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POINT CABRILLO
December 23, 1904: "The Mendocino Beacon says that the lighthouse board has notified Senator Perkins that it has made recommendation for a light and fog signal station at Point Cabrillo. four miles north of the entrance to Mendocino bay. When the Mendocino citizens took up the matter of securing a lighthouse for Mendocino last year, and filed their application with the lighthouse board, the contention was made by our Caspar neighbors that they had the proper location for a light, as against Kent's Point. We are not disposed to quarrel over the matter, but still believe that all interests would be served with the light at Kent's Point. The latter place may not project into the ocean quite as far as Cabrillo, but it has the advantage of having a much superior elevation. The people of this section will all rejoice over the good news, whereever the station may be located." (Ukiah Republican Press)
May 7, 1909: "Everything at the Point Cabrillo lighthouse and fog signal station is almost in readiness to be turned on. There is some routine to be gone through first, however, and that may require forty days or two months. Capt. Russell, general inspector for the government under Major McKinstry, left for the city on the lighthouse tender Thursday and will file his report at once. After the report is accepted notice to mariners will be published for a period of thirty days. At the end of that time orders will be issued for the light to flash and the fog horn to belch forth at the approach of fog and that may not be before the 1st of July.
The fog signal machinery has been tried out and found satisfactory. W.A. Robinson, tester for the manufactures of the gas engine used, left for Los Angeles Sunday leaving the two 18 horse-power engines working in perfect order. Engines, air compressors, the latter of the Dow type, air tanks and horns and automatic machinery for blowing the signal are all in duplicate to make sure against a breakdown. Howard Cox, a government machinist put the finishing touches to the machinery while he was here, and left on the light-house tender.
The light is provided with a flashlight mechanism which throws a powerful white light every ten seconds, and which may seen from the bridge of a passing vessel a distance of fifteen miles. The lens is a beautiful thing, and to the one who has never seen a lens of this size there is an interesting sight in store for him. The lens revolves and is located in a low tower at the end of a comparitively low building, which more resembles a country church than a light-house.
The keeper of the Point Cabrillo station is William Baumgartner, lately fron Point Conception. Mr. Baumgartner, although a bachelor, occupies the largest dwelling and owns an auto mobile. Some fair one no doubt will be asked to occupy and preside over his domicile before a great while.
G.E. Bassett. formerly of a station near Cresent City, but lately of Point Argueilo, near Santa Barbara, is an assistant keeper and is the only married man at the station. Chas. Below, quite a young man is lately from the Point Arena light station." (Ukiah Republican Press)