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whose efficient services are acknowledged and appre- 

 ciated by the government, as is evidenced by the fact 

 that he has been retained for a long period of years, 

 furnishes the following in regard to this lightnouse : — 



Sancoty Light 



Is one and a half miles from the village of 'Sconset, 

 and stands on a bluff one hundred feet high. The 

 extreme height of the tower is one hundred and 

 seventy-five feet from the level of the sea. The light 

 is of the kind known as the " Fresnal," and was lighted 

 for the first time Feb. 2, 1850. It is of the second 

 order, and is a fixed white light of fifty seconds' dura- 

 tion, varied by flashes once a minute of ten seconds' 

 duration. 



Through the centre of the lens, which is one hun- 

 dred and sixty-five feet from the level of the sea, the 

 flame when at its full height can be seen at a distance 

 of forty miles, and it has been seen at even a greater 

 distance. 



The lens alone cost six thousand dollars. The tower 

 is built of brick, stone, and iron, and is painted white, 

 red, and white. Geo. F. Folger, keeper; Calvin C. 

 Hamblen, assistant keeper. 



Great Point Light 

 Is situated on Great or Sandy Point, about nine 

 miles from town by water and fifteen miles by land. 

 It is a fixed white light of the third order. The light 

 is seventy feet above the sea level, and can be seen at 

 a distance of fourteen nautical miles. 



