Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes & Seaway Directory, 1964, p. 421

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued PRESCOTT, ONT. Bruce Coal Co., Ltd.-- Dock located on St. Lawrence River. Purchasing Agent--R. A. S. Bruce, 130 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. Manager--O. Ross. Depend on self-unloading boats. Storage capacity 100,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 17 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 500 feet. R. R. Conn. GF. H.R. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.-- Windsor St. Sta., Montreal, Que. Gen. Pur. Agt.--B. W. Roberts. Fuel Purchasing Agent--M. P. Foley, Montreal, Que. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 75,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 19 feet. Can handle boat of any length. Can handle two 250 ft. boats at one time. Length of dock 420 feet. R. R. Conn: © FE. Supt.--J. N. Marseilles. This dock also used by--Boon Strachan Coal Co., Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co., F. P. Weaver Coal Co., Pittsburgh Coal Co., and The Valley Camp Coal Co. of Canada, Ltd. Century Coal Co., Ltd.-- Phone 5-2260. Office: Toronto, Ont. Opr.--Century Coal Co., Ltd., Phone Emp. 35848. Mgr.--H. W. White--Foreman F. B. Doran. Phone 5-2210. Purchasing Agent--P. S. Jaeger, Rockefeller Bldg., Cleveland, O Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 12,000 tons. Capacity per 10 hrs., each machine 1,000 tons. For fueling facilities use Link Belt conveyor. 1 Bay City Rig with 1%4-ton clam shell. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Gen. Supt.--R. M. Booth. QUEBEC, QUEBEC Anglo Canadian Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd.-- Dock located at St. Charles Estuary on the North Shore. 1 Electric Bridge. 5 ton clam shell used. Capacity per 10 hours 2,000 tons. Storage capacity 25,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 24 feet. Length of dock 1,200 feet. Supt.--W. J. Clarke. Canadian Import Company. Phone 522-1221. Location: Inner Basin and St. Charles River wharf, Princess Louise Docks, Quebec Harbour. Office: 83 Dalhousie Street, Quebec 2, Quebec. Operator: Canadian Import Company. Unloading of vessels done at north wall of Inner Basin by 3 mobile towers, including a 10 ton electric transporter crane; unloading capacity 450 to 500 tons per hour; 3 towers com- bined: 700 to 750 tons per hour (average). Length of trackage for towers: 1,500 ft. N.B. Besides coal, towers may be used for unloading bulk material such as ore, concentrates, etc. Storage capacity: 150,000 tons (coal and/or other bulk com- modities). Depth of water: at unloading dock: 25 ft. (vessels enter and eo basin at high tide only). at St. Charles River wharf: So Tt. Width of entrance to Inner Basin: 64 ft. Length = dock: Inner Basin: 900 ft.; St. Charles River Wharf: 1,000 ft. R.R. Conn: Canadian National & C.P.R. Dominion Coal Company. Phone 522-6353. Location: Inner Basin, Princess Louise Docks, Quebec Harbour. Office: 65 St. Anne Street, Quebec 4, Quebec. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF ENGINES AND BOILERS 421

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