Report for North Head (Washington) - 1910
| General |
| District: | 13th |
| Inspector: | Maj. J. F. McIndoe, Corps of Engineers |
| Location: | On W'ly extremity of North Head, being most W'ly projection of headland of Cape Disappointment, WA. |
| Date of Report: | 02/28/1910 |
| Latitude: | 46° 17' 52" |
| Longitude: | 124° 04' 48" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Originally a Military Reservation. |
| Date of Reservation: | 03/10/1894 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | 03/10/1894 |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 36.7 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 1 acre |
| Character of Soil: | Loamy clay |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 100' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Fence around dwellings & garden |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None. Landing is made at Ilwaco, 2.5 miles or Fort Canby, 3 miles |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Graded road planked extends from tower to Fort Canby & Ilwaco. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By steamer or launch from Astoria to Fort Canby or Ilwaco & by team from latter point or on foot from Fort Canby. There is a livery stable at Ilwaco where teams can be ordered to meet boats at either point. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | County road leading to Ilwaco, about 1 1/4 miles, thence 1 1/4 miles to Ilwaco, total 2.5 miles. |
| Distance to Post Office: | Ilwaco, 2.5 miles |
| Distance to Village: | Ilwaco, 2.5 miles |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | By steamer or launch from Astoria to Fort Canby or Ilwaco & by team from latter point or on foot from Fort Canby. There is a livery stable at Ilwaco where teams can be ordered to meet boats at either point. |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By team from Ilwaco, 2.5 miles distant. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | April 7, 1898; station constructed 1896 - 97 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Roofs of dwellings renewed 1908 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Circular |
| Form of Tower: | Conical |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 63' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 192.5' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Dark timber from W'd distant hills N'd & sky from S'd. |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast |
| Building Materials: | Brick & stone - base is of sandstone heavily molded; interior of tower lines with hollow tiles. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 30 1/4" above molded stone base. |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 18" below lantern floor |
| Diameter at Base: | 17.5' at base of brick wall, 25' at base of molded stone wall. |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 15' at gallery floor |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Cast iron |
| Number of Landings: | 5 |
| Size of Glass: | 16" x 17"; 16" x 16"; 22" x 32"; 22" x 31" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 6; 1 - 1 sash 25.5" x 37", 2nd sash 25.5" x 35"; 1 - 1 sash 25.5" x 35", 2nd sash 25.5" x 33"; 4 - 1 sash 19.5" x 22", 2nd sash 19.5" x 22.5" |
| Number of Doors: | 2 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Rock about 5' |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Black loam overlying soapstone with Basalt foundation |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Grass grows around tower & dwellings but shrubbery & trees destroyed by wind & spray. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 1st |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 12' |
| Diameter in the Clear: | 11' 4" |
| Number of Sides: | 16 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 9' 9" from floor; 9' 4" glass |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 3 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" |
| Size of Plates: | 30 3/4" x 27 3/4" bottom; 34" x 27 3/4" middle; 47" x 27 3/4" upper |
| Number of Storm Panes: | 6 (upper panes in 2 sections) |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | Glazed all around |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron, steel, brass, bronze, brass & glass. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Of cast iron plates lined with sheet zinc. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron with openings on underside |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass with platinum tip |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | None |
| Balustrade: | No balcony on watchroom floor. Lantern gallery is of cast iron with circular rail. |
| Lantern Doors: | Lantern door of glass in brass frame, jamb & frame fitted with rubber strips. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron with glass lights |
| Watchroom Doors: | No door btwn watchroom & lantern. |
| Parapet Diameter: | No parapet - lantern glazed to floor; lantern gallery is 17' 6" dia. |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In wall of watchroom - 4 circular brass registers. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Iron ladder to secure to ladder rail on lantern |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | 16 brass hoooks screwed to pinching strip of zinc lining of architrave. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Watchroom at base of tower, 2 closets, 1 workbench w/ drawers & lockers. Watchroom & tower heated by Little Giant Heater No. 16 w/ hot water radiator in tower. 1 portable locker in watchroom for storage of chimneys, etc. |
