Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1951, p. 370

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ORE UNLOADING DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES—Continued Storage capacity 600,000 tons. Ore storage conveyor with 13 ton clam shell bucket. Depth of water at dock 26 feet. Can handle boats of any length. Railroad connections: W. & L. E.—N. Y. C. Ass't Supt.—Thomas F. Coakley. INDIANA HARBOR, IND. Inland Steel Company— Phone 269. Mouth of Indiana Harbor Ship Canal. Inland Steel Co., Phone I.H. 2300. 3210 Watling Street, Indiana Harbor, Ind. Mgr. Inland Steel Company, Phone I.H. 2300. 3 Fast Plants. Hoover & Mason, Mead Morrison, McMyler Interstate. Number of machines in set 5-3-2. Size of clam shell buckets used 8-12 V2-20 tons. Size of other buckets used 6 ton coal. Clean up 7 ton and 20 ton. Capacity per 10 hours each machine 300 tons and 400 tons. Total 40,000 tons. Length of booms 60 feet and 85 feet. Method of storage: stock pile at dock. Depth of water 24 feet 6 inches. Channel 26 feet. Maximum length of boat that can reach dock, any length beam 70 feet. Length of dock 4,000 feet. Length of slip 3200 feet and 900 feet, width 400 feet. R. R. Conn.: Ind. Harbor Belt, New York Central, Penna., B. & O., E. J. E. Pere Marquette. Direct Conn.: Indiana Harbor Belt. Supt. James F. Peters. Phone Highland 771 J. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.— Indiana Harbor 2000 or Saginaw 1-4980 Location Harbor Ship Canal. J. E. Daily, District Mgr. Main office Youngstown, Ohio. 2 Hoover & Mason Unloaders. Size of clam shells used 8 tons. Capacity per 10 hours 10,000 tons. Bridges: 1 Hoover & Mason, 1 Industrial Brown Hoist. Size of clam shell used 16 ton. Storage capacity, ore and limestone 1,000,000 tons. Storage capacity coal 250,000 tons. Maximum length boat 650 feet. Depth of water 21 feet. Railroad connections: Ind. Hbr.—E. J. & E. LORAIN, OHIO Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Co.—Phone 69751 - 69761. Location: Black River on West side of River. Operator: Toledo, Lorain & Fairport Dock Co. Hanna Bldg., Cleveland 15, Ohio. Phone Tower 1-3300. Mgr. —T. C. Sparks. Pur. Agent—R. S. Craig, Hanna Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. 3 Brown Electric Unloaders. Size of clam shells used—10 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 10,000 tons. 1 rig equipped with hopper, for self-unloading boats, to load direct to cars. Depth of water at dock 22 feet. Can handle boats of any length or beam. Storage capacity 70,000 tons. Railroad connections: B. & O. R. R. Supt. G. W. Blanot. Res. Phone 51201. National Tube Co.— Phone No. 117489. Location West Bank Black River. National Tube Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. 4 Hulett Automatic Unloaders. Size of clam shells used 2-12 ton and 2-20 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 28,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 25 feet. Storage capacity 2,000,000. Can handle boats of any length. Railroad connections: Lake Terminal Railroad—N. Y. C. & St. L., A. & W. V., B. & O. Dock Supt. E. L. Kirkpatrick. Res. Phone 62632. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF ENGINES AND BOILERS 370

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