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Southampton Shoal Light Station
Water
Rain water
poor
Not sufficient to last over 8 months
Clean out tanks annually, cement sides & bottom & place iron bolts in water to purify it.
12,000 gals, placed to E'd of dwelling on 2nd platform.
Redwood staves & bottom; hoops of galv. iron, flat set up with nuts.
water obtained from cistern as described
15'
Pumped from main tank to flush tanks overhead
gravity
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