Report for Pigeon Point (California) - 1907
| General |
| District: | 12th |
| Inspector: | Principal Keeper |
| Location: | San Mateo County |
| Date of Report: | 12/02/1907 |
| Latitude: | N 37° 10' 49" |
| Longitude: | 122° 23' 39" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 05/20/1870 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 10.5 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 10.5 acres |
| Character of Soil: | Fast ground |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 50' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | N side of station has 1" x 6" x 9' open board fence; E side a 1" x 3" x 4' picket fence. 9 acre lot 1" x 6" x 5' board fence on all 4. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By RR to San Mateo, thence by public or private conveyance. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 200' to nearest public road. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 7 miles to Piscadero |
| Distance to Village: | 7 miles to Piscadero |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | Good. Can be reached by stage from San Mateo. |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Good county road direct to station. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1871 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Cylindrical |
| Form of Tower: | Conical |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 110' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 148' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Gentle rolling hills sloping towards sea coast. |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Whitewashed |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast |
| Building Materials: | Brick & cement |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 5' |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 18" |
| Diameter at Base: | 14' 3" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 12' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron spiral stairway & steps |
| Number of Landings: | 5 |
| Size of Glass: | Parapet 8 3/4 x 15". Tower 10 x 12", 4' 6" x 13'; middle & lower 3' 5" x 13' |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 7 at parapet 4' 4 3/4" x 12" upper. |
| Number of Doors: | 5 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Rocky |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Rocky & gravel |
| Soil Susceptibility: | By grass |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 1st order |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 12' 3" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 16 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 9' 10" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | Upper 45" x 28"; middle 39" x 28"; lower 30 3/4" x 28" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | 3 |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Metal |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Red copper folded & soldered. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Center of roof made of cast iron, 2' 4" dia. |
| Lightning Spindle: | None |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | None |
| Balustrade: | Made of 2.5 x .5" flat iron with 1" taper rods for uprights shaped in a circle. |
| Lantern Doors: | None |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Double doors |
| Parapet Diameter: | 12' |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 1 iron ladder |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Spring roller shades |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Floor, cast iron; walls lined with brick plastered & painted white; 1 service table made of wood. |
| How is Relief Called: | Telephone made by Chicago Telephone Supply Co., Elkhart, IN |
| Where is Call System Led: | From tower to fog signal & Keeper's quarters |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 5 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute |
| Year Made: | No date |
| Marks and Number: | No marks |
| Order of Apparatus: | 1st |
| Inside Diameter: | 72" |
| Light Characteristic: | Flashing white every 10 sec. |
| Time of Revolution: | 4 minutes |
| Flash Interval: | 10 sec |
| Duration of Flash: | 4 sec |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 24 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 24 |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 1 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 17 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 8 |
| 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: | Metal, height 3' 5", diameter at base & top 30" |
| Service Table: | Made of wood folding up against the wall. |
| Draft Tube Description: | 5" brass tube fitted with set screws |
| Revolving Machinery: | Clockwork |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Chariot |
| Chariot Description: | 2 sets of 10 wheels 5 7/8" dia., all fitted to a ring. |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 13' |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 5 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | By square metal box, & 4 glass doors. |
