Report for Chequamegon Point Light Station (Wisconsin) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 9th |
| Inspector: | Ralph R. Tinkham |
| Location: | At the extreme end of Chequamegon Point, Wis., & on the E'ly side of the entrance to Chequamegon Bay. SW'ly part of Lake Superior. |
| Date of Report: | 11/13/1909 |
| Latitude: | 46° 43' 42.98" |
| Longitude: | 90° 48' 33.34" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase. Sec. 13, T49N, R4W, 4th Mer., also right of way to LaPointe Lt. Sta. |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 11/15/1896 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 1.8 acres by deed, Actually 0.51 acres more or less. |
| Area Inclosed: | None. |
| Character of Soil: | Sand. |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 75 feet. |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | There are 5 spur cribs for shore protection, 1 of which may be used as landing. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Connected by plank walk to the dwelling which is the same as for La Pointe Light Station. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat if of light draft & by walk from dwelling. See description of La Pointe Light Station. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 6 miles to Bayfield, Wis. 11 miles to Ashland, Wis. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 6 miles to Bayfield, Wis. |
| Distance to Village: | 6 miles to Bayfield, Wis. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None. |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Launch or tug or by tender & small boat. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1897 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good. |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square. |
| Form of Tower: | Pyramidal skeleton iron, top inclosed. |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 39' 9" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 42 feet. |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Clear horizon or light wooded of small jack pine. |
| Color of Tower: | White with black lantern. |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint. |
| Tower Connection: | Detached; 2700 feet west of dwelling. |
| Object of Navigation: | Lake coast & harbor light at entrance to Chequamegon Bay, Wis. |
| Building Materials: | 4 corner posts of 6" x 6" Ls. horizontal struts, 5" x 2.25" 11# diag. steel tension rods. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | 15' 6" b to b of Is. |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 10' 6" b to b of Is |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | A ladder of I beams anchored to concrete pier & leading to watchroom floor. |
| Number of Landings: | Watchroom floor only. |
| Size of Glass: | 8" x 10" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 8 lt. in watchroom, 21" x 24" sash. |
| Number of Doors: | Trap door in floor of watchroom. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | 4 5" x 5" concrete piers, 5' deep supporting corner posts & a 3' x 3' pier 3.5' below grade supporting the seight shaft. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Sand. |
| Soil Susceptibility: | No. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower is on extreme west point of Long Island, site is shifting sand low above the water & surrounded by very shallow water & sand bars. A narrow channel for light-draft boats lands to 1 spur crib from the NNW. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal. |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 0" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | 6' 5-3/8" |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 2' 11-3/8" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 34.75" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None in place. |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron parapet sheet iron lined & cast iron verticals & soffit. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Of 8 cast iron flanged plates lined with zinc held by iron batten strinps screwed to flanged of roof plates. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron. |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass with Platinum tip. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | To be put in place 1909. Is a 1/8" x 2" copper band to be attached to base of tower & led into moist sand. |
| Balustrade: | Gallery rail of 1.25" pipe; 2 hor. rails & pipe stanchions, all with pipe fittings. Gallery 12' square of cast iron plates. |
| Lantern Doors: | 2 flod cast iron, lined with sheet iron & fitted with brass hinges & lock. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron. |
| Watchroom Doors: | Iron trap door in floor of lantern. |
| Parapet Diameter: | 6' 7.25" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 in parapet cast iron hoods outside & brass register valves inside. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None needed. |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass hooks screwed into soffit castings. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Below the lantern, the tower is enclosed for single story forming a combined service room & room for fog-bell apparatus. A wood trap door in floor leads below by an iron ladder. Has small closet of shelves & table. |
| How is Relief Called: | None. |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
| Year Made: | Unknown |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19.5" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed red |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 3 panels each 90 degrees - 270 degrees. 4th panel is a spherical segnental brass door, 90 degrees. |
| Number of Panels: | 3 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None. |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | Central belt. 2 elements above & below. |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| 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: | Old pattern cast iron. |
| Service Table: | Cast iron attached to pedestal. |
| Draft Tube Description: | A conical draft tube of sheet iron painted from top lens ring to ventilator tube in roof of lanter. Is 6" diam. at lens ring & 10" diam. at ventilator opening. |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Apparatus mounted on 4 rollers, 2" diam. bearing |
| Chariot Description: | Chariot for cleaning purposes only |
| Length of Drop Tube: | |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | |
| Regulated: | |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | Red light produced by ruby lamp chimney. |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | Illuminating apparatus. |
| Form of Colored Glass: | Lamp chimney. |
| Lamp Description: | Funk-Heap, single circular wick. |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1.25" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None. |
| Oil House Description: | Same one used for La Pointe Lt. Sta |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | See description of La Pointe L.S. |
| Suitability: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Bell struck by machinery, |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | Steven's improved fog bell striking machine. |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | Bell struck every 20 seconds. |
| Duplication: | None. |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | Located in tower as guide through South Channel into Chequamegon Bay. |
| Distance and Direction: | In the tower. |
| Water Supply: | None needed. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | A plank walk form dwelling. |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Hangs on cast iorn brackets on W side of tower outside watchroom. The machinery is situated inside the watchroom. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 1200 lbs |
| Metal: | Bronze |
| Diameter: | 40" |
| Height: | 30" |
| Time: | About 4 hours. |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Same as for La Pointe Lt. Sta., 2700 ft. East of this tower. |
| Coloring: | |
| Construction Materials: | |
| Number of Rooms: | |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Same as for La Pointe Light Station. Wis. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |