Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1941, p. 415

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Size of clam shells used 1% and 2 yard. 1 Northwest Rig. Size of clam shell used % yard. Storage capacity 60,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 17'6", channel 19'6". Maximum length of boat that can reach dock 600 feet. R. R. 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 Ave. 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. R. R. Conn.: None. Supt.--Leo Ebel. Res. Phone 9288. HOUGHTON, MICH. Copper Range Railroad Co.-- Phone 1424. South Shore Portage Lake. Gen. Mgr.--G. H. Westcott. 3 Mead-Morrison. 1% ton clam shells used. Capacity per 10 hours 3,000 tons. Storage capacity 10,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Maximum length of boat 700 feet. kK. BR. Conn.: Gopper Range, D. 8. 8. & A. and St.' Paul. Supt.--A. H. Ehlers. Res. Phone 238. Purchasing Agent--B. D: Noetzel. Hamar-Quandt Company-- Phone 60. -- Location: Keweenaw Waterway, Portage Lake, east of bridge. Albert W. Quandt, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent. Res. Phone 270. Use self-unloading boats only. Length of dock 345 feet, total length 500 feet. Storage capacity 15,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 14 feet, channel 20 feet. Can handle any size boat. KK. Conn: DD. 8. 8. & A. Supt.--Albert W. Quandt. Messner, Michael-- Location of dock east of bridge. Depend on self-unloading boats. Manager--Lyman H. Richards. Purchasing Agent--Michael Messner. Barber Green and Link Belt. Electric conveyors. Storage capacity 15,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Length of dock 180 feet. K. Re Gonn:: Di. 8, @ A. RB. RF. Van Orden Co., M.-- Portage Lake next to Copper Range Dock. 2 Ole Johnson Rigs. 2% ton clam shells used. Capacity claming per 10 hours 3,000 tons. Storage capacity 50,000 tons Bituminous, 15,000 Anthracite. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can unload any size boat. R. R. Conn.: Copper R., Mineral R., D. S. S. & A. Supt.--Joseph Satterley. Purchasing Agent--Cy Wedge. HUBBELL, MICH. Quincy Mill-- Quincy Mining Co. Chas. L. Lawton, Gen. Mer. 3 Mead-Morrison. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF COAL AND ORE DOCKS

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