Report for Eldred Rock (Alaska) - 1914
| General |
| District: | 16th |
| Inspector: | Compiled from various sources |
| Location: | On islet in N part of Lynn Canal on W'ly side of entrance to Chilkoot Inlet. |
| Date of Report: | 01/02/1914 |
| Latitude: | 58° 58' 15" |
| Longitude: | 135° 12' 38" |
| 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: | 2.4 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 52' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Inclined tramways on both E'ly & W'ly sides of island. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By water from Haines, 18 miles |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | Mail from Juneau, 72 miles via passenger str. Georgia every 6 days weather permitting |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | White, octagonal tower surmounting white, octagonal concrete & wood bldg. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1905 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | New roof on bldg & minor work in 1911 |
| 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: | 91' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Distant mountains |
| Color of Tower: | White, black lantern |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Tower surmounts dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | To mark rock & for navigation of N part of Lynn Canal & entrance to Chilkoot Inlet. |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Circular wooden stairway |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | Inside 15" x 20", outside top, 15" x 20"; outside bottom, 17" x 20" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2' x 3' x 1 1/4"; outside sash, 2' x 3' x 2.5" |
| Number of Doors: | 2; 2' 8" x 6' 8" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | 1st story of bldg is concrete - remainder frame. Located on small rocky islet. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Octagonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 3' |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 2' 10.5" x 2' 11 15/16" |
| 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 lined with zinc. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | 17" dia. |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass, platinum point. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Wood; coppered floor, octagonal. 2' 10" high. |
| Lantern Doors: | 1; upper part, glass; lower part iron; hinged, lock. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | Panel door, 2' 2" x 6' 6", hinges & lock. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4; in lantern parapet. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Wooden step ladder |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Spring rollers; cast brass hangers. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 5 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 2100 |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier, Benard & Turenne, Paris |
| Year Made: | No mark |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19 11/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 20 sec |
| Flash Interval: | 8 3/4 sec |
| Duration of Flash: | W. 1 1/4 sec; R 1 1/4 sec. |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 4; 1 red, 1 white, 2 mirrors (mirrors reflect into red panel) |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 2 |
| Arc of Each: | Red 174 degrees; white 67 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 3 red, 3 white |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | Red 7, white 6, flash |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | Red 7, white 3, 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: | Std, 4th order, brass |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | No draft tube or damper |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | On balls |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 31' 6" x 10" |
| Clock Weight: | 135 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | 5 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | No |
| Machinery Protection: | By glass case |
| Regulated: | By fan governor |
| Lens Protection: | Cloth |
| How Color is Produced: | Ruby glass |
| Red Sectors Description: | None |
| Where Color Attached: | Attached to inside of lens |
| Form of Colored Glass: | Curved glass |
| Lamp Description: | 4th |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2; in winter all 3 lamps are used |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 4 |
| Candle Power: | 52 cp |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | 4th order galv. cord |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 3/16" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 67' |
| How Led: | From bottom of clock frame down to a 4.5" sheave thence up to drum |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 4" x 4" |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | V grooves |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 14 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 5/8" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1.5" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Lockers in service room |
| Oil House Description: | Oil room on 1st floor in corner of bldg. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | Triangular 12' x 15' x 11' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Concrete |
| Oil House Capacity: | 1600 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | Closet in each bedroom. Storeroom, 1st floor in corner of bldg. |
| Suitability: | Suited |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1st class, automatic, compressed air siren |
| Time to Start: | 12 to 15 min. |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | From 4 to 5 blasts if worked by hand |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 5 sec blast, 40 sec silent |
| Duplication: | Engine, compressor, siren, horn |
| Timing Device: | Disc with tripping sector belt driven by engine |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 39# |
| Height Above Water: | 52' |
| Compass Direction: | 83 degrees (approx) |
| Location: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | Rain water caught on roof & stored in cisterns. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | In same bldg |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Concrete bldg with fuel, furnace, tank, oil, store, bath, engine & work rooms. Occupies ground floor; dwelling above. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | Ashcroft Mfg. Co. 80# |
| Siren Signal |
| Siren: | Cylindrical |
| Siren Diameter: | 6" |
| Siren Built Date: | |
| Siren Manufacturer: | |
| Siren Ports: | Inside cyl 20; outside cyl 23 ports, 2 3/4" x 3/32 |
| Siren Revolutions: | |
| Siren Governor: | Meitz & Weiss, centrifugal, 4 brass weights forced against inside of outer cylinder. |
| Siren Condition: |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Mietz & Weiss oil |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | August Mietz; N eng. #3107; S eng. #3265 |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1905 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 10" x 12" |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 18 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Oil |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Torch |
| Compressor Maker: | Herron & Bury Air Compressor Company |
| Compressor Seat: | On same bed, Morris chain drive |
| Compressor Machinery: | |
| Compressor Diameter: | 10" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 8" |
| Compressor RPMs: | 125 |
| Character of Air Inlet: | 2.5" |
| Kind of Unloader: | No name |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 2" |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 1 |
| Diameter: | 40" |
| Height: | Length 18' |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | 150 |
| Pressure in Each: | 39# |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | None |
| Remarks: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | In same bldg |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 8 rooms for common use of 3 keepers. |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
| Heating Plant: | Boynton Return Flue Hot Water Heaters (3) #122-7 |
| Number of Keepers: | 3 in 1 dwelling |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Boathouse & storeroom & workshop |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | Concrete walk around bldg & to boathouse. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Small rocky islet, no trees |
| Stove, Maker: | BB&Co |
| Stove, Size: | 368-20 |
| Sink, Maker: | Unmarked |
| Sink, Size: | 16" x 30" |
| Pump, Maker: | Water for domestic purposes & cooling engines pumped by comp. air to tank in attic whence it is drawn by gravity. |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | 6 table lamps, 6 hand lamps. |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water caught on roof & stored in tanks |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | None |
| Tank Capacity: | Attic, 1400 gal; tank room 1 - 500 gal., 1 - 6000 gal |
| Tank Material: | Attic, galv. iron; tank room, red wood |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Climate is healthful |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boathouse, 16' x 23', located well above HW with tramways extending to low water in NE'ly & SW'ly directions; also tramway from boathouse to main bldg. Workshop, 13' x 16' |
| Distance and Direction: | Boathouse, 300', 310' from tower |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 21 |
| Type: | Launch, whaleboat |
| Length: | 5' 3" |
| Width: | 18' |
| When Built: | No data |
| Date Harbored at Station: | No data |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 23 |
| Type: | Dinghy |
| Length: | 4' 8" |
| Width: | 14' |
| When Built: | No data |
| Date Harbored at Station: | No data |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #3 | |
| Boat Number: | 24 |
| Type: | Skiff |
| Length: | 4' |
| Width: | 16' |
| When Built: | No data |
| Date Harbored at Station: | No data |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Worn out |
| Boat #4 | |
| Boat Number: | 25 |
| Type: | Skiff |
| Length: | 4' |
| Width: | 14' |
| When Built: | No data |
| Date Harbored at Station: | No data |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Scripps motor |
| Horsepower: | 4 -5 |
| Engine Maker: | Scripps Motor Co. |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | None |
| Battery: | Dry batteries, 6 |
| Propeller Diameter: | 14" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 16" |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | 6 HP Mietz & Weiss oil engine |
| Engine RPMs: | Rope speed 225' |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | August Mietz |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | Boathouse |