Report for Frying Pan Island (Michigan) - 1909
General |
District: | 11th |
Inspector: | Ralph R. Tinkham |
Location: | On Frying Pan Island, W'ly side of Detour Range, St. Mary's River, about 2 miles from entrance |
Date of Report: | 08/23/1909 |
Latitude: | 45° 59' 12.97" |
Longitude: | 83° 53' 44.55" |
Premises |
Site: | Purchase. Entire Island - Sec. 35, T 42 N , R 4 E, Mich. mer. |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | 01/06/1881 |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 1.5 acres |
Area Inclosed: | None |
Character of Soil: | Limestone gravel & stone |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 50' |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Small boat landing on W'ly side of island. |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Plank walk |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat only |
Distance to Nearest Road: | About 1/4 mile to steamboat landing at town of Detour. No railroad. |
Distance to Post Office: | 1/4 mile to Detour |
Distance to Village: | 1/4 mile to Detour |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None. Detour reached by steamboat from Cheboygan or Sault Ste. Marie, MI. |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By launch from Detour. |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | 1882 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Circular |
Form of Tower: | Conical |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 18' |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 18' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Wooded |
Color of Tower: | White with black lantern |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Painted |
Tower Connection: | Detached. Stands 150' SE of dwelling. |
Object of Navigation: | Harbor Light with Pipe Island light station marks a range for entering Detour Passage. 2 miles btwn lights. |
Building Materials: | Steel plates, 1/4" with 3" x 4" steel angle base ring. Concrete floor. All plates lap joint & riveted. |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 1/4" steel plate |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 1/4" steel plate |
Diameter at Base: | 8' 4" |
Diameter at Parapet: | 4' 6" |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Winding of 1/2" steel plate strings & cast iron treads. |
Number of Landings: | None |
Size of Glass: | No windows |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | None |
Number of Doors: | 1 outer door of steel plate, strap hinges. |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Masonry, 5' with concrete top. |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Limestone gravel |
Soil Susceptibility: | No grass. There are a number of small cedar & spruce growing on the island. |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 6th |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | 45" |
Diameter in the Clear: | 42" |
Number of Sides: | 6 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 25.5" |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 24.5" x 26" |
Number of Storm Panes: | None |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Lower part on parapet of lantern formed by steel tower. Verticals & base ring, cast iron. |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Conical, cast iron, not lined. Small tin plate lens protector suspended from roof over lens. |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
Lightning Spindle: | Wrought iron |
Description of Lightning Rod: | None |
Balustrade: | Gallery, circular on cast iron brackets, of perforated steel plate 22" wide. Rail 30" high of 1 1/4" pipe & pipe stanchions. |
Lantern Doors: | Single fold steel plate door to gallery in parapet, fitted with iron strap hinges & brass lock. |
Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron in 2 plates. |
Watchroom Doors: | An opening in lantern floor leads to ladder below - but there is no door. |
Parapet Diameter: | 5' at lantern floor. Upper part of conical tower forms parapet. |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | 3 in parapet, cast iron hoods outside & cast iron valves inside |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Small hooks screwed to verticals. |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | Barbier & Fenestre, Paris |
Year Made: | Not given |
Marks and Number: | None |
Order of Apparatus: | 6th |
Inside Diameter: | 11 7/8" |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed red |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 3 panels of lens, each 90 to 270 degrees. 4th panel is the door & is constructed of 7 horizontal prisms - arc 90 degrees. |
Number of Panels: | 3 |
Number of Flash Panels: | None |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | Central belt, 2 elements above & below |
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: | |
How Flash is Produced: | |
Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
Fixed Lens Covered: | |
Pedestal: | Old pattern cast iron, dia. of top 11" circular. |
Service Table: | None. Room in 1 end of oil house bldg used as service room |
Draft Tube Description: | Nont |
Revolving Machinery: | |
Standby and Description: | |
Chariot Float or Balls: | |
Chariot Description: | Mounted on cross & ring & 4 - 1 3/4" wheels, bearing on pedestal top. Movable for cleaning purposes only. Fixed with brass pin. |
Length of Drop Tube: | |
Clock Weight: | |
Length of Winding Time: | |
Drive During Rewind: | |
Machinery Protection: | |
Regulated: | |
Lens Protection: | |
How Color is Produced: | Ruby lamp chimney |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | To illuminating apparatus |
Form of Colored Glass: | Lamp chimney |
Lamp Description: | Single wick |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | |
Number of Spare Burners: | |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | None |
Oil House Description: | About 50' W'ly of tower. Divided into 2 rooms. S room used for storing oil & N room used as cleaning & service room & for storage of lamp accessories. New brick oil house is to be built. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' x 12' |
Oil House Construction Material: | Vertical boards battened, & shingle roof. All painted red. |
Oil House Capacity: | 20 5-gal cans |
Other (Describe): | Pantry & cellar in dwelling, also 2 closets & storeroom, on 2nd floor of dwelling. |
Suitability: | Ample, dry & suitable. |
Dwelling |
Location: | Stands 150' NW of tower |
Coloring: | Green with red roof & red 2nd story |
Construction Materials: | Wood frame construction, siding 1st story, & shingles 2nd story, & metal slate roof. |
Number of Rooms: | 7 rooms, 2 closets, hall, pantry & cellar. |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper & family |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | 1 story house of 2 rooms & pantry (old dwelling) used as summer kitchen. Shingled walls & roof. Boarded privy 4' x 4'. Log hennery. |
Outhouse Coloring: | Old dwelling red with natural shingle roof. Privy, oil house & boat house red; hennery whitewashed. |
Paths and Walks: | Plank walks connecting all bldgs. Walks replaced in season of 1909 by 450' of 2.5' concrete slab walk. |
Area Inclosed: | None |
Area of Garden: | About 15' square in 2 patches. |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | Most of island is wooded with small cedar & spruce. |
Cultivation Area Available: | None |
Area Cultivated: | None, besides small garden patches. |
Character of Surroundings: | Island is of limestone gravel formation mixed with boulders. |
Stove, Maker: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: |
Water |
How Procured: | From river. |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | No |
Purity Precaution: | |
Tank Capacity: | |
Tank Material: | |
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: | No |
Local Causes: | No |
Recommended Improvements: | Natural drainage. |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Boat house, on W side of island, is 12' x 18' plan, of boards, battened, with shingle roof. Whole is painted red. Roller boatways provided. Plank crib landing 8' x 30' is built alongside boatway, filled with stone & plank decked. |
Distance and Direction: | About 100' W |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | An iron gate & short fence is built across shore end of landing to keep children off landing. |