Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Marine Directory of the Great Lakes, 1916, p. 306

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COAL DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKESâ€"Continued Maximum length of boat 550 feet. Storage capacity 8,000 tons. Soward's Coal Co. & Crawfords Dockâ€" One McMyler with 1 ton clam on lighter Capacity per 10 hours 400 tons. Depth of water at dock 14 feet. Can handle Welland Canal size boat. Supt. J. F. Soward. Water Works Dept.â€" Unloading of boats given to local contractors. Depth of water at dock 14 feet. Mgr. C. C. Folger. KINCARDINE, ONT. Kincardine Electric Light & Gas Dept.â€" Three Horse Rigs. 300 pound clam shells used. Capacity per day 375 tons. Storage capacity 7,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 15 to 17 feet. R. R. connections, C. F. R. Supt. J. R. McLinden. Ontario People's Salt & Soda Co., Ltd.â€" One Steam Hoist. Capacity per day 300 tons. Vi ton buckets used. Storage capacity 3,500 tons. Depth of water at dock 14 feet. Maximum length boat 200 feet. R. R. connections, Q. T. P. John Talmie, Secy. Hunter Dredge & Boiler Worksâ€" Unload with horses. KNIFE RIVER, MINN. Duluth & Northern Minnesota Ry. Co.â€" One McMyler. Use clam shell. SEE OUR COMPLETE Capacity per 10 hours 500 tons. Depth of water at dock 15 feet. R. R. connections, D. & N. M., D. & I. R. Supt. George Ward. LAKE LINDEN, MICH. Lake Linden Fuel & Supply Co.â€" Three Rigs. Capacity per day 400 tons. LEVIS. QUEBEC. Canadian Import Co. (Foundry Wharf)â€" Two Brown Hoists. Size of clam shell used 11-4 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 1,000 tons. Storage capacity 5,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. R. R. connections, Quebec Central. Supt. R. J. Harding. LIME ISLAND, MICH. Pittsburgh Coal Co. (Fueling Station)â€" Two Wellman-Seaver-Morgan Machines. Size of clam shells used 2 ton. Unloading capacity per 10 hours 1,800 tons. Storage capacity 25,000 tons. Two coaling pockets, capacity 375 tons each, with 4 spouts each. Height of spouts from water 47 feet. Length of dock 800 feet. Depth of water at dock 24 feet. LITTLE CURRENT, ONT. Boon Wrecking & Dredging Co.â€" Horse Dock. Capacity per day 225 tons. Sims, T. C.â€" Two Horse Rigs. 306 LIST OF ENGINES AND BOILERS

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