Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Marine Directory of the Great Lakes, 1916, p. 324

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COAL DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKESâ€"Continued Locomotive cranes used. Use any number machines necessary. Work day a-nd night. Capacity 2,400 tons in 48 hours. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can load two medium sized boats at once. ST. JAMES, MICH. (BEAVER ISLAND) James McCannâ€" Boat to do the Hoisting. Capacity per 10 hours 250 tons. ST. CLAIR, MICH. Baby & Daleâ€" Storage capacity 1,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 15 feet. Maximum length of boat 200 feet. Diamond Crystal Salt Co.â€" One Hoist. Size of clam shell used 2 tons. Capacity per 10 hours 900 tons. Storage capacity 30,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Maximum length of boat 600 feet Supt. Fred W. Moore. Port Huron Salt Co.â€" Two Horse Rigs. Va ton buckets used. Capacity per 10 hours 200 tons. Depth of water at dock 14 feet. 6 inchea Maximum length of boat 400 feet. Supt. L. H. Meno. ST. IGNACE, MICH. Chambers Dockâ€" Unload with Horses. Capacity per 10 hours 200 tons. City Dockâ€" One Rig. Capacity per 10 hours 250 tons. Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Ry. Co.â€" Four Hoists. Y2 ton buckets used. Capacity per 10 hours 800 tons. Storage capacity 5,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 19 feet. Can handle boats of any length. R. R. connections, D. S. S. & A. Depth of water at dock 19 feet. Can handle boats of any length. STURGEON BAY, WIS. City Dockâ€" Three Horse Rigs. Capacity per 10 hours 300 tons. Green Stone & Quarrying Co.â€" Three Horse Hoists. Barrel buckets used. Capacity per 10 hours 300 tons. Storage capacity 1,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 16 feet. Maximum beam of boat 38 feet. Supt. A. O. Green. Leathern & Smith Towing & Wrecking Co.â€" One Steam Hoist. 1 ton bucket used. Two Steam Derricks. Storage capacity 2,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 15 feet. Maximum length of boat 250 feet. Supt. T. H. Smith. Lyon Brothersâ€" Two Horse Rigs. Capacity per 10 hours 200 tons. SUPERIOR, WIS. Berwind Fuel Co. Dock No. 1 â€" Four Link Belt Co. rigs. 324 SEE OUR COMPLETE MAPS OF HARBORS

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