Report for Point Arena (California) - 1908
| General |
| District: | 12th |
| Inspector: | Mils Hoadley, Supt. L.H.E. |
| Location: | Mendicino County |
| Date of Report: | 10/03/1908 |
| Latitude: | N 38° 57' 17" |
| Longitude: | W 123° 44' 19" |
| Premises |
| Site: | |
| Date of Reservation: | 06/10/1866 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | About 20 acres; not including right of way to county road |
| Area Inclosed: | About 20 acres |
| Character of Soil: | Light sandy loam, clay |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 130' from SW & NE sides |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Rail fence on E'ly & S'ly boundarys |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Right of way, 50' wide abt 2 miles long to county road, thence about 2.5 miles to wharf at Pt. Arena cove. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By public conveyance, livery stable at Point Arena about 4 miles from station. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | About 2 miles from county road, about 4 miles from Pt. Arena, about 4.5 miles to Pt. Arena wharf.. |
| Distance to Post Office: | About 4 miles |
| Distance to Village: | About 4 miles |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | By hire of livery team from stable at Point Arena |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Reinforced concrete |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1907 & 1908 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Circular |
| Form of Tower: | Cylindrical |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 112' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 155' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Mountainous |
| Color of Tower: | Natural (grey) |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Natural |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast, general navigating purposes. |
| Building Materials: | Concrete & iron |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 4' 10" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 11" |
| Diameter at Base: | 10' 6" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 10' 6" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron |
| Number of Landings: | 4 |
| Size of Glass: | |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3 - 2' 6" x 5'; 1 - 2' 6" x 4' 6"; 1 - 2' x 4'; 3 in shop 3' 6" x 5' 6" |
| Number of Doors: | 5 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Reinforced concrete - 4' |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Light sandy loam abt 2' sandy clay below, bed rock depth of 8 or 10' |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Grass & shrubbery. Latter grows well if protected from winds. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower takes place of brick tower destroyed by earthquake of April 18th, 1906. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 1st |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 11' |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 16 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 9' 4" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 3 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | Bottom 2' 7" x 2' 4"; middle 2' 9" x 2' 4"; upper 3' 9" x 2' 4" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 5 - 112 degrees 30' |
| What Bearings: | 221 degrees 50" & 335 degrees 23' |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron, copper & brass |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | None |
| Balustrade: | Iron, with iron railing |
| Lantern Doors: | |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Iron, hinged |
| Parapet Diameter: | 10' 6" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Iron |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | With screws to upright bars |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Encased with iron plates |
| How is Relief Called: | Telephone (intercommunicating) |
| Where is Call System Led: | To fog signal & each (4) keeper's dwelling |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 1 hr. 54 min. |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier, Benard & Turenne, 82 Rue Curial Paris |
| Year Made: | 1907 |
| Marks and Number: | U.S.L.H.E. 107 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 1st |
| Inside Diameter: | 6' 0.5" |
| Light Characteristic: | Flash white (double) |
| Time of Revolution: | 18 sec |
| Flash Interval: | 6 sec |
| Duration of Flash: | Practically instantaneous |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 3 double |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 3 double |
| Arc of Each: | 120 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 9 in each single pane |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 18 in each single pane |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 8 in each single pane |
| 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: | Cast iron, bolted to watchroom floor |
| Service Table: | Cast iron attached to pedestal |
| Draft Tube Description: | Brass, 5" dia. Hangs from roof frame & secured by wires, so as to hang directly over damper, not touching by about 3/4" |
| Revolving Machinery: | Clockwork |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Mercury float |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | About 54' |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 1 hr. 54 min. |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | Clockwork enclosed in glass case |
