Report for Hay Lake Channel Range No 10 (Michigan) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 11th |
| Inspector: | Ralph R. Tinkham |
| Location: | Near shore on N'ly end of Neebish Island, & in the S'ly prolongation of the axis of Lower Hay Lake Cut. |
| Date of Report: | 08/07/1909 |
| Latitude: | 46° 19' 29.9" |
| Longitude: | 84° 10' 31.7" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase. Dwelling in Lot 6, Sec 3, & in Secs 3 & 4 all of T 45 N R = E |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 01/16/1897 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | Site of towers, 4.2 acres, of dwelling, 37 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | All of dwelling site, 37 acres |
| Character of Soil: | Limestone under forest mold & sand. |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Tower in water |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Dwelling is inclosed by a fence of cedar posts, top board & galvanized ribbon wire built around entire reservation. A fence across rear & side of building premises of balsam posts & steel wire. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Boat landing opposite boat house on dwelling premises |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat only. Sugar Island Lighthouse Depot is 4 miles from dwelling. There is also a passenger landing at Sailors Encampment 6.5 miles. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 15 miles to steamboat landing at Sault Ste. Marie, MI. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 6.5 miles to Sailors Encampment, MI. |
| Distance to Village: | Sault Ste. Marie, MI., 15 miles. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By launch from above named places or by tender. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower, locomotive headlight supported by 2" x 2" angle iron frame braced by 5/8" rods forming a bracketed table fitted with guide sheaves running on the stringers of the ladder. Table is hoisted & lowered by means of iron hand winch & steel cable. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1895 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Targets rebuilt 1909. Winch & cable put into place, 1909 to replace old couterweight endless cable. |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | Pyramidal skeleton steel |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 42' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 44' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Wooded |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Painted |
| Tower Connection: | Detached, about 3/4 mile distant |
| Object of Navigation: | Range to guide thru Lower Hay Lake Cut, St. Mary's River, MI. |
| Building Materials: | Of 4 - 4x4x1/2" Ls corner posts, tee for struts & 5/8", 3/4" , 7/8" rods for diagonal bracing. Daymark is vertical plank 1 3/4" x 6" spaced 1/2" & spiked to 3" x 4" cleats that are bolted to metal frame of tower, spaced about 4'. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | 10' |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 20' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Ladder, built of steel bar stringers which serve as guide rails to lantern cage & 1" pipe rounds bolted to bars with pipe fittings. |
| Number of Landings: | None |
| Size of Glass: | No windows |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | |
| Number of Doors: | No doors |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | 4 concrete piers, 4.5' below surface, 5.5' high & 5' square. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Sand & loam over limestone rock. |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Practically all of reservation is wooded except Building premises which is sodded. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Daymark is in 3 parts, central part in plane of front of tower & 2 wings at 45 degree angle with tower front & 4.5' wide. Total height of daymark is 23'. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | Locomotive headlight |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | |
| Number of Plates in Height: | |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | |
| Thickness of Plates: | |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | |
| Lightning Spindle: | |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | |
| Lantern Doors: | |
| Floor of Lantern: | |
| Watchroom Doors: | |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Adams & Westlake |
| Year Made: | 1909 |
| Marks and Number: | No. 1065- 23" |
| Order of Apparatus: | Locomotive headlight |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
| 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: | Headlight A.W. knit wick, # 94 white chimney. |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 spare headlight apparatus complete |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | 75' W of dwelling |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 6' 8" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Wood frame shingle walls & roof all painted red. Globe vent. |
| Oil House Capacity: | 100 5-gal cans. |
| Other (Describe): | 1 closet & pantry 1st floor each part of double dwelling, cellar under whole house, attic over whole house. |
| Suitability: | Suitable. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Double dwelling facing Lower Hay Lake Cut & about 3/4 mile E'ly of light towers. |
| Coloring: | 1st sotry buff, 2nd story red, red roof. |
| Construction Materials: | 1st story of brick, remainder of wood frame shingle walls & shingle roof. Brick foundation walls. |
| Number of Rooms: | Keeper's part 6 rooms, Asst's part 7 rooms. - pantry, hall closet in each. |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 Keeper, 1 assistant & families |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 6 x 4 privy, metal slate roof; 6 x 6 privy shingle roof, both brick; Barn 16.5' x 30.5' plain of battened boards used as woodshed to cowshed. Former lamp house, 4' x 4' plan, of boards, stands near boathouse & is used to store paint & lines. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Both privies,& lamp house red with red roof; Barn, whitewashed |
| Paths and Walks: | 570' of 2.5' concrete slab walks. |
| Area Inclosed: | 37 acres by a fence of cedar posts, top board & galvanized ribbon wire built around entire reservation. A fence across rear & side of building premises of balsam posts & steel wire. |
| Area of Garden: | 1/2 acre |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | Whole reservation except bldg premises. |
| Cultivation Area Available: | About 1 to 2 acres |
| Area Cultivated: | 1/2 acre |
| Character of Surroundings: | 2' of sand over limestone bedrock, topped by leaf mould & sod. All fast ground wooded in maple, brick & spruce. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From river by windmill & stored in elevated tank. |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No. Intake pipe 100' long lies below house sewer outlet. To be changed & lengthened, 1910 & run above sewer. |
| Purity Precaution: | No cisterns |
| Tank Capacity: | Wooden tank stands on timber frame beside windmill & elevated abt 20'. 6' high & 7.5' dia. inside, cylindrical, containing 265 cu ft. or 2000 gals. |
| Tank Material: | Tank - wood; Windmill galv. steel |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | 60' NE. Water piped to kitchens & outside fixtures. (both sides) |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | Natural drainage & house sewer. |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boathouse 12' x 36' of vertical boards, battened & shingle roof painted red. Fitted with wood roller boatways & iron winch, also tackle & sling for hoisting aux. boat out of way. Boat landing 106' long from end of boathouse. Outer crib - stone filled logs |
| Distance and Direction: | 150' NW of dwelling. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | 40' in front of dwelling is rough stone retaining wall behind which is filled in & sodded. |