Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Marine Directory of the Great Lakes, 1940, p. 409

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Portage Coal & Dock Co.-- 1 Mile East of Draw Bridge. 2 Mead-Morrison. 1% ton clam shells used. 1 ton buckets used. Capacity per 10 hours 2,500 tons. 3 Whirlies. : 1 ton clam and buckets used. Storage capacity 80,000 tons Bituminous, 20,000 Anthracite. Depth of water at dock 19 to 22 feet. Can handle boats of any length. Rk. R. Conn.: Mineral K. Copper K. Supt--A. F. Jacques. Quincy Smelting Works-- Portage Lake. 3 hoists. Size of buckets used % ton. Capacity per day 600 tons. Storage capacity 14,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 19 feet. Maximum length of boat 400 feet. R. R. Conn.: Copper Range. Supt.--Louis G. Koepel. HARBOR BEACH, MICH. Huron Milling Co.-- No unloading equipment. Depend upon self-unloaders. Storage capacity 5,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 12 feet. Maximum length of boat 325 feet. R. R. Goun.: Pere Marq. Supt.--B. W. Jenks, Jr. HOLLAND, MICH. Harrington Coal Co.-- Phone 2304. Washington Blvd. and Eighth St. Mer.--Harry Harrington. Location Lake Macatawa. 1 Brown Hoist. 2 Industrial Brown Hoists. Size of clam shells used 11%4 and 2 yard. 1 Northwest Rig. Size of clam shell used 34 yard. Storage capacity 60,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 17'6", channel 196". Maximum length of boat that can reach dock 600 feet. R. K. Conn... Pere Marquette. This dock is equipped to handle pig iron cargoes, scrap iron, potash and coal. Asst. Mgr.--Carl Harrington. Res. Phone 5465. Neitring's City Coal Dock, Henry-- Phone 2530. © Location: North end Macatawa Lake. Office: Pine Aveé.-at First St. Use self-unloading boats only. Leo Ebel, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent. Storage capacity 75,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 18'6'. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 750 feet; also handle sand and gravel. k. RK. Conn.:. None. Supt.--Leo Ebel. Res. Phone 9288. HOUGHTON, MICH. Copper Range Railroad Co.-- Phone 1424. South Shore Portage Lake. Gen. Mger.--G. H. Westcott. 3 Mead-Morrison. 1% ton clam shells used. Capacity per 10 hours 3,000 tons. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF ENGINES AND BOILERS 409

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