Report for Cape Blanco (Oregon) - 1910

General
District: 13th
Inspector: Major Jay J. Morrow, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A.
Location: Located on the W'rly extremity of Cape Blanco, Seacoast of Oregon.
Date of Report: 05/12/1910
Latitude: 42° 50' 22"
Longitude: 124° 33' 30"
Premises
Site: Purchase.
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 12/04/1867
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 47.31 acres
Area Inclosed: 24 acres
Character of Soil: Sandy loam.
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: 600'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: Fence around dwellings & garden, also, fence around top of cliffs & along E boundary.
Wharf or Landing on Premises: None. Beach landing through surf in very calm weather.
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: Road connects station w county road leading to Port Orford & Bandon.
Means to Reach Light Station: Private conveyance from Port Orford or Bandon.
Distance to Nearest Road: 11 miles to Port Orford.
Distance to Post Office: 11 miles to Port Orford.
Distance to Village: 11 miles to Port Orford.
Facilities for Public Conveyance:
Facilities for Private Conveyance: Rigs may be hired at Port Orford or Bandon, 11 miles & 30 miles respectively.
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Tower.
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1870.
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: New dwelling built 1910 & general repairs made.
Condition at This Date: Good.
Shape of Tower in Plan: Circular.
Form of Tower: Conical.
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 60'
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 252'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Distant hills.
Color of Tower: White.
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Whitewash.
Tower Connection: Detached.
Object of Navigation: Seacoast.
Building Materials: Brick.
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 4' (double wall).
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 2'
Diameter at Base: 18' 6"
Diameter at Parapet: 14' 6"
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Iron.
Number of Landings: 3
Size of Glass: 10" x 14"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 1: 24" x 46"; 3: 24" x 61"
Number of Doors: 2
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Hard pan, 4'
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: Sandy loam over-lying hardpan & rock.
Soil Susceptibility: Grass & shrubbery grow but the latter only when sheltered.
Miscellaneous Remarks: The site of tower is a level, grassy plot w precipitous cliffs to beach.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 1st
Shape of Lantern: Polygonal.
Diameter to Glass: 12' 2-1/2"
Diameter in the Clear: 11' 6-1/2"
Number of Sides: 16
Type of Bars: Vertical
Thickness of Bars: 9' 8"
Height Glazed:
Number of Plates in Height: 3
Number of Plates Each Side: 3
Thickness of Plates: 1/4" - 3/8"
Size of Plates: 30-3/4" x 27-5/8"; 39" x 27-5/8"; 44-1/2" x 27-5/8"
Number of Storm Panes: 4
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Cast iron, steel, brass, copper & glass.
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Copper.
Ventilator / Cowl: Copper
Lightning Spindle: Brass w platinum tip.
Description of Lightning Rod: 1/16" x 1-1/2", passed around spindle & led to iron pipe 4' off base of tower & 4' in ground.
Balustrade: Cast iron at level of lantern floor.
Lantern Doors: One door to balcony, fitted w wing nuts.
Floor of Lantern: Cast iron.
Watchroom Doors: Iron door, fitted w rim lock
Parapet Diameter: Circular, 16' 7" in diameter.
Ventilators
Location / Number: In wall, 6 in number.
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: Wood ladder, portable.
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Secured by bolts to spider rods.


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted: Locker w drawers, also a clock. Service room @ base of tower & fitted w desk, chairs & hot water heater.
How is Relief Called:
Where is Call System Led:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker: Henry Lepaute
Year Made:
Marks and Number: Henry Lepaute d'Paris.
Order of Apparatus: 1st
Inside Diameter: 6' 11/16"
Light Characteristic: Fixed white.
Time of Revolution:
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Number of Panels: 9: 5: 45 degrees & 1: 22-1/2 degrees lens panels; 2: 45 degrees & 1: 22-1/2 degrees reflecting panels.
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum: 17
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 18
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 8
Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
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Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: Cast iron.
Service Table: Top of locker in service room used as service table.
Draft Tube Description: Of brass, 5" diameter, connecting w 7" cast iron tube to ventilator. Damper tube is 3-15/16" in diameter & connected to upper tube by lugs; 1 set carrying tube when in place & 1 set when raised for placing chimney.
Revolving Machinery:
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Regulated:
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
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Number of Spare Lamps: 1
Number of Spare Burners: 2
Candle Power:


Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 5
Diameter of Outside Wick: 4-5/16"
Diameter of Mantel:
Diameter of Circum Circle:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: 2 in workroom fitted w shelves & hooks.
Oil House Description: 2 glavanized iron; no fittings.
Oil House Inside Dimension: 7'10" x 11'4"
Oil House Construction Material: Galvanized iron & wood.
Oil House Capacity: 3,240 gallons.
Other (Describe): None except in workroom @ base of tower & in dwellings.
Suitability: Dry & suitable.
Dwelling
Location: 125' S of tower.
Coloring: White w brown roofs.
Construction Materials: Double dwelling of brick; single dwelling of frame w cement foundation; both w shingle roofs.
Number of Rooms: 8 in each half of double dwelling; seven in single dwelling.
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1 to each dwelling.
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: Woodshed, wash house, workshop & 2 barns.
Outhouse Coloring: All white w brown roofs.
Paths and Walks: Cement walks from dwellings to tower & around the dwellings.
Area Inclosed: 24 acres, wire fence; 1-1/4 acres picket fence around dwellings, about 1/2 acre garden picket fence.
Area of Garden: About 1/2 acre.
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available: About 15 acres.
Area Cultivated: 1/2 acre.
Character of Surroundings: Sandy loam.
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Assistant Keepers Dwellings
Location:
Coloring: White w brown roof
Construction Materials: Frame w cement foundation, shingle roof.
Number of Rooms: 7
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1
Outhouses: Woodshed, wash house, workshop & two barns
Outhouse Coloring: White w brown roofs.
Paths and Walks: Cement walks from dwellings to tower and around dwellings.
Area Inclosed: 24 acres, wir fence; 1-1/4 acres picket fence around dwellings, about 1/2 acre garden picket fence.
Area of Garden: About 1/2 acre
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available: About 15 acres
Area Cultivated: 1/2 acre
Character of Surroundings: Sandy loam
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Water
How Procured: Collected from roofs.
Quality: Good.
Quantity: Short in dry season.
Injury Possible: No.
Purity Precaution: Filtered through brick walls.
Tank Capacity: 36,000 gallons; tanks at barn & cisterns S of brick dwelling.
Tank Material: Brick, cemented; tanks redwood.
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
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Pump or Bucket: Pumps in dwellings.
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Healthfulness
General Opinion: Good.
Diseases:
Prevalency: No.
Local Causes: No.
Recommended Improvements: No.
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Road leads from station to county road about 6M E'wrd from station. Fair condition but where passes through heavy timber should be opened out to allow sun & air to dry roadbed.
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Condition of station good, need add'tl water stor. Rainfall ample; roofs suff. collect full sup. Wireless telegrph station 1-stry dwelng & 1stry pwrhse & tank hse & 2 blt-up masts. Bldgs yellow w brn roofs, 600' S'rly fr towr; maintaind by Nvy Dept.