Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1951, p. 442

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES—Continued Belt conveyor boom type bunker fuel rig. Link belt type with weightometer. Fueling capacity 300 tons per hour. Storage—open dock for self-unloading steamers. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Can handle any size boat. OJIBWAY, ONT. Canadian Steel Co., Ltd.— Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Can handle any size boat. ONTONAGON, MICH. Gitchie Gumee Oil Co.— Depend on self-unloading boats. Purchasing Agent—C. J. Crooker. Storage capacity 15,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Can handle any size boat but at least with a 140 foot boom. Length of dock 400 feet. R. R. Conn.: C. M. St. P. & P. R. R. Lake Superior District Power Co.— Use self-unloading boats only. Lake Superior Lumber Corp.— Use self-unloading boats only. Ontonagon Fibre Corp.— Use self-unloading boats only. Riverside Supply Co.— Phone 51. Located east side of river. Use only self-unloading boats. No sheds, open storage on dock. Storage capacity 5,000 tons bituminous. Depth of water at dock 14 to 16 feet. Maximum length of boat 400 feet; beam, no limit. R. R. Conn.: C. M. & St. P. & P. Mgr.—E. J. Tousignant (Proprietor). OSHAWA, ONT. Cargo Dockers Limited— Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co., Ltd., Manager, M. O. Thompson, 320 Bay St., Toronto. Phone AD-2394. Location: Extreme north end of harbor. Use self-unloading boats and bulk carriers. Storage capacity 40,000 tons. Can handle any size boat. Depth of water at dock 24 feet, channel 24 feet. Length of dock 250 feet, slip 1500 feet, width 125 feet. Supt. J. C. Snowe. Res. Phone 3230-J. Dixon Co., Ltd., Robert— Phone 265. Located in harbor at extreme north end. Office: 313 Albert St. Phone 264. Mgr.—E. D. Dion. Phone 262. Use self-unloading boats only. 1 Erie steam shovel. 1 Diesel clam shovel. Size of clam shell buckets used 1% yard. Size of other buckets used % yard. Capacity per 10 hours each machine, 500 tons (steam, 800 tons) (clam). Storage capacity 10,000 tons bituminous, 25,000 tons anthracite and coke. Length of dock 200 feet, slip 1,000 feet. Depth of water at dock 22 feet. Depth of water at dock 13 feet 6 inches. Maximum length of boat 500 feet, 54 foot beam. Supt.—J. C. Snowe. Res. Phone 3230-J. R. R. Conn.: C. N. R. McLaughlin Coal & Supplies, Ltd.— Location: On the lake. SEE OUR COMPLETE MAPS OF HARBORS 442

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