480 



Barrels of flour manufactured, 1 2,680 



Acres of improved land, 104,769 



"Value of furs and pelts, . ... 87,500 



Total value of products as far as ascertained, is . _ $692,940 



In the above table we have omitted the articles of beef, pork, leather, 

 manufactured woolen, and many other aiticles, the amount of which we 

 were unable to obtain, but which would make a large item. 



The aggregate valuation of products is greatly below what it would 

 have been, had there been facilities for getting to market. A railroad 

 communication through this county, would doubtless increase the value 

 of products twenty-five per cent. The quality of pine is excellent, the 

 timber being very large and soft. There is also a vast amount of oak, 

 ash, maple, and other valuable timber. The oak is of fine quality for 

 ship building, and staves. After the land is cleared, the soil is unsur- 

 passed for agricultural purposes. The grain crops are veiy abundant, 

 and of the best quality. We have seen as good wheat grown here as 

 we have ever found in any county ; but most of it, we regret to say, is 

 exported in the berry, for want of capital, and mills to manufacture it. 

 This ought not to be, and we hope before another year to be able to 

 report differently. This county is very fine for grazing ; cattle and sheep 

 do remarkably well; of the latter there has been a great increase during 

 the past two or three years, and much attention is paid to the grades of 

 the sheep. 



All we now want is capital, and roads to get our products to market,, 

 and then Lapeer will rank among the wealthy counties of the State. 



LAPEER VILLAGE. 



This village, the county seat of Lapeer county, is situated on the north 

 side of the south branch of the Flint River, thirty miles directly north 

 of Pontiac. The location of the village is high, and healthy. At 

 present the population is about one thousand. The village has a large 

 '-trade from the surrounding country, which is rapidly increasing. There 

 are 10 stwes, 2 drug stores, 1 jeweler, 5 shoe shops, 3 tailor shops, 2 

 copper and tin shops, 1 foundery, 2 cabinet shops, 4 wagon shops, 5 

 blacksmith shops, 1 cooper shop, 1 giinsmith shop, 3 tanneries, 1 saddle 

 and harness shop, 1 saw mill, 1 flouring mill, 1 sash factory, 20 carpen- 

 ters and joiners, 2 churches, 2 district schools, 1 high school, 1 court 

 house, 3 hotels, 4 doctors, 5 lawyers, 4 clergymen. 



