Fog Signal General

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Fog Signal General

12" whistles

50 minutes with cold water

no name

no date

5 sec blast every 25 sec.

Engines, boilers & whistles

Gardner 3/4 governor

whistle

68'

Sunken reef a little SW of station

About 150' N of light

Running creek dammed Hydraulic ram to pump to tanks.

by walk 300' NE

Main bldg 32' sq. about 30' to peak of roof with small wings on N & S ends. Coal shed E of N wing. Concrete foundation, main bldg finished in natural wood.

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