Report for Fairway Island (Alaska) - 1910
| General |
| District: | 13th |
| Inspector: | Maj. JF McIndoe, Corps of Engineers, USA |
| Location: | NE'ly point of Fairway Island, W'ly side of Chatham Strait & E'ly entrance to Peril Strait. |
| Date of Report: | 02/28/1910 |
| Latitude: | 57° 26' 34" |
| Longitude: | 134° 51' 39" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Reserved by Executive Order |
| Date of Reservation: | 01/06/1901 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 39 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | Rocky with decayed vegetation |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 10' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Landing made at boatways about 180' W'ly from light. Good except in NE'ly wind; landing can be made at boatways at 1/5 tide. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Cement walk to boathouse 210'; gravel to foot of ways 120': total 330' |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By hired boat, row or sail, from Killisnos, Alaska, or by rowboat from passing steamer. Juneau-Sitka mail steamer calls once a month. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 10 miles to Killisnos, Alaska |
| Distance to Post Office: | 10 miles to Killisnos |
| Distance to Village: | 10 miles to Killisnos |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None, except by small boat from passing steamer |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By hired boat from Killisnos, 10 miles distant. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Dwarf tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 9/1/1904 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Hexagonal |
| Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 9' 6" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 37' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sun from N or S in Chatham Straits appears against dark timber background |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Local navigating & more particularly vessels entering or leaving Peril Strait. |
| Building Materials: | Concrete foundation, wooden superstructure. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 6" concrete |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 4" superstructure frame |
| Diameter at Base: | 4' across faces of hexagon |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 3' 4" at base of parapet |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | None |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | |
| Number of Doors: | 1 in frame structure, 1' 6" x 3' |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Concrete 2' deep |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Rocky |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Around bldgs, about 1' soil has been spread which grows grass. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | Lens lantern shelter |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 3' 4" across faces |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 6 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 2' 10" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 1' 9.5" x 2' 9 5/8" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 60 degrees |
| What Bearings: | Covers island |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wooden frame covered with copper, copper door. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Revolving cowl |
| Lightning Spindle: | |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | |
| Lantern Doors: | Hung on hinges & locked with brass pins |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wooden platform on which lens lantern is carried |
| Watchroom Doors: | |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In base of tower |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Step ladder |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Canvas cover placed over lens lantern |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Watch kept in dwelling |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Supplied from Thompkinsville |
| Year Made: | Supplied 1904 |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | Lens lantern, fixed white |
| Inside Diameter: | 11 3/4" |
| Light Characteristic: | Lens lantern, fixed white, with red sector btwn 198 degrees & 240 degrees 20' |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 7 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | None |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | None |
| 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: | By pane of ruby glass |
| Red Sectors Description: | 198 degrees & 240 degrees 20' covering Morris Reef |
| Where Color Attached: | Lantern inside of plate glass |
| Form of Colored Glass: | Strips of ruby glass of necessary width secured by wooden cleats at top & bottom. |
| Lamp Description: | Lens lantern lamp |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 complete 5-day lens lanterns at station which gives 3 spare lamps. |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 1/4" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | |
| Oil House Description: | |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | None except in dwelling, under stairs fitted with shelves. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 38' S of light |
| Coloring: | White with gray trimmings |
| Construction Materials: | Wood on concrete foundation |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Woodshed attached to dwelling & boathouse |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | Cement walks from dwelling to all bldgs. |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Area of Garden: | Abt 1/3 acre around dwelling graded & soil covered |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | About 25 acres |
| Cultivation Area Available: | 1/3 acre |
| Area Cultivated: | 1/3 acre |
| Character of Surroundings: | Rocky bluffs covered with evergreen timber. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roofs |
| Quality: | Fair |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Stored in tank about 37' above high water; safe from injury. |
| Purity Precaution: | None |
| Tank Capacity: | 2250 gal placed in woodsheds |
| Tank Material: | 1 redwood tank |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump in kitchen |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthy |
| Diseases: | Rheumatism |
| Prevalency: | During wet weather |
| Local Causes: | None |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boathouse & carpenter shop, 16' x 40' stands abt 40' W'ly from dwelling, reached by cement walks & steps. Boathouse abt 12' above high water & equipped with 14' boat, car & windlass. |
| Distance and Direction: | Boatways, 130' long w/ 30 T rails on wooden stringers on concrete piers leads to beach at 1/3 tide. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |