Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1951, p. 371

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ORE UNLOADING DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES—Continued NIAGARA RIVER Spencer Steel Products Corp.— Buffalo, N. Y. 1 Electric Hulett Unloader. Size of clam shells used 10 ton. Capacity 10 hours 3,500 tons. 1 Hulett Unloader. Size of clam shell 1Y2 ton. 1 Brown Hoist. Size of bucket used, 71/2 ton. Unloading capacity 3,500 tons. Can handle boats of any length. Storage capacity 1,000,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 23 feet. Railroad connections: N. Y. C. and D. L. & W. and L. V., Belt Line Supt. Roy E. Gardner. NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y. Tonawanda Iron Corp.— Phone 225. Located on Niagara River. 1 Mead-Morrison. 12 to 15 ton clam shells used. 10 ton clean up bucket. Capacity per 10 hours 3,500 tons, including clean up. Storage capacity 250,000. 2 Ohio & McMyler Cranes, 50 foot boom; use % ton buckets. Depth of water 19 feet, 6 inches. R. R. Conn.: Erie, N. Y. C, L. V. Mgr. C. R. Holzworth. Res. Phone 2266. W. W. Heylmun, Supt. of Furnace. Henry Brooks, Dock Foreman. R. R. Conn.: Erie—N. Y. C—Lehigh Valley. PORT COLBORNE, ONT. Canadian Furnace, Ltd.— Phone No. 3618. Dock equipped with 4 magnets. 2 McMyler Bridges. Size of clam shells used, 5 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 5,000 tons. 2 Locomotive cranes, equipped with clam shells and 54-inch magnets. Depth of water at dock 24 feet. R. R. Conn.: C. N. Rys.—T. H. & B.—C. P. R.—M. C. Storage capacity 400,000 tons. Can handle boats of any length. Supt. D. J. Higgon. Res. Phone 196. SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd.— Location: Above the Canadian Lock. 2 Webster—Camp—Lane Unloaders. Size of Clam shells used 5 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 4,000 tons. | 1 Brown Hoist Unloader. Size of Clam shells used 7% ton. Capacity per 10 hours 3,500 tons. ~" ! 1 United Steel Corp.—Bridge. ' : Size of Clam shell used 11 ton. Capacity per 10 hours of Bridge 4,800 tons. Storage capacity 675,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle any size boat. Railroad connections: C. P. R.—A. C. & H. B. Supt: J. A. Murphy. SOUTH CHICAGO, ILL. Carnegie-Illinois Steel Co.—(North Dock)— 3426 E. 89th St. 4 Hoover and Mason Unloaders. Size of clam shells used 9 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 15,500 tons. Depth of water at dock 23 feet. Storage capacity 2,800,000 tons iron ore, 340,000 tons stone. Can handle boats of any length. Railroad connections: E. J. & E. Ry. All roads entering Chicago. Supt. H. Hochberger. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF COAL AND ORE DOCKS 371

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