Pacific Coast Light Service [pp. 212-219]

Pacific Coast Light Service
the many light-stations, making inspection
trips, and looking generally after the extensive system of signals, buoys, etc. In
the course of the year she travels many
thousands of miles.
The Thirteenth District extends from
the boundary between California and Oregon, to the northern boundary of the
United States, and includes Alaska. It
embraces all aids to navigation on the seacoast of Oregon and WaTashlington, and the
United States waters of the Strait of Juan
Fog-signals operated by clockwork........... 5
Whistling buoys in position....................... 8
Bell-buoys in position................................. 4
Other buoys in position.............................. 284
Steamer,lfanzanita,, buoy-teiider, and for
supply and inspection.......................... 1
Steamer Columbine, for construction and
repairs............................. 1
In extent, the district is much larger
than the Twelfth, and the aids to navigation much more numerous. It includes all
that long stretch of coast north of the
British possessions, clear away to the
northern limits of Alaskan waters. That
The Farallon Station in a Fog
de Fuca, Washington Sound, and the Gulf
of Georgia, and on the tidal waters tributary to the sea, strait, sound, and gulf between the limits named, together with
those on Alaskan waters.
Comnimander George C. Reiter, United
States Navy, is the Inspector. There are
in this district:
Lighthouses and beacon-lights, including
iliiety-nine post-lights......................... 118
Light-vessel in position..............1................
Day or unlighted beacons........................... 42
Fog-sigrals operated by steamn or hot-air
engines........................... 11
part of the coast is only sparsely settled,
comnparatively, the sea at certain seasons
very temipestuoius-subject to heavy winds
and strong currents-and the dangers to
navigation are miany.
Two first-class lighthouse tenders are
required to meet the needs of this large
district. Several trips are necessary each
year to Alaskan waters, and several weeks
are required to make the round voyages.
To supply the large number of light-stations with provisions, oil, etc., to make the
required inspection, and to attend to the
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