Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Marine Directory of the Great Lakes, 1940, p. 439

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued PORT HURON, MICH. Detroit Edison Co. (Electric Plant)-- 2000 Second Ave., Detroit, Mich. Fuel Agent--Marshall Pease, Jr. Phone RA 2100. 1 Brown Electric Crane. Use a 1 ton clam shell. Capacity per 10 hours 500 tons. 1 Whirley. 34 ton clam shell used. Capacity 10 hours 450 tons. Storage capacity 7,000 tons. Annual consumption 13,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 17 feet. Can handle boats of 275 foot length. Supt.--D. J. Richards. Detroit Edison Co. (Gas Plant)-- 2002 Second Ave., Detroit, Mich. Fuel Agent--Marshall Pease, Jr.. Phone R A2100. 1 steam derrick. 1 ton buckets used. Capacity per 1) hours 300 tons. Storage capacity 7,00C tons. Depth of water at dock 13 feet. Maximum length of boat 300 feet. Supt.--Lathrop Dow. Kern Brewing Co.-- Phone 3750. Location: On Black River between Seventh and Tenth Sts. Fred Kern, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent. Depend on self-unloading boats entirely. Storage capacity 2,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 16 feet, channel 20 feet. Can handle boat up to 450-foot length and 60-foot beam. Length of dock 500 feet. Morton Salt Co.-- Location: St. Clair River, 4 miles: south of Port Huron. | Purchasing Agent--Wirt Morton, 208 W. Washington, Chicago. Port Huron Coal & Dock Co.-- Length of dock 1,200 feet. Storage capacity 20,000 tons, Depth of water at dock 17 feet, channel 21 feet. Use self-unloading boats only. Can handle any size boat. Supt.--F. C.. Philbrick. Res. Phone Pt. H. 3810. Peerless Cement Corp.-- Location: On St. Claw River. Address of Operator: Free Press Bldg., Detroit, Mich. Megr.--J. W. Stead. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 50,000 tons. Depth of watér at dock 20 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 300 feet. RK. KR. Conn: M. ©. Phone 21321. Operated by Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co., Cleveland, Ohio. Fueling dock only. - Depth of water at dock 22 feet. Can handle any size boat. Storage capacity 25,000 tons. Megr.--W. M. White. Res. Phone 5440. Port Huron Sulphite & Paper Co.-- Located on Black River. Francis Kiefer, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent. Coal delivered by self-unloaders. 3 Whirlies with 48 foot boom. 1 ton clam shell used. Capacity per 10 hours 500 cords pulpwood. Use self-unloading boats for coal and sulphur. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Maximum length of boat 300 feet, 50 foot beam. Storage capacity 8,000 tons. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF COAL AND ORE DOCKS 439

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