1.-REVIEW OF THE FISHERIES OF THE GREAT LAKES IN 

 1885, COMPILED BY HUGH M. SMITH AND MERWIN-MARIE 

 SNELL, WITH INTRODUCTION AND DESCRIPTION OF FISHING 

 VESSELS AND BOATS BY J. W. COLLINS. 



ANALYSIS. 



I. — Introduction : 



1. The objects of tho investigation and report. 



2. History of the investigation. 



3. Preparation of the report. 



4. Importance of the lake fisheries. 



5. Artificial propagation of fish. 



6. Comparisons with 1880. 



7. Present condition of the fisheries. 



8. Fishery legislation. 



9. Conclusion. 



II. — Vessels and boats employed in the fisheries of the Great Lakes; 



10. Fishing steamers. 



11. Huron boat. 



12. Mackinaw boat. 



13. Norwegian boat. 



14. Pound-net boat. 



15. Pound-net dinghy. 



16. Stake-boat. 



III. — The fisheries of Lake Superior : 



17. General review. 



18. Minnesota shore northeast of Duluth and Isle Royale (Cook and part of 



St. Louis Counties). 



19. Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, and vicinity, and Douglas County, 



Wisconsin. 



20. Bayfield, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, and the shore between Superior 



and the Apostle Islands. 



21. Ashland and vicinity, Ashland County, Wisconsin. 



22. Ontonagon and vicinity, Ontonagon County, Michigan. 



23. Keweenaw Peninsula, Keweenaw County, Michigan. 



24. L'Ause and Baraga, Baraga County, Michigan. 



25. Huron Bay, Huron County, Michigan. 



26. Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan. 



27. Au Train, Alger County, Michigan. 



28. Munising and Grand Island, Alger County, Michigan. 



29. Grand Marais, Alger County, Michigan, and vicinity. 



30. Whitefish Point, Chippewa County, Michigan. 



31. Sault de Sainte Marie and vicinity, Chippewa County, Michigan. 



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