Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes & Seaway Directory, 1964, p. 354

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Operator: Michigan Limestone Div., U.S. Steel Corp. Phone WO. 2-2375. Address: 2650 Guardian Bldg. Detroit 26, Michigan. Manager--D. T. Van Zandt. Pur. Agt.: R. A. Engelhardt, Director of Purchases. Depend on Self-Unloading Boats. No Unloading Facilities. Miscellaneous Rigs: No Unloading Facilities. Direct to cars: None. Limestone and Coal stored over tunnels and withdrawn by Belt conveyors. Storage capacity--Bituminous: 50,000 tons. Depth of water at dock: 24 ft. Limestone Shipping Dock. 20 ft. Coal Receiving Dock. Channel. Refer to chart. Maximum length of boat that can reach dock. Any size. Length of dock: 845'; Slip: 935,; Width: 187'. Direct Conn.: D&M. Supt.: J. N. Suliot, District Manager. Phone 517-734-3386. CAPE VINCENT, NEW YORK Dominion American Coal & Fueling Co.-- Dock located on St. Lawrence River. Office: 1016 Marine Trust Bldg., Buffalo, N. Y. Manager--John J. Boland. Fueling dock equipped with conveyor that can handle 250 tons per hour. Storage capacity for bunkering 2,000 tons. Operate 24 hours per day. Depth of water at dock 17 feet. Length of dock 250 feet. KR, BR. Conn.: N.Y. GC. CARDINAL. ONT. Canada Starch Co., Ltd.-- Phone 111. Operator--Canada Starch Co., Ltd. Phone 111. Megr.--A. S. Fraser. Pur. Agt.--E. E. McIntosh. Use self-unloading boats. Dock equipped with Locomotive cranes 3-2 ton. Storage capacity 25,000 tons. Capacity per 10 hrs. each machine 375 tons coal. Case Tractor 2. Size of buckets, Bulldozer blade direct to cars for storage-- unloaded to dock & transferred to storage. Piles later. Depth of water at dock 14 feet. Length of dock 210 feet. Maximum length boat can reach dock 258 ft. Beam 43'3" (Canal size.) R. BR. Conn.: C: N. KR. R. Supt.--A. S. Fraser. Empire-Hanna Coal Corp., Ltd.-- Dock located west of the Locks. Use self-unloading boats and cargo boats. Fueling Facilities for Ships and Tugs. Belt conveyor--Weightometer--Capacity 350 tons per hour. 1 Erie steam rig with 1 yd. clam--50' boom. Storage capacity 33,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 17 feet. Length of dock 300 feet. Length of boat 242', beam 42'. KR. R. Conn,: C. N. FR. R. CEDARVILLE, MICHIGAN Cedarville-- Phone Cedarville 484-2201. Location: Port Dolomite, Cedarville, Michigan. Operator: Michigan Limestone Div., U.S. Steel Corp. Phone WO. 2-2375. Addess: 2650 Guardian Bldg., Detroit 26, Michigan. Manager: W. R. Ransom, Jr. Pur. Agt.: R. A. Engelhardt, Director of Purchases. Depend on Self-Unloading Boats. No Unloading Facilities. Miscellaneous Rigs: No Unloading Facilities. Direct to cars None. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF COAL AND ORE DOCKS 354

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