Report for Umpqua River Light Station (Oregon) - 1895

General
District: 13th
Inspector: Major James C. Post, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A.
Location: Located about 3/4 M S of the mouth of the Umpqua River, Oregon.
Date of Report: 01/05/1895
Latitude: N 43° 39' (28")
Longitude: W, 124° 12' (00")
Premises
Site: Public land.
Date of Reservation: 11/15/1889
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 558.80 acres
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil: Sandy.
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: About 2300'.
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises:
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: Temporary road built by contractors now used. U.S. does not own right of way.
Means to Reach Light Station: Small steamer from Gardiner City on Umpqua River, by wagon, along beach from Coos Bay or by one of tenders crossing over bar.
Distance to Nearest Road: About 3/4 M to steamboat landing.
Distance to Post Office: About 9 M to Gardiner City, Oregon.
Distance to Village: About 9 M.
Facilities for Public Conveyance: By regular stage & steamer line.
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Circular brick tower w workroom attached.
Number of Separate Lights:
First Built or Established: 12/31/1894
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date: Good.
Shape of Tower in Plan: Circular.
Form of Tower:
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: Base to focal plane: 49' 10-1/8"
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 165'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Dark green.
Color of Tower: White w black trimmings.
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Painting.
Tower Connection: Detached.
Object of Navigation: Seacoast.for general navigation.
Building Materials: Brick, coated w cement w stone trimmings.
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 5' including air space between double walls.
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 21"
Diameter at Base: 12' inside & 25' outside.
Diameter at Parapet: 12' inside, 15' 8" outside.
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Iron.
Number of Landings: 3
Size of Glass: 14" x 16", 12" x 14" & 8" x 10"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 1: 2' 8-1/2" x 6' 0"; 1: 2' 8" x 5' 4"; & 4: 20" x 4' 0"
Number of Doors: 1 in tower & 2 in workroom.
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Sand - depth unknown.
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: Sand.
Soil Susceptibility: Protected by a heavy growth of small fir & spruce trees.
Miscellaneous Remarks: Tower & dwellings located on sand dunes covered w thick growth of dwarf spruce & fir trees which protect station from wind & drifting sand, without obstructing light.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 1st
Shape of Lantern:
Diameter to Glass: 12' 3" inside of glass.
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 16
Type of Bars:
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 11' 4"
Number of Plates in Height: 3
Number of Plates Each Side: 3
Thickness of Plates: 5/16"
Size of Plates: 44-3/4" x 27-7/8"; 39-3/16" x 27-7/8"; 30-7/8" x 27-7/8"
Number of Storm Panes: 6
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron.
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Dome: Cast iron; Cowl: cast iron w lightning point attached.
Ventilator / Cowl:
Lightning Spindle: Brass spindle w platinum point.
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: 1 at base of lantern.
Lantern Doors: 1 fitted to sash bars of lantern.
Floor of Lantern: Cast iron.
Watchroom Doors: Wooden door fitted to iron frame.
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number:
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: 1 of iron
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Screwed into head of sash bars.


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted: Space entirely occupied by pedestal of lens & revolving apparatus.
How is Relief Called: Electric call bells.
Where is Call System Led:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker:
Year Made:
Marks and Number:
Order of Apparatus: 1st order,
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic: Flashing white & red.
Time of Revolution: 1 revolution every two minutes.
Flash Interval: Succession of flashes, 24 in each revolution
Duration of Flash: 5 seconds each.
Arc of Each Fixed Part: No fixed part, can be seen from N 1/4 E to S by E 1/4 E.
Number of Panels: 8 lower panels, 24 middle panels & 8 upper panels.
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum:
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 18
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 8
Does Apparatus Revolve?: True
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
How Flash is Produced: By whole lens revolving.
Number of Vertical Elements Panel:
Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: 4 cast iron columns.
Service Table: In workroom.
Draft Tube Description: Tube is of iron w brass end, 5" diameter & connected to radial rods by lens ring.
Revolving Machinery: Actuated by clock work & weights
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:
Chariot Description:
Length of Drop Tube: About 34'
Clock Weight:
Length of Winding Time:
Drive During Rewind: 70 minutes.
Machinery Protection: Iron case w glass doors.
Regulated: By ball governor, rotating within horizontal disc, that raises or lowers on the spindle of governor, according to speed; movment regulated by spring brake coming in contact w upper face of disc.
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: Funck's mineral oil float lamp.
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1
Number of Spare Burners: 3
Candle Power:


Clock Cord Description
Revolving Cord:
Size of Clock Cord:
Length of Clock Cord:
How Led: Wire rope led down through center of tower.
Diameter and Length of Clock Drum:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use:
Oil House Description: 2 located 28' in rear of workroom of tower.
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material: Galvanized iron w cement floors.
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): A suitable closet is located in workroom attached to tower.
Suitability: Dry & well suited.
Dwelling
Location: Keeper's dwelling is 107' N of tower.
Coloring:
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 6
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1 keeper to keeper's building
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: 1 barn & 3 water closets.
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks: To be laid.
Area Inclosed: Cleared area around dwelling 600' x 200' is to be enclosed by a six-board fence.
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery: Nearly entire reservation is covered by a heavy growth of spruce & fir trees.
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated:
Character of Surroundings: All sand.
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:
Assistant Keepers Dwellings
Location: Assist Keeper double dwelling 128' S of tower & a little to rear..
Coloring:
Construction Materials: Wood.
Number of Rooms: 6
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1
Outhouses: 1 barn & 3 water closets
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks: To be laid.
Area Inclosed: Cleared area around dwellings 600' x 200' is to be enclosed by a six-board fence.
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery: Covered by heavy growth of spruce & fir trees.
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated:
Character of Surroundings: All sand.
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
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Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:
Water
How Procured: From cisterns.
Quality: Good.
Quantity: Ample.
Injury Possible: Not liable.
Purity Precaution: Filtering.
Tank Capacity: Cistern of 10,.000 gallons located 15' from each dwelling & is below surface of ground.
Tank Material: Brick cemented outside & inside.
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket:
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Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Good.
Diseases:
Prevalency:
Local Causes:
Recommended Improvements:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Landings are made on beach about 3/4 mile N of station, from a steamer, in a rowboat. Road to station is across private property & was built by contractors who constructed station.
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: