Report for Isle Aux Peches Front Range (Michigan) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 11th |
| Inspector: | Ralph R. Tinkham |
| Location: | Situated in SW'ly end of Lake St. Clair, NE of Isle aux Peches, & about 3300' apart |
| Date of Report: | 03/28/1909 |
| Latitude: | 42° 21' 39.6" |
| Longitude: | 82° 54' 29.5" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Submarine Site; crib in 20' of water |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 36' x 40' = 1440 sq. ft. |
| Area Inclosed: | Entire crib |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Front & 18' each side by 12" timber bulwark 3' high. Remainder by chain rail. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Laid on piers by wrought iron rounds bolted to timbers |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat only |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 5 1/4 miles to Lighthouse Depot, Detroit via N channel. 7.5 miles to center of Detroit. |
| Distance to Post Office: | Detroit P.O. |
| Distance to Village: | 5 1/4 miles to Lighthouse Depot, Detroit via N channel. 7.5 miles to center of Detroit. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By large boat or launch from Detroit. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Steel tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1898 as wood target & lens lantern |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1908 crib completed & tower built |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Circular |
| Form of Tower: | Conical |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 36' 8" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 38' 2" |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Wooded |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Connected to Keeper's Dwelling by short covered passage. |
| Object of Navigation: | Range light for Lake St. Clair 20' Channel. Bearing 47 degrees 41' (NE 1/4 E) |
| Building Materials: | 5/16" steel plate, L base ring; 6 laced single struts |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 5/16" plate - 6 struts leave an open well 6' 1" in diam. |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 5/16" plate - 6 struts leave an open well 6' 1" in diam. |
| Diameter at Base: | 10' 6" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 8' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Circular winding cast iron, main st.; Plate string & C.I. treads, Lantern str. |
| Number of Landings: | 1 - watchroom floor |
| Size of Glass: | 12" x 18" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 5 - sash 16" x 23" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 entrance door |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Timber cribs filled with stone & with rip rap on all sides to water surface. Crib is 36' x 40' plan & 21' 9" high. Base of tower 7' 3" above mean lake level. Sand bottom. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tecumseh Church 163 degrees 18' (S by E 1/2 E) 3 35/64 miles; Belle Isle Light Station 243 degrees 12' (SW by W 5/8 W) 3 5/64 miles; Windmill Pt. Lt. Sta. 263 degrees 18' (W 5/8 S) 1 13/64 miles |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 0 3/4" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | 6' 7" |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 34" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Parapet of 8 Cast iron plates, CI door in 1 of them, Verticals CI Sheet steel lining & parapet |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | 8 cast iron plates, zinc lining |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass with platinum point |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | 1/2" round copper rod attached to base ring of tower, led thru deck of crib into water where it is attached to an anchor bolt in stone fill 3' under water. |
| Balustrade: | Gallery cast iron; balustrade wrought iron. |
| Lantern Doors: | 1 cast iron door, sheet iron lining, in parapet, is 2-fold & has brass hinges & bolt. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Steel plate trap door with hand hole lift. |
| Parapet Diameter: | 6' 7" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 ventilators in parapet. Bronze valve registers inside, iron hoods outside. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None needed |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Bronze hooks screwed to soffit castings of lantern. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | With small wood closet across 1 side of landing 30" high with 1 door. |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 5 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier, Benard & Turenne, Paris |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | None given |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19 11/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | Revolving white flash |
| Time of Revolution: | 20 seconds |
| Flash Interval: | 10 seconds |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | No fixed part. 2 lens panels each 90 degrees are opposite, leaving 2 blank spaces, each 90 degrees, btwn them closed by brass doors. |
| Number of Panels: | 2 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 2 |
| Arc of Each: | 90 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | Bullseye & 2 circular concentric elements |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 - 2 are concentric prisms around optic. |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4- 2 are concentric prisms around optic. |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | No vertical elements. |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | New pattern Std. 4th order of brass: 4 vert. posts, bottom & top hollow ring, central plate ring to support clockwork. Jack screw in top supports lens apparatus. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| Revolving Machinery: | Clockwork on plate ring of pedestal beneath lens apparatus, connected to vert. shaft by split sleeve & clamp. |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Ball bearing. |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 25' 11" lantern deck to tower floor. |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 5 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | By brass case with glass panels |
| Regulated: | By fan governor & by adding or removing weights. |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 4th order vapor lamp, 1 mantel |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 extra burner, 4th O vapor lamp |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Wound on drum in clock frame & led down weight shaft in center of tower. |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Ball raceways are V grooves 13/32" wide in 2 circular plates. 4" diam. |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 20 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 1/2" |
| Occulting Light |
| Characteristic: | Dark interval 10 seconds |
| Time Limit: | |
| Eclipse Type: | 2 lens panels each 90 degrees are opposite, leaving 2 blank spaces, each 90 degrees |
| Size and Amplitude: | |
| Axis Rotation: | |
| Axis Relation: | |
| Screen Revolution: | Part of apparatus |
| Screen Number: | |
| Screen Time: | |
| Screen Form: | |
| Screen Mounting: | |
| Screen Order: | |
| Screen Date: | |
| Valve Maker: | |
| Valve Pattern: | |
| Reliability: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 2 closets of wood in base of tower for lamp supplies, etc. Small cupboard of wood in watchroom. |
| Oil House Description: | Situated at Windmill Point Light Station. - circular |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 6' diam. |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Steel plate lined with brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | 45 5-gal cans = 225 gals. |
| Other (Describe): | Dwelling - 3 closets, pantry & vegetable cellar in crib compartments beneath deck. Small storeroom underneath tower. |
| Suitability: | Suitable. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Attached to SW'ly side of crib |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Wood, shingle roof |
| Number of Rooms: | 3 rooms, pantry, vegetable cellar beneath |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 Keeper, 1 assistant |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Privy in rear of dwelling on S'ly edge of crib. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | Front & 18' each side by 12" timber bulwark 3' high. Remainder by chain rail. |
| 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: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From lake by bucket |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | No cisterns or tank |
| Tank Capacity: | |
| Tank Material: | |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Bucket from lake. |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthfulness excellent |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Land directly onto crib by means of ladder formed by round iron steps fitted into crib timbers. 3 ladders to crib. 2 sets of boat davits, 1 on E'ly side & 1 W'ly. Also have heavy cleats for tying up to. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |