of Report: | 08/05/1910 |
| Latitude: | 47° 27' 40" |
| Longitude: | 88° 09' 31" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Reservation, portion of lot 2 Sec. 6, T38N, R30W, Mich Merd. |
| Date of Reservation: | 04/05/1847 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | About 4 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | Portion of point owned by USLHE marked off by wire fence. |
| Character of Soil: | All trap rock. |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 40 feet |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | White board fence surrounds tower, dwelling and privy on three sides. Lake front on fourth side. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | A crib linding 12' x 24' has been built in natural crevice in rock & is approached by board walk. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | A lane leads from main light in Eagle Harbor down to fog signal. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By train to Delaware, Mich, thence by stage to Eagle Harbor. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 6 miles to KC RR station at Delaware, Mich. |
| Distance to Post Office: | PO at Eagle Harbor, |
| Distance to Village: | In village. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | RR to Delaware, Mich & stage to Eagle Harbor. |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | In village. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1851 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1871 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good. |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square. |
| Form of Tower: | Square prism. |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 44' 3" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 58' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Wooded. |
| Color of Tower: | Red brick. |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Natural brick color. |
| Tower Connection: | Tower rises from NE corner of keeper's dwelling. |
| Object of Navigation: | Coast light & guide to Eagle Harbor. |
| Building Materials: | Brick outside; inside circular in plan, plastered & whitewashed. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | Outer wall 12", inner wass circ. & 4" thick. |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | Outer wall 12", inner wass circ. & 4" thick. |
| Diameter at Base: | 10' 0" square |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 10' 0" wctagonal. |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Circ. cast iron stairs, no rail. |
| Number of Landings: | 2 & lantern floor. |
| Size of Glass: | Upper 10" x 14"; lower 22" x 28" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 upper windows, 2 shashes each 1' 9.75" x 1' 1.5"; 1 lower, 2 sash of single glass. |
| Number of Doors: | Wooden door leads from dwelling to tower & wooden door leads from outisde into tower. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | All trap rock with a thin layer of sand & gravel in some places. Many |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Grass & trees grow in some places. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | The light-shouse is located ona bluff rock & overlooks the entrance to Eagle Harbor. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal. |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 1/2" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 3' 3.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 2' 2.75" x 3' 4" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 3 panels unglazed of 36 degrees each. |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Upper & lower part of cast iron; lower part lined inside with vertical wood ceiling. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | 10 sided pyramidal roof; outside cast iron; inside lined with sheet zinc. Tin cone lens protector fastened to roof by 4 tin supports. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron. |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | A 2" x 1/8" copper band is bastened to balcony floor, runs down outside of tower into ground below, connection to lake is broken. |
| Balustrade: | Balustrade of 2 rails; upper, 2" x 1/2" iron bar; lower 2.5" x 3/8" iron bar; Gallery floor is of cast iron & octagn. in plan. |
| Lantern Doors: | A single fold cast iron door leads from parapet to outside balcony. |
| Floor of Lantern: | 3/4" cast iron floor. An iron trap door leads down to stairs. |
| Watchroom Doors: | No watch room. |
| Parapet Diameter: | 6' 7" inside diam. |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 5 Ventilators in parapet; 4 ventilators in top of wall. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None. |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Hooks screwed to soffit. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | No watch room. |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | About 6 hours. |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | L. Sauttier & Co. |
| Year Made: | Unknown |
| Marks and Number: | None. |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19.75" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white varied by flash every minute. |
| Time of Revolution: | Flash panels move once in 2 minutes. |
| Flash Interval: | 1 minute. |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | The lens is fixed; 4 panels of 90 degrees each. |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 2 |
| Arc of Each: | 60 degrees each. |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | 2 panels fastened to circular frame revolves outside of fixed lens. |
| How Flash is Produced: | Frame revolves outside of fixed lens. |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | 7 |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | All lens covered. |
| Pedestal: | Cast iron pedestal bolted to lantern floor. |
| Service Table: | Wrought iron with forged frame clamped to pedestal & supported by iron rods screwed to lantern floor. |
| Draft Tube Description: | None. |
| Revolving Machinery: | The horizontal frame which surrorts the flash panels is fitted with cogs which work into a horizontal cpur gear connected to clock work. |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Chariot. |
| Chariot Description: | 1 set of 8 vert. wheels, 2 sets of 5 horizontal guide wheels. |
| Length of Drop Tube: | Whole length of tower to basement. |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | About 6 hours. |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | Cast iron clock case with glass panels. |
| Regulated: | Regulated by fan governor. |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | No color. |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Funk-Hemp |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 1/4" wire cord wound on drum in clock case. |
| Length of Clock Cord: | Whole length of tower to basement. |
| How Led: | Runds down thro lantern floor over brass sheave, over 2 sets of pulleys in drop tube & is fastened to hook in top of drop tube. |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1.5" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Occulting Light |
| Characteristic: | |
| Time Limit: | |
| Eclipse Type: | |
| Size and Amplitude: | |
| Axis Rotation: | |
| Axis Relation: | |
| Screen Revolution: | Screens revolve independently. |
| Screen Number: | |
| Screen Time: | |
| Screen Form: | |
| Screen Mounting: | |
| Screen Order: | |
| Screen Date: | |
| Valve Maker: | |
| Valve Pattern: | |
| Reliability: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 small cupbord at 2nd landing. Contains 3 shelves & is used to store cleaning gear, Etc. |
| Oil House Description: | About 100 ft. S of tower; fitted with shelves. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 7'4" x 5'4" x 7'4" high. |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | 2 closets, 1 on 1st floor & 1 on 2nd. Basement under dwelling. |
| Suitability: | Dry, but closets are not adequate for uses of family. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 10" steam whistle |
| Time to Start: | 15 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | Built by B.A. Todt. |
| Year of Manufacture: | 1895 |
| Characteristic: | 3 sec. blast, 12 sec. silent, 6 sec. balst, 24 sec. silent. |
| Duplication: | All parts. |
| Timing Device: | Crosby Automatic apparatus. |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 65 lbs. |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | Located about 135' west of light house. Warning for outlying reefs. |
| Distance and Direction: | Westerly. |
| Water Supply: | Water pumped from lake by fire plug. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | By concrete walk. |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Fog signal bldg. is 40' x 22.25' in plan-corrugated iron outside & lined with sheet iron inside. Hip roof covered with corrugated iron. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Steam Signal |
| Steam Boiler: | |
| Kind: | Open bottom marine. |
| Tube: | Flue tube. |
| Dimensions: | 7' 3" high |
| Length: | 6' 6.75" |
| Diameter: | 4' 9.75" |
| Tube Description: | 102 tubes, 9.5' long |
| Steam Tube Diameter: | 2.5" |
| Steam Furnace Kind: | Internal |
| Furnace Length: | 6' 0" |
| Furnace Width: | 4' 3" |
| Furnace Height: | 19" |
| Steam Heat Surface: | 406 sq. ft. |
| Steam Grate Surface: | 21.5 sq. ft. |
| Number of Grate Bars: | 18 |
| Kind of Grate Bars: | Double, 5 ft. long - spade ends. |
| Steam Fuel: | Soft coal. |
| Steam Safety Valve: | Lever, 2.5" single side outlet. |
| Steam Maximum Pressure: | 150 lbs. |
| Steam Working Pressure: | 65 lbs. |
| Steam Diameter of Smokestack: | 20" |
| Smokestack Height: | |
| Drum Dimension: | 3' 9" |
| Steam Drum Diameter: | 36" |
| Steam Covering: | Compound |
| Steam Boiler Condition: | Good. |
| Steam Boiler Built: | 1895 |
| Where Built: | Dayton, OH. |
| Manufacturer: | Miami Boiler Co. |
| Steam Heater: | True |
| Kind: | Gurney, 402 |
| Size: | 25 3/8" x 58" |
| Heater Time Affect: | To 15 minutes. |
| Steam Engine Kind: | None. |
| Steam Engine Revolutions: | |
| Steam Engine Cyl. Diameter: | |
| Steam Engine Piston Stroke: | |
| Steam Engine Pipe Size: | |
| Steam Engine When Built: | |
| Steam Engine Where Built: | |
| Manufacturer: |
| Whistle Signal |
| Whistle Diameter: | 10" |
| Whistle Height: | 18" |
| Whistle Orifice: | 2-3/8" to 2-11/16" |
| Whistle Tone: | |
| Whistle Chime: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Tower rises from NE corner of dwelling. |
| Coloring: | Brick red. |
| Construction Materials: | Brick. |
| Number of Rooms: | 7 rooms |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
| Heating Plant: | Steam heat plant, Ideal Arco Boiler #2-22-S located in celler. |
| Number of Keepers: | Keeper & family & asst. in one dwelling. |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 1 privy & 1 oil house, wood shed, barn. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Privy & oil house red brick color, wood shed buff, barn white |
| Paths and Walks: | Concrete walks lead around dwelling to out buildings. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | None. |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None. |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None. |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | All trap & conglomerate rock. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From lake by pump in dwelling |
| Quality: | Good. |
| Quantity: | |
| Injury Possible: | |
| Purity Precaution: | No cistern. |
| Tank Capacity: | |
| Tank Material: | |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | No well. |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | By pump from lake. |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthfulness excellent. |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |