Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Marine Directory of the Great Lakes, 1939, p. 320

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ORE UNLOADING DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKESâ€"Continued FAIRPORT, OHIO Pennsylvania & Lake Erie Dock Co.â€" Phone 672. 6 Brown Electric Unloaders. Size of clam shells used 5 ton. Capacity of the 6 machines in 10 hours 20,000 tons. They are operated as one set, or individually. . Storage capacity 500,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 22 feet. Can handle boats of any length and beam. Railroad connections: B. & O. Robbins Belt Conveyor for Fueling Vessels. Capacity per hour 1,200 tons. Supt. H. D. Prosser. Res. Phone 192. GARY, IND. Carnegie Illinois Steel Co.â€" 7 Hulett Automatic Unloaders. Size of clam shells used 5-10 ton 2-17 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 20,000 tons. Storage capacity 3,000,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 21 feet 6 inches. Can handle boats of any length. Railroad connections : E. J. & E. and all roads entering Chicago. HAMILTON, ONTARIO The Steel Company of Canada, Ltd.â€" Phone Garfield 1200. Located on Burlington Bay. 2 Mead-Morrison unloading and storage bridges. Size of clam shells used 10 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 5,000 tons. One bridge is equipped with magnets for the handling of iron and steel products. Capacity 2,000 tons per 10 hours. Storage capacity 400,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 22 feet. Dock 1,800 feet long. Can handle any size boat up to 650 ft. long and 70 ft. beam. Railroad connections : C. N. R.â€"T. H. & Bâ€" C. P. R. Manager H. G. Hilton. HURON, OHIO Wheeling & Lake Erieâ€" Phone 46. Cleveland Stevedore Co., 630 Perry Payne Bldg., Cleveland, O. 2 Hulett Steam Unloaders. Size of clam shells used 7yi ton. Capacity per 10 hours 5,000 tons. 2 Hulett Automatic Unloaders. Size of clam shells used 15 tons. Capacity per 10 hours 10,000 tons. 1 Browning Crane. \y2 ton clam shell used. Capacity 10 hours 1,000 tons. Storage capacity 600,000 tons. Ore storage conveyor with 10 ton clam shell bucket. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle boats of any length. Railroad connections : W. & L. E.â€"N. Y. C. Supt. A. P. Beckloff. Res. Phone 131. INDIANA HARBOR, IND. Inland Steel Co. (Dock 1 and 2)â€" Phone 2300. 5 Hoover & Mason Bridgesâ€"with 60 foot booms. 2 McMyler Interstate Bridgesâ€"with 80 foot booms. Size of clam shells used 8 and 15 ton, 5â€"12^2 tons. Capacity per 10 hours 25,000 tons. Storage capacity 1,300,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 22 feet. Can handle boats of any length up to 70 foot beam. Railroad connections : Ind. Hbr. Beltâ€"E. J. & E. Supt. H. W. Johnson. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.â€" Location Harbor Ship Canal. Phone East Chicago 2000. Main office Youngstown, Ohio. 2 Hoover & Mason Unloaders. Size of clam shells used 8 tons. Capacity per 10 hours 10,000 tons. Storage capacity, ore and limestone 1,000,000 tons. Storage capacity coal 250,000 tons. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF COAL AND ORE DOCKS 220

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