Depth. 

 Feet. 



114 REPORT OP THE 



I. WELLS ON THE GRAND EIVER, (AT AND NEAR GRAND RAPIDS.) 



1. Grand Rapids Salt Manufacturing Co., (Scribner & 



Co,) 410 



2. Grand River Salt Alanufacturing Co., (Ball, Clay & 



d.) , 402 



3. R. E Butterworth 500 



4. Indian Mill Creek Salt Manufacturing Co., (Powers & 



Martin,) 450 



5 J. W. Windsor, 446 



6. Taylor, 402 



II. WELLS ON THE SAGINAW RIVER. 



Depth. Outlay Estimated 



Feet. to Jan. 1. to June 1. 



1. East Saginaw Salt Manufacturing 



Co (E. Saginaw,) 1st well, .... 669 ) $ Q $4Q m 



8. I)o., 2d well, quo ) 



9. Saginaw City Salt Manufacturing 



Co, (Saginaw City,) 600 9,000 12,500 



10. Hall, Gilbert & Co., (Florence,).. 350 2,000 5.000 



11. Ward, Curt ; s & Co., (Carrolton,). 560 1,000 10,000 

 12 E. Litchfield & Co., " 680 4,000 10,000 

 13. G. A. Latlirop & Co , " (Commencing.) 5,000 10,000 

 It. Portsmouth Co., (Portsmouth,)... 667 1,500 12,500 



15. Bav City S.ilt Manufacturing Co., 



(Bay Oily.) 542 8,000 12,500 



16. 2n6w York Salt Manufacturing Co., 



(East Saginaw,) (Commencing.) 



17. Saginaw and Btiena Vist.i Salt Co., " 



It is proposed to continue the boring in Taylor's well, at 

 Grand Rapids, until the Onondaga Salt Group is reached. 



The East Saginaw Co. are manufacturing 40 to 50 barrels of 

 salt per d.iy, and on getting their second arch of kettles in ope- 

 ration expect to produce about 100 barrels per day. This 

 "Company have received the diploma of the New York State 

 Agricultural Sociely, and the prize medal from the Mechanic's 

 Institute of Chicago." 



The Saginaw City Co. have 60 kettles on hand, and are pro- 

 ceeding with vigor. 



It cannot be denied that the prospects of the ultimate success 

 of the salt manufacture in Michigan are exceedingly encourag- 



