Report for Isle Royal (Michigan) - 1910
| General |
| District: | 9th |
| Inspector: | Oliver G. Brown |
| Location: | Isle Royal Light Station, on Menagerie Island, Mich. S'ly side of the entrance to Siskiwit Bay, S'ly side of Isle Royale, N'ly side of Lake Superior. |
| Date of Report: | 09/15/1910 |
| Latitude: | 47° 56' 54" |
| Longitude: | 88° 45' 37" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Reservation T64N, R35 & 36W. Mich. Miredian |
| Date of Reservation: | 01/03/1874 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 3.5 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | Dark red had sand stone |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 50 feet |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | 2 landing, 1 at westerly end of island and 1 in front of dwelling. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat only |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | Port Arthur, Can. 75 miles; Duluth, Minn. about 175 miles |
| Distance to Village: | Keweena Point-Portage Lake ship Canal, 50 miles |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | Booth Line steamers will stop in front of station to deliver mail & pick up passengers. |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Launch from Tobins Harbor or Washington Harbor- each about 26 miles, or tug from Port Authur, Can. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1875 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Octagonal |
| Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 61 feet |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 75 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Whitewash |
| Tower Connection: | Tower connected to keeper's dwelling by covered paggage 8' 8" long. |
| Object of Navigation: | Coast light & guide into Siskiwit Bay. |
| Building Materials: | Native hard red sand stone, rubble walls. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | Outer wall 40"; air space 2"; inner wall 8" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | Outer wall 10"; air space 2"; inner wall 4" |
| Diameter at Base: | 16 feet |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 10' 9" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Circular cast iron stair; no rail. |
| Number of Landings: | 3 landings & lantern floor. |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 14" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4 window, double fold, each sash 32.5" x 13.5" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 single fold iron door leads from passage into tower at first floor. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Solid rock |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | All sand stone rock. |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Very little grass & few trees grow on the island. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | White octagonal tower connected by a covered way with a dark brown dwelling - all of stone. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 8' 11.5" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 39.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 40" x 27" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | All sides glazed |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Upper & lower parts of cast iron, lower part is lined inside with vertical wood ceiling. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron, pyramidal done, lined inside with sheet zinc. Small tin cone lens protector is attached to roof. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron. |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper with platinum tip. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | A 2" x 1/8" copper strip is attached to balcony floor & runs down outside of tower, over rocks into lake. |
| Balustrade: | 2 rails; upper is a 2" x 1/2" iron bar. lower is a 2.5" x 3/8" iron bar, vertical stanchions with ball tops. Floor is cast iron & octagonal in plan. |
| Lantern Doors: | Single fold cast iron door leads into lower part of lantern fron outside balcony. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron floor, Iron trap door leads to stair. |
| Watchroom Doors: | No watch room. |
| Parapet Diameter: | 6' 7" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 5 vfentilators in parapet. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Hooks screwed to upper end of vertical bars. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | No watch room |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute |
| Year Made: | Unknown |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19 11/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | Fixed |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 90 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| 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: | Pedestal is cylindrical & cast iron bolted to lantern floor. |
| Service Table: | Cast iron service table fastened to pedestal & supported at outer end by iron bars fastened to pedestal. |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| 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: | Funck Heap |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 |
| Candle Power: |
| 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: | 1 cupboard at top landing used for storing cleaning rags, etc. |
| Oil House Description: | About 100 feet W'ly from tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 7.5 feet x 9.5 feet x 9.5 feet high |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Concrete blocks |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | 5 closets, 4 on 2nd floor & 1 on 1st floor. Basement used for stor room. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | No fog signal |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | |
| Duplication: | |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Tower is connected with dwelling by covered passage 8' 6" long |
| Coloring: | Red |
| Construction Materials: | Red native sandsone, random rubble. |
| Number of Rooms: | |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 keeper & family & 1 asst. to dwelling. |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Privy, paint-house, work-shop & boat house. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | All outbuildings white except privy. |
| Paths and Walks: | Conrete walks connect dwelling to all outhouses. |
| Area Inclosed: | None enclosed |
| Area of Garden: | None |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | All sand stone rock. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Water from lake for all purposes. |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | |
| Injury Possible: | |
| Purity Precaution: | No cistern. |
| Tank Capacity: | |
| Tank Material: | |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | No well |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthfulness excellent |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boat house is 12' x 38' in plan & is approaced from the dwelling by 450' of concrete walk. The landing is built at N boat house, water is 5' deep at end of landing. Small platform for landing near dwelling. Wooden stairs lead from top of bank to landing. |
| Distance and Direction: | Boat house & landing is about 450' SW from light-house. Crib landing is being worn away by ice. At water's edge, logs are worn to a depth of 6" in some place. Landing is very exposed & should be protected by a breakwater. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower & premisies are in good condition. Concrete walks built from dwelling to all outhouses and a concrete platform is to be built around tower & dwelling. Outhouse used as shop is in bad cond & should be replaced. |