Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Marine Directory of the Great Lakes, 1940, p. 384

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued BENTON HARBOR, MICH. Consumers Coal Co.-- Phone 5-1141. 12 Water St. Dock located in Ship Canal, at end of Pau Pau River and 300 feet from St. Joe River. Purchasing Agent and Mgr.--John J. Kinney, Jr. Res. Phone 8818. Use self-unloading boats only. Fueling facilities. Equipped with Barker-Green Conveyors. Method of storage, open yard along dock. Storage capacity 70,000 tons. Depth of water at dock. 20 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 1,400 feet. 2 warehouses 21,000 and 27,000 sq. ft. Supt.--Robert C. Kinney. Res. Phone 5-4274. Ireland & Lester-- Phone 9732. 535 W. Main St. Location: Ship canal. Length of dock 350 feet. Depth of water at dock 18 to 20 feet. Use self-unloading boats only. Can handle any size boat. Storage capacity 50,000 tons. Purchasing Agents--Ireland or Lester. BOYNE CITY, MICH. Shaw-Naylor-- Phone 75. Dock location: East end Lake Charlevoix. Office: 220 South Lake St. W. C. Naylor, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent. Storage capacity 20,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 16 feet. Use self-unloading boats only. Maximum length of boat 500 feet and 50 foot beam. Length of dock 500 feet. KR. Conn.: None. BRITT, ONT. Canadian Pacific Railway-- Magnetewan River, Georgian Bay. 2 Mead-Morrison. Size of clam shells used 2 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 4,000 tons (both machines). Storage capacity 400,000 tons (rail and trestle dumps). Depth of water at dock 18 feet 6 inches. - Maximum length of boat 420 feet, 50 foot beam. Supt--Wm. Bernier. M. P. Foley, Fuel Purchasing Agent, Montreal. BRUCE MINES, ONT. Bruce Mines Trap Rock Co., Ltd.-- Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Storage capacity 75,000 tons. 2 belt conveyors, 80 feet apart. Capacity per 10 hours, both conveyors, will be about 20,000 tons. Height of spout from water 45 feet. Height of dock from water 15 feet. Length of spout 15 feet. Length of dock 180 feet. Depth of water at the dock 16 feet forward, 20 feet aft. BUFFALO, N. Y. City Municipal Piers-- Located at foot of South Michigan St. There are no buildings on these piers. Depth of water at docks, 21 feet. Piers or slips are 1,200 feet long. One 600 and one 500 foot boat can lay at each of the three sides of the piers. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF GRAIN ELEVATORS 384

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