| Regulated: | By taking off & putting on weight. |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Funks float, 5 wicks |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 4 |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Wire rope |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Down center of tower to 1st landing. |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | Oil room to right of entrance to tower. Storeroom to left, both 15' 8" x 9' 6". 4 windows 2' x 5' 7". Bldg made of brick attached to E side of tower, outside measures 27' 4" x 18' 3" |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | 2 lockers in oil room 9' 6" long, 14" wide, 3' high fitted with doors. 1 locker in storeroom to right - 4x4' fitted with shelves & door used for chimneys. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 10 & 12" steam whistle, N apparatus. Ratchet gear: double worm gear. 3/4 Gardners governor - N # 201096, 600 rpm; S # 177835, 300 rpm made in Irving, Il. |
| Time to Start: | With cold boiler - 45 min; bank fire, 15 min. |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | No name or date |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 4 sec blast, 7 sec silent, 4 sec blast, 45 sec silent. |
| Duplication: | Boilers, steam drums, engines, whistles, whistle valves & safety valves. |
| Timing Device: | 2 - 4sec cams fitted on cam wheel |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | Whistle - 60 lbs |
| Height Above Water: | 55' |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | Head land. Rocky point |
| Distance and Direction: | 100' W |
| Water Supply: | Rain water & spring water |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | By pipeline |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | 1 story wooden frame bldg 32' 6" x 34' 6", 2 tool rooms 12x12', joined on outside N & S; 2 folding doors 10' 10" x 5' 9" open E & W. 12 windows. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Steam Signal |
| Steam Boiler: | 1 boiler pump 2.5 No. 21223, Geo. F. Blake, Maker, Boston & NY |
| Kind: | Horizontal |
| Tube: | Flue tube |
| Dimensions: | 12' |
| Length: | 42" |
| Diameter: | |
| Tube Description: | 41 tubes - 12' |
| Steam Tube Diameter: | 3" |
| Steam Furnace Kind: | Brick |
| Furnace Length: | 4' |
| Furnace Width: | 4' |
| Furnace Height: | S furnace - 18"; N furnace - 24" |
| Steam Heat Surface: | 430 sq. ft. |
| Steam Grate Surface: | 16 sq. ft. |
| Number of Grate Bars: | 16 |
| Kind of Grate Bars: | 4', wood burning bars |
| Steam Fuel: | Wood |
| Steam Safety Valve: | 2.5" locomotive pop valve |
| Steam Maximum Pressure: | 175 lbs |
| Steam Working Pressure: | 60 lbs |
| Steam Diameter of Smokestack: | 21.5" |
| Smokestack Height: | 38' |
| Drum Dimension: | N 48" long; S 55" long |
| Steam Drum Diameter: | N 28"; S 30" |
| Steam Covering: | None |
| Steam Boiler Condition: | S boiler good, N boiler fair condition |
| Steam Boiler Built: | S 1905; N 1887 |
| Where Built: | S - Erie, PA; N - San Francisco, CA |
| Manufacturer: | S - Pa Boiler Works; N - Moynihan & Aiken |
| Steam Heater: | False |
| Kind: | |
| Size: | |
| Heater Time Affect: | |
| Steam Engine Kind: | Horizontal |
| Steam Engine Revolutions: | N 102 rpm; S 63 rpm |
| Steam Engine Cyl. Diameter: | N - 4"; S - 4" |
| Steam Engine Piston Stroke: | N - 9"; S - 6" |
| Steam Engine Pipe Size: | 3/4" |
| Steam Engine When Built: | No name or date |
| Steam Engine Where Built: | |
| Manufacturer: |
| Whistle Signal |
| Whistle Diameter: | N - 12"; S - 10" |
| Whistle Height: | N - 30"; S - 27" |
| Whistle Orifice: | N - 2 11/16"; S - 3" |
| Whistle Tone: | |
| Whistle Chime: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 100' N from tower |
| Coloring: | White with lead color trimmings |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 20 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 4 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 3 - barn & storeroom, small bldg used as wash-house & 1 as blacksmith shop. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White with lead color trimmings |
| Paths and Walks: | Plank walk 40 x 70' N side of Keeper's dweeling. |
| Area Inclosed: | Station 1.5 acre; S side enclosed with 4' pickets; N side 9' open board fence. 9 acre lot 1000' E of station enclosed with fine board horizontal fence, 8' btwn each post. |
| Area of Garden: | 60' x 20' |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Fast grounds |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water saved on cement shed in 9 acre lot. Also a spring in 9 acre lot. |
| Quality: | Rain water good, spring water bad |
| Quantity: | Not ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | No other than frequent cleaning of tanks |
| Tank Capacity: | 2, 30,000 gal each & 2 - 9000 gal at station & 1 10,000 gal at 9 acre lot |
| Tank Material: | 3 tanks of wood; 2 cisterns of brick & cement; 1 built under engine room floor, 1 in basement under keeper's dwelling. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | 12' |
| Well Diameter: | 6' |
| Well Lining: | Lined with brick & cement |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | Windmill - Pacific Steel & Hardware Co., San Fran. |
| Distance from Dwelling: | 1800'; Spring water raised 75' to supply tank by 12' star windmill. |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthy |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | None |
| Local Causes: | None |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | No wharf |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | 2 circular cracks in masonry done by earthquake, 1 abt 30' & other abt 75' above base. Oil room too small to hold yearly supply. Water supply not sufficient at all seasons due to not having storage room on station. Storage tank on 9 acre lot used for bath |