Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1942, p. 414

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAK ES--Continued HANCOCK, MICH: Arens Coal Dock, Will-- Phone 470-J. Location: West Hancock, Portage Lake. Address of Operator: 1040 Ohio St. . Use self-unloading boats only. Depth of water at dock 16 feet, channel 45 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 300 feet and 200 feet wide. Storage capacity 20,000 tons. Megr.--Will Arens. City Dock (Water Works)-- North Side of Portage Lake, 1% miles west of bridge. Storage capacity 4,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 17 feet. Dock not in commission. W. J. Huffenbacher, City Clerk. Messner, Jr., Michael-- Location of dock east of the bridge. Length of dock 180 feet. Depth of water at the dock 18 feet. Portable belt conveyors. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 50,000 tons. KR. R.-Gonn.: D. 5.8: & A. Michigan Gas & Electric Co.-- Coal is unloaded over the dock of the Portage Coal & Dock Co. The People's Fuel Co.-- Phone 560. Mgr.--John S. Rose. Phone 507. Calumet, Mich. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity soft coal 20,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 18 feet, 6 inches. Maximum length of boat any. R. R. Conn.: Mineral Range. Supt.--Weldon J. Trevethan. Portage Coal & Dock Co.-- 1 Mile East of Draw Bridge. 2 Mead-Morrison. 1144 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. R. R. Conn.: Mineral R., Copper R. 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. Conn.: Pere Marq. Supt.--B. W. Jenks, Jr. HOLLAND, MICH. Harrington Coal Co.-- Phone 2304. | Washington Blvd. and Eighth St. Megr.--Harry Harrington. Location Lake Macatawa. 1 Brown Hoist. 2 Industrial Brown Hoists. SEE OUR COMPLET E MAPS OF HARBORS

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