Report for Brazos River (Texas) - 1911
| General |
| District: | 8th |
| Inspector: | Inspector & Superintendent |
| Location: | On N'ly side of river, about 1 mile inside its mouth. |
| Date of Report: | 08/12/1911 |
| Latitude: | 28° 56' 47" |
| Longitude: | 95° 18' 30" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Condemned & purchased |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 11/10/1894 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 2 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | About 1 acre |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 100' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Wooden fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Yes |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat. Valesco, TX, 3 miles |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Skeleton iron tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1896 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Repaired 1909 |
| Condition at This Date: | |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 95' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
| Color of Tower: | Brown |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached. Steps from gallery of dwelling to door of tower |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast & local |
| Building Materials: | Iron |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Spiral iron |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 12" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3 windows 10" x 12" - 1 sash 4 panes x 1 sash 2 |
| Number of Doors: | 1 - 25" x 6' 3" double + 1 - 26" x 6' 7 3/4" double |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 3.5 |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 8' 3.5" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 6' |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 31 3/8" x 71 7/8" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron & copper |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Yes |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | 1 double in lower part of lantern. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Trap in lantern floor |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 5 in floor of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | To soffit |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | With cupboard on table |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | About 9.5 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 62,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier & Benard, Paris |
| Year Made: | 1895 |
| Marks and Number: | BF/101 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3.5 |
| Inside Diameter: | 29.5" lens uni valve |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 10 sec |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 2 - Flash panel on 1 side & vertical, cylindrical section of lens opposite, covered with frieze to occult same |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 1 |
| Arc of Each: | 180 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 13 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
| 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: | Hollow iron |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Sheet iron, about 4.5" dia. |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Mercury float |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | |
| Clock Weight: | 165 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | About 9.5 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | Yes |
| Machinery Protection: | By case of iron, brass & glass |
| Regulated: | Ball governor |
| Lens Protection: | Linen |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 3rd order |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Wire cord |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 1/4" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 135' |
| How Led: | Center newel |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 7 7/8 long, 6" dia. |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 3 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 2 5/8" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Mercury Float |
| Inside Diameter of Trough: | 29.5" |
| Inside Depth of Trough: | 9 7/8" |
| Outside Diameter of Float: | 29' 14" |
| Depth of Float: | 9 5/8" |
| Weight of Mercury in Pounds: | |
| How Often is Mercury Renewed: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 in watchroom with shelving |
| Oil House Description: | Brick, S'ly from tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 10' x 12' x 9' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick, iron roof - 1 ventilator each end |
| Oil House Capacity: | 700 |
| Other (Describe): | In dwelling |
| Suitability: | Dry, suitable |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | N'ly from tower |
| Coloring: | White, green blind |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 rooms & kitchen |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Storehouse, chicken house, 2 privys & oil house |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White, lead colored trimmings |
| Paths and Walks: | Brick |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Queen Bell (2) |
| Stove, Size: | No. 7 - 17 & No. 8 - 17 |
| Sink, Maker: | McCrum Howell Co., Richmond (2) |
| Sink, Size: | 26" x 15" (2) |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | 1 table lamp, 1 hand lamp, 1 hand lantern |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | In rear of kitchen, 2 - 10' x 10', 5000 gal each |
| Tank Material: | Cypress |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Fair |
| Diseases: | Malaria |
| Prevalency: | Fall (Sept. - Oct) |
| Local Causes: | Swamps & overflows in early spring & fall to depth of 3.5 to 4' & extends back 3 miles. |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Wharf on wooden piles to boathouse on river. |
| Distance and Direction: | About 200' S'ly |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |