FISHERIES OF THE GREAT LAKES. 



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Table bIioivUkj iy counties and apparatus the yield of (he fisheries of Lale Hmon in 

 IS 90— Contimwd. 



LAKE ST. CLAIR AND THE ST. CLAIR AND DETROIT RIVERS. 



General sTcetch of the ftsherics. — While not one of the Greut Lakes, 

 Lake St. Clair has fisheries of sufficient importance to entitle it to 

 separate mention, and the lake and its two tributary rivers lijive a 

 jjeofj^raphical position tliat is distinct enough to warrant their consider- 

 ation under one head. 



In proportion to the quantity and value of the catch a relatively 

 large number of persons are employed in the fisheries of this section 

 and a comparatively large capital is invested. The disparity is due, 

 on the one hand, to the existence of many semi-professional fishermen, 

 and on tha other, to the presence of large wholesale fish-houses, which 

 de])end for their receipts on the fisheries of various other sections. 

 Pound nets are the most prominent apparatus used, aud seines rank 

 next; fyke nets, lines, and sfiears complete the list of fishing appliances. 

 The most valuable fisli here found is the whitetish, which exists through- 



