Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Marine Directory of the Great Lakes, 1916, p. 303

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COAL DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKESâ€"Continued Mineral Range Railroad Co.â€" Four Friction Hoists. Size of buckets used 1 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 1,000 tons. Storage capacity 3,500 tons. Depth of water at dock 15 feet. Maximum length of boat 300 feet. Railroad connections: D. S. S. & A. & Copper Range. Supt. T. W. Smith, Calumet, Mich. Quincy Smelting Co.â€" Three Hoists. Capacity per day 600 tons. HARBOR BEACH, MICH. The Mehlethaler Co., Ltd.â€" One Whirley. % ton clam shells used. 1 ton bucket used. Capacity per day 400 tons. Storage capacity 4,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 13 feet. Maximum length of boat 300 feet. Supt. A. M. Jenks. HOUGHTON, MICH. Atlantic Mining Co.â€" Dock has been out of commission. Supt. Theo. Dengler. Carroll Foundry Co.â€" Copper Range Railroad Co.â€" Three Mead Morrison. iy2 and 2 ton clam shells used. Capacity per 10 hours 3,000 tons. Storage capacity 35,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Maximum length of boat 700 feet. R. R. connections, Copper Range, D. S. S. & A., Mineral Range and St. Paul. Supt. A. E. Ehlers. Croze, Joeâ€" Three Booms and Blocks. % ton buckets used. Can rig up an extra boom. Capacity per day 250 tons. Capacity per day 4 rigs 350 tons. Depth of water at dock 17 feet. Maximum length boat can handle 300 feet. Houghton County Electric Light Co.â€" Two derrick hoists. % ton buckets used. Total capacity per 10 hours 500 tons. Storage capacity 4,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Maximum length of boat 300 feet. R. R. connections, all roads. Supt. Otto Snyder. Houghton Ccunty Traction Co.â€" Two derrick hoists. % ton buckets used. Capacity per 10 hours 500 tons. Storage capacity 7,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can handle boats of 400 foot length. No R. R. connections. Supt. John Ralph, Jr. Isle Royal Copper Co.â€" Three Steam Hoists. y2 ton buckets used. Capacity per 10 hours 1,000 tons. Storage capacity 40,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Maximum length of boat can handle 376 feet Supt. J. G. Glanville. 303 SEE OUR COMPLETE MAPS OF HARBORS

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