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:
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Name of Maker:
Year Made:
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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:
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Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: Cast iron
Service Table: Cast iron
Draft Tube Description:
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How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
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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
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Steam Diameter of Smokestack:
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Drum Dimension: 30"
Steam Drum Diameter: 4' long
Steam Covering:
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Steam Boiler Built:
Where Built:
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Steam Heater: False
Kind:
Size:
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Steam Engine Kind: 4x9" vertical engine
Steam Engine Revolutions:
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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:
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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:
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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.
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