Report for Passage Island (Michigan) - 1886
General |
District: | 11th |
Inspector: | Lighthouse engineer |
Location: | Passage island light on the SW'ly point of Passage Island, Mich. to the E'd of Isle Royale, Mich. N'ly side of Lake Superior |
Date of Report: | 02/03/1886 |
Latitude: | 48° 13' 35" |
Longitude: | 88° 21' 38" |
Premises |
Site: | |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | |
Area Inclosed: | |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Log crib filled with rubble stone forms face of wharf; wharf 12' wide 80' long & 4' high built of logs & planked over. |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Plank walk leads N abt 150' & connects w/ inclined tramway leading to back of wharf. Length of inclined plane abt 225'; elev. from lake level 60'. |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat only. Communication afforded by intercepting steamers to & from Port Arthur or Fish Tugs at Isle Royale. |
Distance to Nearest Road: | 45 miles to Port Arthur Ontario, Canada. A steam boat landing & RR station & 205 miles to Duluth, MN. a steamboat landing & RR station. |
Distance to Post Office: | Port Arthur, 45 miles |
Distance to Village: | Port Arthur, 45 miles |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By hiring steamer or tug at Port Arthur or at Duluth, MN. |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | 1882 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square at base & octagonal above. |
Form of Tower: | |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 37' 6" |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 97' 6" |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Rocks & shrubbery |
Color of Tower: | Gray |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Natural gray trap |
Tower Connection: | Connected to 1 corner of dwelling. |
Object of Navigation: | Guide thru channel btwn Isle Royale & Passage Island. |
Building Materials: | Stone brick, iron & cement |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 2' |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 20" |
Diameter at Base: | 11' |
Diameter at Parapet: | 11' |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron circular |
Number of Landings: | 3 |
Size of Glass: | 12 x 14 |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1 8-lights; 2 4-lights. |
Number of Doors: | 3 |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Stone 5' |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Blue trap having some muck in ravines & depressions. |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower from footings rap to 10' above grade is 11' sq. with 2 corners connected with dwelling, other 2 strengthened by buttresses; thence 11' sq. without buttresses 6' high, thence octagonal to top. |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th |
Shape of Lantern: | |
Diameter to Glass: | 7' |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 8 |
Type of Bars: | |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 3' |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 2' 2" x 3' |
Number of Storm Panes: | None |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron & zinc |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron |
Lightning Spindle: | Iron, copper & platinum |
Description of Lightning Rod: | Iron attached to deck plate running down on outside 6' below surface to wet rock covered with charcoal dust. |
Balustrade: | Iron |
Lantern Doors: | 1 of cast iron fitted with gun metal hinges. |
Floor of Lantern: | 1 of cast iron |
Watchroom Doors: | Boiler plate trap door fitted with gun metal hinges, leading from stairs thru deck plate. |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | 4 in lower part of lantern |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None required |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | 10 brass curtain hooks screwed into astragals. |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | With closets & watchroom. |
How is Relief Called: | None |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed red |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed; 360 degrees; entire horizon. |
Number of Panels: | 4 |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 |
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: | Cast iron |
Service Table: | Cast iron |
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: | |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | Hains 1-wick mineral |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
Number of Spare Burners: | |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | 1 closet in tower at top of landing. |
Oil House Description: | In cellar separated from other cellars by an 8" wall (brick) & connected with stairs of tower. Oil cellar is fitted with shelves for oil cans, cleaning table, clothes hooks & glass box. Mineral oil in boxed cans arranged on shelves. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | 2 on 1st floor & 2 on 2nd floor with shelves & clothes hook. |
Suitability: | Dry & suitable. |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | 10" whistle & machinery in duplicate of Lighthouse Board's original design of January, 1883 |
Time to Start: | |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | |
Year of Manufacture: | |
Characteristic: | 5 sec blast followed by interval of 25 sec. |
Duplication: | |
Timing Device: | |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
Height Above Water: | |
Compass Direction: | |
Location: | About 15' W of lighthouse tower. Guide thru channel btwn Isle Royale & Passage Island. |
Distance and Direction: | |
Water Supply: | From water station by means of 3" force pump or No. 9 injector. |
Reached from Lighthouse: | Either by inclined way or over rocks. |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | Frame bldg 22' w x 40' l studding 6x6" sheathed w/ 2" planking placed diagonally on outside & ceiled w/ 1" flooring inside. Roof & sides covered w/ #18 corr. iron - inside lined w/ #26 smooth iron: wall filled w/ lime & sawdust. Windows fitted w/ shutters |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Steam Signal |
Steam Boiler: | Return tubular |
Kind: | |
Tube: | |
Dimensions: | |
Length: | 12' |
Diameter: | 42" |
Tube Description: | 41 3" tubes |
Steam Tube Diameter: | 12' long |
Steam Furnace Kind: | |
Furnace Length: | |
Furnace Width: | |
Furnace Height: | |
Steam Heat Surface: | |
Steam Grate Surface: | |
Number of Grate Bars: | |
Kind of Grate Bars: | |
Steam Fuel: | |
Steam Safety Valve: | |
Steam Maximum Pressure: | |
Steam Working Pressure: | |
Steam Diameter of Smokestack: | |
Smokestack Height: | |
Drum Dimension: | 30" |
Steam Drum Diameter: | 4' long |
Steam Covering: | |
Steam Boiler Condition: | |
Steam Boiler Built: | |
Where Built: | |
Manufacturer: | |
Steam Heater: | False |
Kind: | |
Size: | |
Heater Time Affect: | |
Steam Engine Kind: | 4x9" vertical engine |
Steam Engine Revolutions: | |
Steam Engine Cyl. Diameter: | |
Steam Engine Piston Stroke: | |
Steam Engine Pipe Size: | |
Steam Engine When Built: | |
Steam Engine Where Built: | |
Manufacturer: |
Whistle Signal |
Whistle Diameter: | 10" |
Whistle Height: | 16" |
Whistle Orifice: | |
Whistle Tone: | |
Whistle Chime: |
Dwelling |
Location: | Connected |
Coloring: | |
Construction Materials: | Stone, brick, cement & wood. |
Number of Rooms: | 5 downstairs & 2 above. |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | 1 principal & 2 asst. keepers |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | 1 privy, 1 large shed, 1 small storehouse. |
Outhouse Coloring: | |
Paths and Walks: | Plank walk from house over inclined plane to wharf & from doors of house to privy. Path to boat harbor in bay. |
Area Inclosed: | None |
Area of Garden: | None |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | None |
Area Cultivated: | Small patches |
Character of Surroundings: | Rocky |
Stove, Maker: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: |
Water |
How Procured: | From lake |
Quality: | Excellent |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | No |
Purity Precaution: | None |
Tank Capacity: | 1 cistern 6 x 10' & 7' deep under floor of summer kitchen. |
Tank Material: | Built of stone lined with brick & plastered with cement. |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Excellent |
Diseases: | None |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | None |
Recommended Improvements: |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Wharf near lighthouse located in small bay near SW point of island, consisting of log crib filled with rubble stone 12' w x 24' long & log platform 80' long in all, the whole planked over & connected with inclined tramway leading to lighthouse level. |
Distance and Direction: | Boathouse, 14 x 30' with ways & windlass is located in large harbor 1 mile from lighthouse & can be reached by path cut thru the brush or by boat. |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |