Report for Point No Point, Washington (Washington) - 1881
| General |
| District: | 13th |
| Inspector: | G.L. Gillespie, Maj. of Engineers |
| Location: | On outer end of Point no Point - on W side of Admiralty Inlet. 5 miles S of entrance to Hoods Canal |
| Date of Report: | 01/22/1881 |
| Latitude: | 47° 54' 41" |
| Longitude: | 122° 31' 06" |
| Premises |
| Site: | |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 10 acres (3.04 acres on spit & 6.96 acres on bluff) |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | Sand & gravel on spit - clayey loam on bluff |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 35' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Tower & Keeper's dwelling are enclosed by a neat picket fence, whitewashed, embracing the entire area of site, on spit or point 100' x 100' is enclosed by a close board fence for a vegetable garden. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Beach landing |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | No road. Good boat landing in immediate vicinity of tower. A horseback trail to Port Gamble, distance of 5.5 miles. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Row or sail boat from Port Ludlow, 8.5 miles. Horseback trail from Port Gamble, 5.5 miles. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Steamboat landing at Port Gamble distance 5.5 miles. |
| Distance to Post Office: | About 5.5 miles |
| Distance to Village: | About 5.5 miles |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Sail or row boats from Port Ludlow 8.5 miles. From Port Gamble horseback trail 5.5 miles. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1879 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Perfect |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 21' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 27' above sea level. |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Dark, thick fir forest |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Painted |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Channel - for general navigating purposes. |
| Building Materials: | Brick |
| General Description: | Foundation walls commences 5' below the surface of the ground & are 3' thick. A watchroom built of brick 10' x 12' is connected with tower. |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 16" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 16" |
| Diameter at Base: | 11' square |
| Diameter at Parapet: | Same as base |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Step ladder |
| Number of Landings: | 1 |
| Size of Glass: | 10 x 12" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4 windows - 2' x 4' 5" |
| Number of Doors: | 2 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Sandy - 5' below surface. A grillage of fir timber 4 x 12 in 2 thicknesses 5' below surface - resting on sand & gravel - on which the brick foundation wall 3' thick rests. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Sandy |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Shrubbery & grass will grow on a part of it. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Site is N'ly end of a narrow sand spit, depressed in center, forming an interior salt basin protected by exterior margins of sand & gravel whose crests, covered with drift, rise about 3' above high tide. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 5th |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | Inside dia. from opposite angles 7' |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 36.5" x 34 1/4" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | 3 |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron frame with wooden parapet and copper roof. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Iron, tipped with a platina point. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | 5/8" round iron - attached to spindle by loop in end of rod - led from roof of lantern over iron railing of lantern deck to outer edge of tower cornice to which it is attached then to ground, which it penetrates 18", 20' from tower to moist earth 6' deep. |
| Balustrade: | Posts of gallery railing are of cast iron, with rails of 1" gas pipe - outside gallery covered with sheet copper. |
| Lantern Doors: | Trap door fitted in floor of lantern, also a door fitted in parapet wall leading from lantern to outside gallery, all fitted with hinges & hooks. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood - narrow tongued & grooved boards 1" thick in 2 thicknesses. |
| Watchroom Doors: | Door leading from watchroom into lantern is in a vertical brick walls & fitted with hinges, lock, etc. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In parapet wall |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None needed |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | 1 in each internal angle of upper part of lantern. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Watchroom fitted with 3 closets shelved, & 3 lockers. Writing table with drawer & a heating stove. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | L Sautter, Lemoniet et Cie, a Paris |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 5th |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed - 270 degrees - seen over water from W by N. N'ly to SE 1/2 S. |
