Report for Little Sable (Michigan) - 1911
| General |
| District: | 12th |
| Inspector: | Irving L. Gill, Asst. Supt. |
| Location: | Little Sable Point, E shore of Lake Michigan |
| Date of Report: | 04/13/1911 |
| Latitude: | 43° 39' 10" |
| Longitude: | 86° 32' 23" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public land reserved by President U.S. Grant |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 07/04/1872 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 41.8 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 150' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By Pere Marquette Ry to Mears, MI (nearest town) 8 miles from light station |
| 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: | Brick tower on pile & timber grillage foundation |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1874 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Spring of 1911 |
| 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: | 108' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sand hills partially covered with light timber. |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Connected by covered way |
| Object of Navigation: | Lake coast light for general navigation |
| Building Materials: | Brick, stone foundation |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Cast iron |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 16" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 7 casement sash (2 of those with circle heads) 2' 3.5" x 3' 2 1/4" |
| Number of Doors: | Balcony folding outside: 1'4 3/4"x 5' 5 3/4"; inside 1' 7 3/4"x5' 4 3/4". Iron ent. 3' 3/8"x7' 5.5" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Reservation is made up of blow or drift sand. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 3rd |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 69" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" thick |
| Size of Plates: | 69 3/4" x 31.5" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron, copper & zinc |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper covered |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper perforated for ventilation |
| Lightning Spindle: | Attached to cowl |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | 1 at lantern, deck & neat gallery. Cast & wrought iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Wood folding doors on hinges |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Steel trap door fitted with brass hinges. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Brick, parapet wall |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Wood step used |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Steel hooks screw into roof ribs |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | With stove, coal bin & steel floor |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 11 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 160 lamp, 2240 fixed lens, 19040 flash panel |
| Name of Maker: | Sautter & Co., Paris |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | None found |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3rd |
| Inside Diameter: | 3' 3 3/8" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 5 minutes |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Arc of fixed light 300 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 8 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 10 |
| Arc of Each: | 36 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 7 in fixed part, 6 in flash panel |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 15 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 6 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | True |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Cast iron supported by clock case. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | None - hood over lens protector. Damper tube 3" diam. & connecting tube to top of lens in place. |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Chariot |
| Chariot Description: | Flash panels supported on steel wheel track by 6-5.5" diam. chariot wheels, & guided by 2 sets of 6 each wheels 2 5/16" diam., also by 5 wheels 2 5/16" diam. at top. |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 12" square length 78' |
| Clock Weight: | 90 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | 11 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | No |
| Machinery Protection: | Cast iron case with glass panels |
| Regulated: | By fly governor with self adjusting fans. |
| Lens Protection: | Zinc |
| How Color is Produced: | Not colored |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 3rd |
| Type of Illuminant: | Kerosene |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
| Candle Power: | 160 cp |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Steel wire cord |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 1/4" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 100' |
| How Led: | Over 3 pulleys to flue in wall |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 5 1/4" x 8 5/8" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 3 wicks |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 2 5/8" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 small locker with shelves used for chimneys. |
| Oil House Description: | 1 NE from dwelling with steel shelves. 1 W from tower - no shelves |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 1- 7' 3" diam; 1 - 5' 7" x 7' 5" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | 1 cast iron & brick; 1 brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | 1 72 5-gal cans, 1 - 105 5-gal cans. |
| Other (Describe): | 8 closets when remodeling is completed in connection with various rooms of dwelling. Cellar used for storeroom |
| Suitability: | Dry, suited. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | E'ly, connected by covered way |
| Coloring: | Red |
| Construction Materials: | Brick walls, stone foundation, metal shingles |
| Number of Rooms: | 12 total |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 dwelling for 2 families |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper & 1 assistant |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Barn, 18' 3" x 24' 3"; coal shed, privy, & 2 oil houses |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Oil house red, all others white |
| Paths and Walks: | Concrete & board walks |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Shifting sands along lake, back country wooded some & soil is heavier. |
| Stove, Maker: | Not government property |
| Stove, Size: | Not government property |
| Sink, Maker: | Made of wood |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | No sink pump |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | 1 table lamp old style, 1 5th order improved table lamp, 2 hand lamps |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From 1 1/4" drive well |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | No rain water tanks or cisterns |
| Tank Capacity: | |
| Tank Material: | |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | 1 1/4" drive well abtou 15' deep |
| Well Diameter: | 1 1/4" |
| Well Lining: | 1 1/4" pipe |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | 20' |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good health prevails |
| Diseases: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Additional site, 1 1/4 miles N of lighthouse containing about 240 acres was reserved by the President, July 2, 1872 for lighthouse purposes. |