Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Marine Directory of the Great Lakes, 1916, p. 304

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COAL DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKESâ€"Continued Northey Coal Dockâ€" One Rig. Capacity per day 250 tons. Van Orden Co., M.â€" One Electric Steel Bridge. 3 ton clam shells used. % ton buckets used. Capacity per 10 hours 1,500 tons. Storage capacity 40,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can unload any size boat. R. R. connections to all roads. Supt. Louis Reidy. HUBBELL, MICH. Calumet & Hecla Smelting Worksâ€" Five Rigs. Capacity per day 3,500 tons. Depth of water 22 feet. Can unload any size boat. Ethier, Josephâ€" One Rig. 1 ton clam shell used. % ton bucket used. Capacity per 10 hours hard coal 600 tons. Capacity per 10 hours soft coal 400 tons. Storage capacity 6,000 tons. Depth of water 18 feet. Maximum length of boat 275 feet. Work overtime when necessary. Supt. J. J. Ethier. Osceola Mining Co.â€" C. L. Lawton, Gen. Mgr., Hancock. Quincy Millâ€" Three Meads. Capacity per day 2,500 tons. HURON, OHIO W. & L. E.â€" Car Dump Xo. 1 (East Side). W. & L. E.â€" Car Dump No. 2 (West Side). Supt. T. R. Gillmore. INDIANA HARBOR, IND. Inland Steel Co.â€" 2 Unloading Towers. Size of clam shells used 2 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 4,000 tons. Storage capacity 200,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Maximum length boat 600 feet. Supt. John W. Lees. JACKFISH, ONT. Canadian Pacific Ry. Co.â€" Two Mead Morrison. One 2 ton clam shell. One 1 ton clam shell. Capacity per 10 hours 2,500 tons. KELLEY ISLAND, OHIO Kelley Island Lime & Transport Co.â€" West Bay Dock. Height of dock 66 feet. Height from hinge of spout to water 33 feet 6 inches. No. of Pockets 24, 12 on each side. Storage capacity 8,000 tons. To be increased to 10,000 in the near future. Length of spouts 27 feet. Length of dock 464 feet. Angle of pockets 45 degrees. Depth of water inner end 16 feet. Depth of water at outer end 21 feet. Kelley Island Lime & Transport Co.â€" North Side Dock. Kelle Allen' Baldv O'Dor North Kewa 304 SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF GRAIN ELEVATORS

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