| Number of Panels: | 6 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 7 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 5 |
| 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 |
| Service Table: | Iron, attached to pedestal |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| 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' mineral oil lamps, single wick |
| Type of Illuminant: | Mineral oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 (2 in use) |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 (2 in use) |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | Oil kept in barn in a room properly prepared for it. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | Oil kept in 5-gallon tin cans upon wooden shelves in oil room. |
| Other (Describe): | In watchroom are 3 closets fitted with shelves, & also lockers, where all lighthouse fixtures are kept. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suited to purposes for which they were designed. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Bell struck by machinery |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 1 blow every 10 sec. |
| Duplication: | |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | E of lighthouse tower. Special object of signal is to warn passing vessels of their approach to spit. This spit extends well out into channel, making it necessary for passing vessels to change their course at this point. |
| Distance and Direction: | 50' |
| Water Supply: | |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Plank walk |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Bell tower is open frame work. Top of tower is enclosed for machinery. Bell tower is 18' sq. at base 5, 6" sq. at top. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 1200 lbs. |
| Metal: | |
| Diameter: | |
| Height: | |
| Time: | Will run for 2.5 hours |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Weights for Operation: | Drop of weight 12' 6" |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 200' SW of tower |
| Coloring: | |
| Construction Materials: | Wooden frame. brick foundation |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Wood houses & privies. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | Plank walk around dwelling & from keepers dwelling to tower. |
| Area Inclosed: | Entire area on spit (3.04 acres) is enclosed by a neat picket fence. |
| Area of Garden: | About 1 acre could be utilized for garden purposes - about 1 acre in grass & about 1/4 acre is cultivated as vegetable garden. |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | About 7 acres |
| Cultivation Area Available: | 1.5 acres |
| Area Cultivated: | 1.5 acres |
| Character of Surroundings: | Spit immediately adjacent is salt marsh. Bluff on W is a sandy loam & covered with fir timber. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglas #2 (3) |
| Pump, Size: | Closed spout |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roof of dwelling |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | None |
| Tank Capacity: | 2 cisterns 14' dia x 5' deep, cap'y 5000 gals each. Placed one on each side & near Keeper's dwelling. |
| Tank Material: | Cisterns. Made of brick & cement, tops covered with tongued & grooved boards 1 1/4" thick laid on strong cross beams & painted. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | 12' |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | It is unhealthy |
| Diseases: | Fevers |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | There are salt marshes in immediate vicinity of light station. During Summer & Fall months Indians catch large qtys of dog fish for oil; bodies of fish being thrown on beach, where they decompose producing a sickening stench. |
| Recommended Improvements: | That portion of salt marsh which lies inside LH bounds will be reclaimed by throwing up a dike along W side of premises. |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Landing is a fine sand beach of gentle slope. Boat house located within 20' of beach & about 75' from Keeper's dwelling. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Immense qtys of drift wood of every description brought down sound by S'ly winds which prevail during winter months & deposited on S shore of point. Some of it has been utilized in bldg of revetment wall along N margin of spit, covering dwelling & tower. |
| Tools And Accessories |
| Lantern Curtains: | 2 sets |
| Lens Covers: | 2 |
| Damper Tube and Key: | None |
| Spare Damper and Key: | None |
| Carillon for Overflow Pump: | None |
| Time Marker: | |
| Gauge: | |
| Spare Lamp Ready for Use: | 1 |
| Rod Lamp Ready for Use: | None |
| Curtain Hanger: | None req'd |
| Heater: | Not req'd |
| Spare Lamp Cover: | None |
| Lamp Stand: | None |
| Mechanical Lamp Cords: | |
| Revolving Machinery Cords: | |
| Revolving Machinery Weights: | |
| Clutch: | |
| Spare Fly Or Governor: | |
| Gauge for Oil Cistern: | |
| Feather Brushes: | 2 |
| Linen Towels: | 10 |
| Sponges: | 2 |
| Chamois Skins: | 2 |
| Scissors: | 2 straight; 2 curved. |
| Chimney Filters: | None |
| Coupling Pliers: | 1 |
| Service Box and Implements: | 1 |
| Cleaning Materials: | Rotten stone, whiting & rouge, spirits of wine |
| Keepers Aprons: | 2 |
| Wicks: |