| How is Relief Called: | Magneto call bells operated from workroom at tower. |
| Where is Call System Led: | From workroom at tower to each dwelling. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Louis Sautter & Co., Paris |
| Year Made: | 1854 - Received from Cape Disappointment |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 1st |
| Inside Diameter: | 6' |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed lens 270 degrees Silver plated reflector 90 degrees. |
| Number of Panels: | 6 central panels, 2 reflector panels, 12 above & below central |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 17 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 13 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 13 |
| 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: | Of cast iron extending to floor of watchroom. |
| Service Table: | Top of locker in watchroom is used as service table |
| Draft Tube Description: | Of brass 5" in dia. with planished iron connecting tube thru crown piece fitted with brass arms connecting tube 10" dia. at top 5/8" dia at bottom & damper tube 3 7/8" dia. carried on 3 lugs riveted to it & supported by ring at base of connecting tube. |
| 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: | Vapor lamp, Funck mineral oil flare lamp 1st order |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 of each kind |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 3 |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 4 5/16" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 55mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 2 in workroom at base of tower, fitted with shelves & hooks & used for storage of spare parts of lamp & cleaning utensils. |
| Oil House Description: | 2, placed 75' & 90' respectively E of tower. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 9' 6" x 14' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick, cemented |
| Oil House Capacity: | 3240 gal. |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: | Dry & Suitable |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 1000' E'ly from tower; 1 single & 1 double dwelling. |
| Coloring: | Cement colored with black roofs |
| Construction Materials: | Brick cemented with galvanized iron & copper roofs |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 exclusive of pantry, bathroom & garrett. |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 to each dwelling |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Barn, poultry house, both of frame with shingle roofs. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White with brown roofs. |
| Paths and Walks: | Walks around dwellings & to tower all of cement |
| Area Inclosed: | Yard around dwellings enclosed with woven wire fence. Garden plot enclosed with wire fence about 1 acre in all. |
| Area of Garden: | About 1/4 acre |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | About 20 acres |
| Cultivation Area Available: | About 1 acre |
| Area Cultivated: | About 1 acre |
| Character of Surroundings: | Loamy soil heavily timbered with spruce & hemlock & covered with thick underbrush. Surface is broken with deep ravines. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Water for drinking obtained from rainwater collected from roofs. Water for general purposes collected from stream on reservation. |
| Quality: | Good. water from stream is discolored. |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No, cistern is at an elevation of about 215' above sea. Water in tank pumped by hydraulic ram from stream having an elevation of about 150' above sea. |
| Purity Precaution: | Rain water in cistern is filtered thru wall of soft brick |
| Tank Capacity: | Cistern - 11850 gal, placed midway btwn dwellings; tank, 1650 gal, about 200' NE'ly |
| Tank Material: | Cistern of brick cemented, Tank of redwood on wooden frame. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | Cistern at dwelling is 9' deep |
| Well Diameter: | 15' dia. |
| Well Lining: | Of cement, concrete plastered inside. |
| Pump or Bucket: | By pump on top of cistern |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | 60' from Keeper's dwelling - 1/2 way btwn single & dbl dwelling. |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | It is healthy |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | None. Nearest landing Ilwaco, 2.5 miles & Fort Canby 3 miles; plank road to both 1 1/4 mile from station of junction of lighthouse & Ilwaco roads. 1 3/4 miles along Lighthouse road from junction of roads to Fort Canby. |
| Distance and Direction: | Fort Canby (Cape Disappointment) is 3 miles S'ly from station & Ilwaco 2.5 miles E'ly from station. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | All bldgs & structures are in good condition with exception of inside plastering & woodwork on S walls of dwellings, which is decayed in places on acct of former leakage from roofs. Illuminating apparatus in good condition. |