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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Do not depend on self-unloading boats entirely. Misc. rigs: 8 Mead Morrison cranes. Kind: Electrically operated with orange peel grapples. Length of booms: 50 ft. : Size of buckets used: 2/3 cord capacity grapple. Capacity per 10 hrs.: 1000 cords. : Method of storage: Conveyors to piles or mill. Storage capacity: 100,000 cords. " Depth of water boats can draw at dock: 19 ft. 6 in.; channel: 25 it. Maximum length of boat that can reach dock: 525 ft.; beam: 56 ff. Length of dock: 600 ft.; width: open. THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY AUTHORITY WESTERN DISTRICT WELLAND CANAL THOROLD, Ontario, Canada Lat. 43.05 N. Long. 79.10 W. Town on Welland Canal, about 5 miles south of Port Weller and 20 miles north of Port Colborne, both ports being the entrances of the Canal linking Lake Ontario with Lake Erie. The Ontario Paper Company's mills, located here, provide many cargoes for ships in the transport of newsprint, pulpwood, coal, etc. Thorold has many other established industries and the surrounding country is highly cultivated. The town possesses all modern municipal facilities. Trade: Exports Paper, canned goods, paper products, wine. Imports Pulpwood, coal, sulphur, resin, general merchandise. Population: 8,600. Navigation Season: April 1st to December 15th. PORT AUTHORITY: The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority. Port Regulations: Seaway Regulations available at Canal offices. Port Charges: For freight handled between ships and wharves, Mei charges as in St. Lawrence Seaway Mater's Hand- ook. APPROACHES: Sailing Directions -- Canadian "Great Lakes Pilot," Vol. 1. Canadian Chart 2042. Channel Depth: The depth in the Welland Canal and approaches is 27 feet. (All depths in channels or along side wharves in this directory or on hydrographic charts should be checked carefully against the latest recorded elevation or lake level. This may vary from month to month). ACCOMMODATION: (1) Thorold Dock, berthing length 787 ft., depth along side 30 ft., galvanized iron shed of Niagara District Warehouse 450 x 50 ft. on dock, 10-ton crane, siding connects with main line of railroad, watermain and electric light; used for coal, bulk sulphur, general freight. Ontario Paper Company's Dock, along side mill, berthing length about 470 ft., depth along side 24 ft., equipped with two overhead Gantry cranes, watermain, and electric light; no railroad tracks on dock; used for paper loading and discharging coal and pulpwood. Ontario Paper Company's Unloading Dock, berthing length about 500 ft. +, depth along side 27 ft., equipped with 3 unloading cranes, watermain, and electric light; no rail- road tracks; used for pulpwood. Beaver Board Dock, berthing length about 1,000 ft., depth along side 25 ft.; no railroad tracks or cranes; used for coal or bulk cargoes. Seaway Terminals (Div. of Weaver Coal/Liquifuels) Dock, frontage 1,000 ft., berthing length 600 ft., depth along side 30 ft., storage for 125,000 tons; no railroad facilities. Handles self-unloading ships only. The Industrial Docks & Supplies Ltd., Docking Area, berthing length about 600 ft., depth along side 18 ft. SERVICES: Supplies -- Obtainable. No bunker coal; no fuel or Diesel oil. Repair Facilities -- No dry docks. GENERAL: Transportation--Canadian National Railways; Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal-Fort William twice a _ week; (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF GRAIN ELEVATORS 439