Report for Lime Kiln Light Station (Washington) - 1919
| General |
| District: | 13th |
| Inspector: | Robert Warrack |
| Location: | East side of Haro Strait, west side of San Juan Island. |
| Date of Report: | 12/20/1919 |
| Latitude: | 48° 31' 00" |
| Longitude: | 123° 09' 05" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Secretary of Interior Feb. 21, 1876. |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | 02/23/1876 |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 39.10 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 1/2 acre |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 15 feet. |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Picket fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | No wharf, landing on rocky shore. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Light may be reached by automobile from Friday Harbor, Wash. Distance 12 miles. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Octagonal. Reinforced concrete. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | June 30, 1919 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 55 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Grayish rocky hills west coast San Juan Island. |
| Color of Tower: | White. |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | By special cement preparation. |
| Tower Connection: | Detached, built as part of fog signal building. |
| Object of Navigation: | Haro Strait, Washington Sound, for general navigation. |
| Building Materials: | Concrete and steel. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Concrete & iron. |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 12" x 16" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 6; 2' 2-3/8" x 2' 10.5" |
| Number of Doors: | 2 metal doors. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower & fog signal building, one structure, of reinforced concrete. Built on Solid rock. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 8-1/16" outside |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 3' 1.25" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 6 @ 2' 10.75" x 2' 10.75", 16 @ 17 3/8" x 2' 10.75" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron, steel & bronze. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | None, new style ventilator. |
| Lightning Spindle: | Bronze. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Concrete balustrade. |
| Lantern Doors: | Cast iron, swung on brass hinges. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cement. |
| Watchroom Doors: | None. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None. |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Roller on brackets. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | In fog signal room. |
| How is Relief Called: | None. |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 4.75 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 30000 cp |
| Name of Maker: | Rebuilt in 3rd District. |
| Year Made: | 1914-15? |
| Marks and Number: | U. S. L. H. S. #483. Spherical reflectors marked 2885 M.E.G. Co. |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 20" |
| Light Characteristic: | Group flashing white; 10 seconds, 3 flashes. |
| Time of Revolution: | 10 seconds. |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 3 lens panels & 2 reflector panels. |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 3 |
| Arc of Each: | 60 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 3 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | 4 column pedestal with shelf for clock case. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | None. New style ventilator. |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Mercury float & balls. |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 24' 6" long x 14" dia. |
| Clock Weight: | Approx. 100 lbs. |
| Length of Winding Time: | 4.75 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | Yes. |
| Machinery Protection: | By glass case (clock #3, type C) |
| Regulated: | By spring governar |
| Lens Protection: | No. |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 4th Order, 17th distric |
| Type of Illuminant: | I.O.V. 35mm |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 wick lamp. |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Wire cord |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 1/8" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Sheave on weight |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 6" dia., 7" long |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Semi-circular grooves |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 24 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 5/8" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 mantel |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 35mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None, 2 small lockers are provided arranged on either side of a central compartment for tools. |
| Oil House Description: | 72.5 feet easterly of fog signal building. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 85' x 9' x 9' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Concrete & steel. |
| Oil House Capacity: | 800 cans. |
| Other (Describe): | Work room in southwest corner of fog signal building fitted with bench & lockers. |
| Suitability: | Dry, suited to purposes. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Daboll trumpet - reed horn. |
| Time to Start: | 10 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | A few blasts. |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 2 sec. blast, 4 sec. silent, 2 sec. blast, 12 sec. silent. |
| Duplication: | Engines & compressors. |
| Timing Device: | Mechanical, driven off compressors. |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 10 lbs. |
| Height Above Water: | 24 feet. |
| Compass Direction: | 1 - 182 degrees true, 1 - 302 degrees true. |
| Location: | In same building. |
| Distance and Direction: | In same building. |
| Water Supply: | From deep well, supply maintained by air pump. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Piped to buildings. |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Fog signal building 21' 6" x 24' 4" in plan with octagonal tower as part of structure on seaward end. Walls of concrete & steel, lined inside with 2" vitrified tile. Cement floor, ceiling & roof framed with timbers, shingles asbestor; window & door frames |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Kerosene insternal combustion |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Meitz & Weiss Co. |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1912, 1915. |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 6" x 8" |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 4 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | By hand. |
| Compressor Maker: | Ingersoll-Rand Co. East compressor 1912, West Compressor 1915. |
| Compressor Seat: | Compressor & engine on same bed with chain drive. |
| Compressor Machinery: | Double acting, low service. East Class N.E. 1 8" x 6" #17700; West Class E.R. 1 6" x 6" #21141. |
| Compressor Diameter: | |
| Compressor Stroke: | |
| Compressor RPMs: | |
| Character of Air Inlet: | |
| Kind of Unloader: | |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: |
| Daboll Signal |
| Daboll: | 3rd class |
| Daboll Reed: | |
| Daboll Length: | 8.5" |
| Daboll Breadth: | 2.25" |
| Daboll Base Thickness: | 3/8" |
| Daboll Tip Thickness: | 3/16" |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | Yes. |
| Trumpet Length: | 16" |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 2.5" to 28" |
| Trumpet Material: | Copper |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 150 yards southeast of tower. |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Concrete, steel, metal lath & plaster, roof framing wood, shingles asbestos. |
| Number of Rooms: | 7 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 1 house |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | Good gravel paths-walks not constructed. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None. |
| Area Cultivated: | None. |
| Character of Surroundings: | Rocky. |
| Stove, Maker: | Portland Stove Works |
| Stove, Size: | "Perfect" #68-18 |
| Sink, Maker: | Crane Co. |
| Sink, Size: | 18" x 30" |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From deep well. |
| Quality: | Hard, strongly alkaline. |
| Quantity: | Auantity ample. |
| Injury Possible: | No. |
| Purity Precaution: | Water from spring about 4000 feet distant will be obtained at later date. |
| Tank Capacity: | |
| Tank Material: | |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | 150 feet in porous rock. |
| Well Diameter: | 6" |
| Well Lining: | No. |
| Pump or Bucket: | Air pump |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | 270 feet. |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Regarded as excellent. |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | None. |
| Recommended Improvements: | No. |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Landings made on rocky bank near fog signal, or on Deadmans Cove beach about 1/4 mile from dwellings. County road about 100 feet back of dwellings leads to town of Friday Harbor. |
| Distance and Direction: | 1/2 miles SE of lighthouse. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |