Report for Isle Aux Peches Rear Range (Michigan) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 11th |
| Inspector: | Ralph R. Tinkham |
| Location: | Situated in SW'ly end of Lake St. Clair, NE of Isle aux Peches, & about 3300' apart |
| Date of Report: | 03/28/1909 |
| Latitude: | |
| Longitude: |
| Premises |
| Site: | Submarine site. Crib in 14' of water |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 30' x 30' = 900 sq. ft. |
| Area Inclosed: | Entire crib |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | By chain railing consisting of 2 stretches of 1/2" chain supported by 2" cast iron pipe uprights set in 2.5" pipe sockets - 20 of these. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Laid on piers by wrought iron rounds bolted to timbers |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat only |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 7.5 miles to center of Detroit. |
| Distance to Post Office: | Detroit P.O. |
| Distance to Village: | 7.5 miles to center of Detroit. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By large boat or launch from Detroit. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Steel tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1898 as wood target & lens lantern |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1908 crib completed & tower built |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Circular |
| Form of Tower: | Conical |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 56' 9" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 58' 6" |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Wooded |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Stands alone |
| Object of Navigation: | Range light for Lake St. Clair 20' Channel. Bearing 47 degrees 41' (NE 1/4 E) |
| Building Materials: | 5/16" steel plate, L base ring; 6 laced single struts |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 5/16" plate - 6 struts leave an open well 6' 1" in diam. |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 5/16" plate - 6 struts leave an open well 6' 1" in diam. |
| Diameter at Base: | 13' |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 8' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Circular winding cast iron, main st.; Plate string & C.I. treads, Lantern str. |
| Number of Landings: | 1 - watchroom floor |
| Size of Glass: | 12" x 18" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 6 - sash 16" x 23" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 entrance door plus large door cut in side of tower to admit acetylene tanks. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Timber cribs filled with stone & with rip rap on all sides to water surface. Crib is 30' x30' plan & 15' 6" high. Base of tower 7' 6" above mean lake level. Sand bottom. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tecumseh Church 153 degrees 14' (SSE 3/8 E) 1 29/64 miles; Belle Isle Light Station 246 degrees 48' (SW by W 15/16 W) 2 15/32 miles; Windmill Pt. Lt. Sta. 291 degrees 12' (WNW 1/8 W) 25/32 miles |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 0 3/4" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | 6' 7" |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 34" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 5 panels 225 degrees |
| What Bearings: | SW'ly side btwn 115 degrees (SE x E 3/4 E) & 348 degrees (N x W 3/4 W) |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Parapet of 8 Cast iron plates, CI door in 1 of them, Verticals CI Sheet steel lining & parapet |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | 8 cast iron plates, zinc lining |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass with platinum point |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | 1/2" round copper rod attached to base ring of tower, led thru deck of crib into water where it is attached to an anchor bolt in stone fill 3' under water. |
| Balustrade: | Gallery cast iron; balustrade wrought iron. |
| Lantern Doors: | 1 cast iron door, sheet iron lining, in parapet, is 2-fold & has brass hinges & bolt. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Steel plate trap door with hand hole lift. |
| Parapet Diameter: | 6' 7" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 ventilators in parapet. Bronze valve registers inside, iron hoods outside. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None needed |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Bronze hooks screwed to soffit castings of lantern. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | With small wood closet across 1 side of landing 30" high with 1 door. Acetylene valve apparatus in closet & pressure gauge on wall with conductor pipes, etc. leading thru lantern floor above. |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Adams & Westlake |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | No. 1065 |
| Order of Apparatus: | |
| Inside Diameter: | 23" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed red |
| 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: | Light wood framework table supporting the headlight. |
| 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: | Glazed with light ruby glass. |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | To illuminating apparatus |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Locomotive headlight. |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 spare headlight |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Compressed Gas |
| Gas Container: | 2 steel cyl. tanks in base of tower, 20 1/4" dia. 10' 4" high. Cap. = 2200 cu ft each. |
| Compressed Gas Capacity: | 2200 cu ft. each |
| Compressed Gas Charge: | 150 lbs |
| How Supply Renewed: | Shipping tanks to maker to recharge |
| At What Intervals: | Not in use long enough to determine. |
| Spare Containers: |
| Gas Light |
| Gas Light Kind: | Acetylene in acetone |
| Gas Light Number of Burners: | 1 |
| Kind of Burner: | 3/4' lava |
| Candlepower Per Burner: | Not determined |
| Total Candlepower: | |
| Consumption Gas Burner Per Hour: | 3/4 cu ft./hr approx. |
| Total Consumption Per Hour: | |
| How Gas Obtained: | 2 tanks charged by makers at Joliet, ILL. |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Small cupboard of wood in watchroom. 1 tower of wood in base of tower for general purpose storage. |
| Oil House Description: | Situated at Windmill Point Light Station. - circular |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 6' diam. |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Steel plate lined with brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | 45 5-gal cans = 225 gals. |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: | Suitable. |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Land directly onto crib by means of ladder formed by round iron steps fitted into crib timbers. 3 ladders to crib. 2 sets of boat davits, 1 on E'ly side & 1 W'ly. Also have heavy cleats for tying up to. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
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