CRUISE OF' THE-CLOVER CONTINUED.....We had to rebuild Unalakleet South Spit Light,
so CHB08$ THIELE and a work party were sent ashore, and the ferrying process rep
eated. It is light enough In this area to work around the clock, so that is what
we did.
At 0230 Saturday we left the work party at Unalakleet, and were back at Shakto
lik at 0510. At 0645 the work party returned on board, having completed the light
foundation. We then returned to Unalakleet at 0935 and that work party returned
at 1055. We were underway for St. Michael at 1310. On the way we dropped an AtoN
;>arty at Egg Island. We hove to off Whale Island at 1630 while another A to N par
ty went ashore. At 1030 the Norther-Commercial tug CL0-E came alongside and took
LTJG DUENSING and four men aboard to inspect the Yukon ^ivc^r Delta aids. No. 1
boat was towed astern of the tug. As soon as the tug left we got underway to Cape
Darby, picking up the Egg Island party enroute.
We arrived at Cape Darby Lt.at the eastern entrance to Golovin Bay at 0130,Sun
day, the 16th, and dropped off one A to N party. Then we proceeded to Rocky Point
Lt. at the western entrance and hove to while another A to N party was put ashore.
^When it finished its work at 0500 we returned to Cape Darby. The first party was
not yet finished, so we proceeded up the bay and dropped off another party to check
the lights at the upper- end of the bay. • Work at Cape Darby was finished at 0730,&
the inner bay party returned at 1100. Cape Darby light was in danger of falling off
the cliff (175 ft high), so it was moved 30 feet higher. We then proceeded to Kwin
iuk River to inspect the entrance buoys there. .However, they had not been placed on
station, so we set course for whale island to await the return of the Yukon River
party. We anchored at 2145 , and the tug and party arrived at QL40 Monday the 17th,
We immediately set sail for Shaktolik to finish the new light,
► We arrived' there at 0645, and at 0800-the work party went ashore. The light
structure itself is a prefabricated 10 foot stool tower topped with a wooden plat
form, A battery box is bolted to the platform, and the light is bolted to the top
of the battery box, A daymark (three slatted wooden rectangles 5’ bp 8* is fasten
ed to the sides of the tower to mqke it more visible during the day. All went well
and at 1530 the work party returned,
^ We got underway for Unalakleet, arriving there at 1850, Again the work party
"went ashore and another new light structure was. finished, at 0145 Tuesday morning, I
went ashore and visited with Lowell Anagik, the local light attendant, and his fam
ily. Oddly enough, he had once spent two weeks on Adak while in the Army, The el
. ectrification of Unalakleet Lt, eliminated his job, however.
At 0210 we were underway for None where we arrived at 1231. A boat was put over
and LT Olsen went ashore to inspect the jetty lights and pick, up a new armature that
• had been air freighted in for the anchor windlass motor. The crew always looks for
ward to the Nome visit, and as much liberty was granted as possible. We stayed 3
days, during which tine we rebuilt the East Jetty Light which had been carried away
by the ice, and inspected range lights and buoys at Port Safety, 20 miles eastward.
At 0802 Friday,. 21 July, we reluctantly left Nome and proceeded to Sledge Island
where we arrived at 0945. Servicing of the lightwas completed at 1315 and we., were
on our way to.Cape Rodney, Arriving at 1355, we servioed the light and departed at
1610 for Pt. Spencer,
An A to N party was dropped off at Pt, Spencer Light at 2055, and we proceeded
to anchor off Teller at 22.07. Liberty was granted by individual request to those‘.
men who desired to go ashore and buy carved ivory. While anchored another A to N
party went ashore to inspect Grantley Harbor Light, We got underway at 0226, Sat
urday and set course for Cape Prince of Wales.,
* ' (Continued next week)
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