Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes & Seaway Directory, 1964, p. 292

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Tonawanda Iron Division, American-Standard-- Picton Ore Dock-- ORE LOADING & UNLOADING DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Can handle any length of boat; maximum beam 75 ft. R. R. Conn.: Soo Line. Supt.--R. A. Olsen. Phone Canal 6-7571. NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y. Phone NX. 83-0821. Area code 716. Location: Niagara River, North Tonawanda, N.Y. Operator: Tonawanda Iron Div., American-Standard. Phone NX. 3-0821. Address: River Road, P.O. Box 198, North Tonawanda, N.Y. Mer.: Robert L. Cleveland, Pres. Phone NX. 3-6230. Pur. Agt.: Richard E. Winstel. Do not depend on self-unloading boats. 1 Mead-Morrison bridge. Size of clam shell buckets used: 12 to 15 ton; clean-up: 10 ton. Capacity per 10 hrs. ea. machine: 3,500 tons; total: 3,500 tons. 2 Ohio Locomotive cranes; length of booms: 50 ft. Size of buckets used: %4 ton. Method of storage: Direct to dock storage or direct to cars. 55 inch magnets available for all equipment. Storage capacity: 250,000 tons. Depth of water boats can draw at dock: 19 ft. 6 in. Maximum length of boat that can reach dock: 500 plus ft.; Beam: no limit. Length of dock: 500 plus ft. Direct Conn: NYC, E-L, LV. Furnace Supt.: Albert D. Bright. Res. Phone NX. 3-0227. PICTON, ONTARIO Phone GR. 6-2174. Location: North Shore Picton Harbour. Operator: Marmoraton Mining Co., Ltd. Address: R. R. No. 6: Picton Harbour. Manager: Carl F. Johnson. Pur. Agt.: Carl F. Johnson. Do not depend on self unloading boats. Fast Plants: We load by conveyor Belt Method. Kind of machines: Approx. 2,500 tons per hr. we load only Pelletized Ore. Canadian National Railways Ore Dock-- Depth of water at dock: 30 ft. Maximum length of boat that can reach dock: 730 ft., Beam: Max. (6 It. Length of dock: 1400 ft., Slip: no slip: open Harbour, wide enough that Max. size Boat could turn around if desired. R. R. Conn: CONE. Supt.: Carl F. Johnson. Phone 6-2175. PORT ARTHUR, ONT. Phone 42601. Located South end Port Arthur Harbour. Operator: Canadian National Railways, C.N.R., Fort William, Ontario. Kind of machines 2 gantry cranes carrying Robins car Shake- outs. Storage capacity 60,000 tons. Depth of water boats can draw arriving at dock 27 feet. Maximum length of boat that can reach dock, unlimited. Maximum beam of boat that can reach dock, unlimited. R. R. Conn.: Canadian National Railways. Direct connections Canadian National Railways. Supt.--J. Muzyka. Res. Phone MA. 3-9204. PORT COLBORNE, ONT. The Algoma Steel Corporation, Limited. Canadian Furnace Division-- Phone TE. 51103. Location: Lake Erie Entrance of Welland Canal. Operator: The Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. Canadian Furnace Division. Address: Port Colborne, Ontario. Manager: Thomas Cordner. Pur. Agt.: J. D. Osborn. Do not depend on self-unloading Boats. Fast Plants: 2 McMyler Bridges. Size of Clam Shell Buckets used: 5 ton. Capacity per 10 hrs. each machine: 1500 tons. Method of storage: Ore Dock and cars. Depth of water at dock: 30 ft. Channel 30 ft. Maximum length of boat that can reach dock: Any length. Beam 72 ft. SEE OUR COMPLETE MAPS OF HARBORS 292

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