FISHERIES OF THE GREAT LAKES IN 1885. 



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fishermen receive ail average of ouly 2 or 3 cents a pound for their 

 whitefish and trout, while in others 4 or eveu 5 cents is readily ob- 

 tained. During a few months in the fall, when the large trout are 

 abundant, the price frequently drops, so that the fishermen receive al- 

 most nothing for this species, and are frequently obliged to stop fishing 

 until the surplus stock in the market has been worked off. At this 

 season trout of large size are taken in quantities, and the dealers find 

 great difficulty in getting rid of them. They are therefore often com- 

 pelled to require the fishermen to cull the trout, those under 7 pounds 

 in weight being classed as small fish, while those of greater size are 

 known to the trade as large fish and meet with a very limited demand. 

 Statistics. — The following tables show the details of the fisheries in 

 1885 for each section bordering on Lake Michigan: 



Table of persons employed in the fisheries of Lake Michigan in 1885. 



Section. 



The North Shore, Michigan 



Manistique and Thompson, Michigan 



Point aux Barques to Point Detour, Michigan 



Bay de Noquet, Michigan 



Escanaba and vicinity, Michigan 



Menominee County, Michigan 



Marinette County. Wisconsin 



Oconto County, "Wisconsin , 



Suamico to Green Bay City. Wisconsin 



Bay Settlement to Nainur, Wisconsin 



Little Sturgeon and vicinity, Wisconsin 



Sturgeon Bay and Canal, Wisconsin 



Entrance of Sturgeon Bay to Death's Door, Wis- 

 consin 



Washington Island, Door County, Wisconsin 



Newport to Lily Bay, Wi ^cousin , 



Horn's Pier to Nero, Wisconsin , 



Manitowoc County, Wisconsin 



Sheboygan County, Wisconsin 



Ozaukee County, Wisconsin 



Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 



Kacine, Wisconsin 



Kenosha, Wisconsin 



Waukegan, Illinois ... 



Chicago and South Chicago, Illinois. 



Indiana 



Berrien and Van Buren Counties, Michigan 



Allegan County, Michigan 



Grand Haven, Michigan 



Muskegon and Montague, Michigan 



Oceana County, Michigan 



Mason and Manistee Counties, Michigan 



Frankfort and South Frankfort, Michigan 



Aral to Good Harbor, Michigan 



Grand Traverse Bay and vicinity, Michigan 



Charlevoix, Michigan 



Little Traverse Bay, Michigan 



Cross Village and Good Hart. Michigan 



Mackinaw City to Point Waugoshance, Michigan 

 Beaver, Fox, and Manitou Islands, Michigan..... 



Fishermen. 



Pro- 

 fessional. 



Total. 



168 

 20 

 30 



101 

 51 

 48 

 49 

 68 

 25 

 16 

 27 

 46 



81 

 20 

 33 

 44 

 61 

 63 

 4 

 84 

 21 

 20 

 13 

 30 

 41 

 90 

 26 

 31 

 54 

 28 

 44 

 47 

 19 



136 



37 



22 



40 



6 



164 



1,914 



Semi- 

 pi ofes- 

 sional. 



Shores- 

 men, pre- 

 parators, 

 and me- 

 chanics. 



10 



4 



33 



2 



5 



42 



58 



143 



60 



66 

 8 



21 

 

 4 

 7 



10 

 2 

 8 



363 

 24 

 41 

 31 

 12 

 26 

 2 

 16 



6 

 51 

 12 

 8 

 4 

 32 

 23 



1,140 



5 



27 



11 

 9 

 6 



2 



30 



51 

 2 



GO 

 1 

 5 



3 

 9 

 1 

 6 



8 



11 



2 



3 



30 



325 



Total. 



183 



53 



30 



116 



93 



56 



56 



110 



113 



159 



87 



54 



148 

 28 

 33 

 69 

 70 

 72 

 11 



145 

 25 

 36 

 13 



453 

 66 



136 

 57 

 56 

 81 

 30 

 63 

 56 

 26 



193 

 57 

 41 

 46 

 41 



217 



3,379 



Persons 



depend- 

 ent on 



the 

 forego- 

 ing. 



403 

 84 

 55 

 300 

 228 

 101 

 115 

 147 

 206 

 191 

 141 

 146 



310 



98 



100 



157 



210 



170 



20 



518 



50 



90 



30 



720 



175 



290 



125 



121 



202 



60 



124 



61 



39 



310 



110 



91 



104 



78 



529 



7,009 