| Regulated: | By governor working by centrifugal action, can also be regulated more or less by weights |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 1st order, plunger, 5 wicks |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | |
| Oil House Description: | Temp bldg, formerly used as wood shed of old dwelling, about 150' SE of tower, reinforced concrete, oil house to be built later. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | Storeroom at base of tower |
| Suitability: | Dry, suited |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1 - 10 & 1 - 12" steam whistle |
| Time to Start: | About 45 minutes with cold boiler |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | Boilers made in San Francisco, 1 by Fulton Steam Works, 1 by Joshua Heady Machine Works. |
| Year of Manufacture: | 1883 |
| Characteristic: | 5 sec blast with 25 sec interval |
| Duplication: | All parts, except engines, both are horizontals. N engine working a ratchet, S engine working a worm gear wheel to operate whistle |
| Timing Device: | Regulation time marker |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | Whistle, 65 to 68 lbs |
| Height Above Water: | Abt 80' |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | About 130' NW of light & abt 200' from NW extremity of point, Aid to navigation, seacoast of CA. |
| Distance and Direction: | Abt. 130' NW of light |
| Water Supply: | Natural spring, pumped from well by windmill into tank on wooden tower. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Temporary plank walk |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Wooden frame structure, with concrete foundation, cement floor, room for tools on N side, office & sitting room on S side. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Steam Signal |
| Steam Boiler: | 30 HP |
| Kind: | Horizontal |
| Tube: | Flue |
| Dimensions: | 12' |
| Length: | 3' 6" |
| Diameter: | |
| Tube Description: | 41 tubes, 12' long |
| Steam Tube Diameter: | 3" |
| Steam Furnace Kind: | Double doors, brick lined |
| Furnace Length: | 4' 6" |
| Furnace Width: | 4' 3" |
| Furnace Height: | 1' 9" |
| Steam Heat Surface: | 430 sq. ft. |
| Steam Grate Surface: | 18 sq. ft. |
| Number of Grate Bars: | 16 |
| Kind of Grate Bars: | 4' long - 2" wide (plain) |
| Steam Fuel: | Wood |
| Steam Safety Valve: | Pop |
| Steam Maximum Pressure: | 100 lbs |
| Steam Working Pressure: | 65 lbs |
| Steam Diameter of Smokestack: | 1' 9" |
| Smokestack Height: | 33' 10" |
| Drum Dimension: | Length 4' |
| Steam Drum Diameter: | 2' 7" |
| Steam Covering: | Asbestos with canvas covering |
| Steam Boiler Condition: | Very old, liable to break down at any time |
| Steam Boiler Built: | 1883 |
| Where Built: | San Francisco, CA |
| Manufacturer: | 1 - Fulton Iron Works; 1 Joshua Heady Machine Co. |
| Steam Heater: | False |
| Kind: | |
| Size: | |
| Heater Time Affect: | |
| Steam Engine Kind: | Horizontal |
| Steam Engine Revolutions: | N - 90 rpm 2.5 hp; S - 60 rpm 3 1/3 hp |
| Steam Engine Cyl. Diameter: | N - 4"; S - 6" |
| Steam Engine Piston Stroke: | N - 10"; S - 6" |
| Steam Engine Pipe Size: | |
| Steam Engine When Built: | |
| Steam Engine Where Built: | |
| Manufacturer: |
| Whistle Signal |
| Whistle Diameter: | 10' 3.5" |
| Whistle Height: | 1' 5" & 1' 8 3/4" |
| Whistle Orifice: | 3 3/16" |
| Whistle Tone: | Single |
| Whistle Chime: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | About 600' SE of tower |
| Coloring: | White, with lead color trim, roof red |
| Construction Materials: | Wood, concrete foundation |
| Number of Rooms: | 5 rooms, laundry & bath on 1st floor; 2 rooms in attic, cellar |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Woodshed to each bldg |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White, with lead color trim, roof red |
| Paths and Walks: | Concrete walk - 4' wide along front fence, concrete walk from front gate around front, side & rear of bldg to back entrance. |
| Area Inclosed: | About 12,500 sq. ft. to each bldg. |
| Area of Garden: | About 10,000 sq. ft. to each bldg. |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sandy loam |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From natural spring near S line of reservation. |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample, for ordinary occasions |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | 10,000 gal tank on wooden tower abt. 60' high; 5,000 gal tank placed on ground alongside fog signal; 1 cistern in front of fog signal |
| Tank Material: | Tanks, wooden; cistern, cement & brick |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | At foot of slope, on SW corner of reservation & about 25' from pump, 12' deep |
| Well Diameter: | 6' |
| Well Lining: | Brick lined with cement |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | 2.5 hp windmill |
| Distance from Dwelling: | Abt 600' from nearest dwelling. |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Very healthy |
| Diseases: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Road to station belongs to gov't & joins county road near small settlement called Rollerville, which is abt 2 miles from station & abt 2 miles from town of Point Arena, CA. Nearest wharf - Point Arena Cove, where steamers from San Francisco touch twice/wk |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |