Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1951, p. 408

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES—Continued Capacity per 10 hours 1,000 ton. M. P. Foley, Fuel Purchasing Agent. Use self-unloading boats and bulk carriers. Supt.—L. Smith. Res. Phone 33149. Storage capacity 6,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 11 feet. Empire Elevator Co., Ltd.— Can handle 300 ft. boat. Located on Kaministiquia River. Length of dock 300 feet. Depend on self-unloading boats. R. R. Conn.: N. Y. C—C. P. R.—C. N.—T. H. & B. Storage capacity 2,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 23 feet. Can handle any size boat. R. R. Conn.: C. P. R. FORT WILLIAM, ONT. Supt.—J. A. Campbell. Canada Iron Foundries, Ltd.— Kaministiquia River. Fort William Coal Dock Co., Ltd.— Dock Dial 3-3489. Number of machines 2. Mission River. One with 50 foot boom, one 55 foot boom. Office: S. R. Freed, Mgr. Francis Block. Phone Dial 3-7467. Size of buckets used 1 ton. 1 Heyl & Patterson. Capacity per hour 30 tons. 10 ton clam shell used. Capacity per hour 2 machines 50 to 70 tons. 6 ton clam shell used for clean up. Storage capacity—Coke 1,800 tons, sand 1,200 tons, pig iron Capacity per 10 hours 6,500 tons. 1,000 tons. 1 Brown Hoist. Depth of water at dock 25 feet. 6 ton clam shell used. Can handle any size ship. Capacity per 10 hours 2,500 tons. A. C. Adams, Mgr. Phone 1599. 1 Heyl & Patterson 3 ton bridge. Storage capacity 800,000 tons. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.— Phone 38912. Depth of water at dock 23 feet. Windsor St. Sta., Montreal, Que. Can handle boats of any length or beam. Located McKeller River. R. R. Conn.: G. T. P., C. P. R. and C. N. Mgr.—A. F. Hawkins. Supt.—H. Kirk. Res. Phone North 563. 2 storage bridges (Hulett and McMyler). With 10 ton buckets. 2 Hulett machines for unloading. Fort William Coal Dock Co., Ltd.— 8 & 10 ton clam shells used. Phone Dial 3-3489. Capacity per 10 hours 8,000 tons. Mission River. Storage capacity 1,500,000 tons. Office: S. R. Freed, Mgr. Francis Block, Phone Dial 3-7467. Depth of water at dock 22 feet. 1 Brown Hoist Trolley. 1 portable screening plant. (Heyl & Patterson) Size of clam shell used 7 tons. 4 car loaders. Capacity per 10 hour day 2,500 tons. Can handle boats of any length. Dock 1600 ft. long. Storage capacity 150,000 tons. R. R. Conn.: C. P. R., C. N. & G. T. P. Can handle any size boat. Gen. Pur. Agt., B. W. Roberts. Depth of water at dock 23 feet. READ CAREFULLY EVERY ADVERTISEMENT IN THIS DIRECTORY 408

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