560 



MICHIGAN. 



ular statement of population, compared with 

 the United States census of 1870, is appended: 



The following is given in the Northwestern 

 Mining Journal, as an approximate statement 

 of copper-mining in the Upper Peninsula : 



* One ward of the city of Monroe, the town of Mason- 

 yille, Delta County, Caseville, Huron County, and three 

 islands of Manitou County, failed to make returns in 

 time to be included in the above table. Their estimated 

 population would increase the above aggregate about 

 3,500. 



The assessments levied for the year aggre- 

 gated $1,022,000, and the dividends $1,940,000. 

 The latter were paid by four companies. The 

 Marquette Mining Journal states the produc- 

 tion of iron for the year at 935,488 tons ore, 

 90,494 tons pig, total value, $7,592,811 ; total 

 production from 1856 to 1874 inclusive, 7,648,- 

 281 tons. 



The capital of the national banks of the 

 State is $10,202,200. 



The cost of Michigan railroads is given at 

 $141,582,400, with a debt at the beginning of 

 the year of $90,414,846. These totals are ar- 

 rived at by apportioning the cost and debt of 

 those which extend into other States, accord- 

 ing to the length in each State. 



The Commissioners of State Fisheries did a 

 large business during the year in distributing 

 fish among the interior waters. More than 

 1,500,000 young white-fish were distributed 

 among upward of 200 lakes, and large quanti- 

 ties of Atlantic, land-locked, and California 

 salmon and shad. An establishment for hatch- 

 ing spawn has been located at Crystal Springs, 

 Jackson County. 



In the manufacture of salt there was a large 

 increase, the quantity inspected being 1,026,- 

 979 barrels, as against 823,346 in 1873. The 

 inspection of salt is classed as fine, packer's, so- 

 lar, and number 2. Of refuse salt no notice is 

 taken. Number of companies engaged in the 

 business, 68; wells, 104; capital employed. 

 $2.024,500; men employed, 2,426. The stock 

 on hand at the close of the year was some- 

 what less than at the beginning, showing a 

 healthy and steady demand for the product. 

 Of the amount shipped from the Saginaw Val- 

 ley, more than one-half went to Chicago. 



The manufacture of lumber progressed stead- 

 ily and with considerable activity through the 

 year, though under great embarrassments in 

 consequence of the general stagnation of trade 

 in the country, which rendered resort to unu- 

 sual credits necessary. The amount manu- 

 factured probably fell but little, if at all, below 

 that of the preceding year. 



In the last days of the term of office of 

 Commissioner Edmonds, who was Land-Com- 

 missioner for 1871-'72, a large quantity of State 



