1871-1900 Yaquina Head Lighthouse Letter books

(All communications should be addressed to "THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD.")

ESH 1 inclosure.

Treasury Department, Office of the Light-House Board, Washington, August 20, 1895.

Commander O. W. Farenholt, U.S.N., Inspector 13th Lighthouse District, Portland, Oregon.

Sir:

Inclosed is transmitted a copy of Notice to Mariners NO. 126 of 1895, giving notice that, on or about August 31, 1895, a fixed white tubular-lantern light will be established on the north jetty at the entrance to Yaquina Bay, Oregon, and that the height of the Middle Ground beacon light will be increased to 32 1/4 feet above the water.

The Board requests you to see that the provisions of the notice are carried into effect, reporting the date of so doing to this office.

Respectfully, John ??? Captain, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A., Engineer Secretary.

Treasury Department, ESH Office of the Light-House Board, 1 inclosure. Washington, August 20, 1895.

Major James C. Post, U.S.A., Engineer 13th Lighthouse District, Portland, Oregon.

Sir: Inclosed is transmitted, for your information, a copy of Notice to Mariners No. 126 of 1895, Giving notice that, on or about August 24, 1895, a fixed white tubular-lantern light will be established on the north jetty at the entrance to Yaquina Bay, Oregon, and that the height of the Middle Ground beacon light will be increased to 32 1/2 feet above the water. Respectfully, John ??? Captain, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A., Engineer Secretary.

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Distance to the nearest public road, railroad station, or steamboat landing, and to which. The distance to the nearest public road, at Newport in Yaquina Bay, is five miles.

Tower or other means used for supporting the lantern and apparatus. Tower

Number of separate lights. One

When first built or established. 1870

When last thoroughly rebuilt, repaired, or renovated. Slight repairs made in 1880

Condition at this date. Good

Shape of tower in plan. Circular

Height of tower from base to focal plane of lantern. Eighty one (81) feet

Height of focal plane of lantern above the mean sea or lake level. one hundred and fifty one (151) feet

Back ground of the light-house, upon which it is projected, as seen from the sea or lake. Dark

Color of tower. White

Color of tower, how produced. Painted

Tower—connected with keepers’ dwelling, and how, or detached. Detached

Object: sea-coast, lake-coast, bay, harbor, channel, or range; for general or local navigating purposes. Sea Coast

Materials of which the tower is built. Brick

General description, embracing— Thickness of walls at base. Three (3) feet Thickness of walls at parapet. Twenty (20) feet Diameter of tower at base. Twenty eight (28) feet Diameter of tower at parapet. Sixteen (16) feet

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LANTERN AND LANTERN FIXTURES

Order of class of lantern. First order

Diameter Eleven feet six inches

Number of sides in plan Sixteen

Height glazed. Nine feet seven and one half inches 9’ 7 1/2”

Number of plates in height. Three

Number of plates in each side. Three

Thickness of plates. Five sixteenth of an inch (5/16”)

Size of the different plates. Bottom (30”/8”, 2’ 6 7/8” 31” Middle( 39 3/16”, 3’ 3/16” 39” Top (44 3/16”, 3’ 8 3/4”, 44’ ½” All (25 3/16”, 2’ 4 3/16” wide, 27 7/8

Number of storm panes of glass. Three

Unglazed side of lantern is constructed. Iron

Lightning conductor, of what material; how attached to spindle; how led, and how far below the surface of dry earth, or otherwise, as the case may be.

Lightning conductor of iron, attached to spindle by a loop in the end of the rod. It is led down the side of the tower and two feet below the surface of the ground, thence away from the tower twenty feet horizontally, then down five feet to moist earth.

Balustrade and outside gallery. The outside gallery is of cast iron. Balustrade consists of wrought iron posts, rails and balustrade.

Lantern doors and how fitted. There are no doors in the lantern.

Floor of lantern—of what materials. Iron

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Watch-room door leading into lantern, and how fitted. A wooden door fitted into an iron pane, hung with butt hinges, and fastened by a spring lock.

VENTILATORS

In parapet, wall, or lower part of lantern. Tower part of lantern.

Lantern ladders for cleaning plate glass outside. One (iron)

Curtain hooks inside of lantern—how fitted Curtain hooks, screwed into iron-work at top of lantern.

WATCH ROOM

How fitted. A work-bench with lockers underneath

Bell wires, or speaking tubes, for calling relief keepers—kind. None

ILLUMINATING APPARATUS &c.

Order and characteristic distinction of apparatus. Catacdroptric, Fresnel lens.

If movable; time of revolution, and intervals between and duration of flashes.

If fixed, or fixed varied by flashes; are of fixed part in degrees, and between what points of compass seen.