Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes & Seaway Directory, 1964, p. 352

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Waterways, 65 Court St., Buffalo, N. Y. State Office Building, Albany, N. Y. Located Erie Basin, Buffalo Harbor Megr.--D. S. Gardinier, Phone CL-3511. Pee Agent--Supt. of Standards & Purchase, Albany, 1 full portal McMyler crane, type "B." : Capacity 15 tons at 15 foot radius, 5 ton capacity at 50 foot radius. 2 3-ton electric semi-portal cranes. Length of dock: 1, 590 feet; 1, 420 feet. Length of slip 590 feet. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Maximum length of boat: Pier No. 1, 600 feet; Pier No. 2, 400 feet. me. RB. Conn: N. Y. C: Federal Portland Cement Co., Inc.-- Location: Ganson Street Dock, Buffalo River. ee The Federal Portland Cement Co., Inc. Phone TR. 100. Address: 3567 Lake Shore Road, Buffalo 5, N. Y. Manager--A. A. Oesterle. Pur. Agent--R. C. Mason. Depend on self-unloading boats: yes. Misc. Rigs: 1 Lorraine 214-yard shovel. Storage capacity limestone 60,000 GT. ae oe. of water boats can draw arriving at dock 20 ft. Channel eet. Maximum length of boat that can reach dock: any. Length of dock 650 feet. R. R. Conn.: Erie R. R. Co. Supt.--E. E. Daniels, V. P. Kelley Island Company-- Location: Buffalo Creek, Buffalo, N. Y. Operator--Kelley Island Company, 724 Ohio Street. Supt.--A. W. Busch. Phone Cleveland 4847. Traffic Mgr.--J. F. Potts, 1182 Leader Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. Depend on self-unloading boats. Lehigh Portland Cement Co.-- Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation-- Lackawanna Steel Co. (Steel Dock)-- 2 stationary rigs. Capacity per 24 hours 2,400 tons. Can load any length boat. Phone FA. 1400. Location: North Side Union Canal. Opr.--Lehigh Portland Cement Co., 1751 Fuhrman Blvd. Manager--J. B. Zook. Phone FA. 1400. R. O. Erdman, Pur. Agt. Allentown, Pa. Depend on self-unloading boats entirely. Storage capacity, stone 85,000 tons; coal 10,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Channel 28 feet. Maximum length boat that can handle 600 feet and any Beam. Length of dock 600 ft. Slip 1,000 ft. Width 200 ft. R. BR. Conn.: Penna. KR. R. Plant Mgr.--J. B. Zook. Phone Buffalo Vi. 2121. Location: Town of Tonawanda, Niagara River. Operator: Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. Phone Mohawk 2424. Address: Electric Bldg., Buffalo, N. Y. Manager--F. S. Helfter. Vice President--L. D. McCormac. Do not depend on self-unloading boats. One Grab bucket hoist machine. Robins rope operated. Size of clam shell buckets used: digging 614-ton. Size of other buckets used: clean-up 4-ton. Capacity per 10 hours each machine Spec's 10,000 ton--20 hours Ave. digging 630 T.P.H. Method of storage--No. 1: Dock-boat to storage via Robins boat unloader; No. 2: Boat to storage via boat unloader and con- veyor system and drag lines; No. 3: Car dumper to storage via conveyor system; No. 4: Railroad car and crane. Storage capacity--bituminous 700,000 tons. Depth of water boats can draw arriving at dock 19 ft. 6 in; chan- nel 21 ft. Niagara River. oe length of boat that can reach dock 750 ft. Beam no imit. SEE OUR COMPLETE MAPS OF HARBORS 352

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