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sturgeon in this section. Whitefisli and trout gill-nets were also set 

 by this vessel. Two other steamers from Chicago fished for sturgeon 

 with set-lines during the winter of 1884-'85, making South Haven their 

 headquarters. 



Products of South Haven fisheries, — The yield of the fisheries of South 

 Haven consisted of 51,760 pounds of sturgeon, 20,030 pounds of white- 

 fish, 13,400 pounds of trout, 4,000 pounds of perch, and 600 pounds of 

 eels j the whole being valued at $4,310.50. The secondary products 

 were valued at $741, and included 6,500 pounds of caviare, 1,400 

 pounds of sturgeon roe, and 420 sounds. All the fish not consumed 

 locally were sent to Chicago by steamer. 



Statistical recapitulation. — The statistics of the three towns which 

 have been referred to areas follows: The total number of men em- 

 ployed was 136, of whom 90 were professional and 41 semi-professional 

 fishermen, and 5 shoresmen and preparators. The apparatus and other 

 fishing property used comprised 10 steamers ; 10 gill-net boats ; 45 

 other boats ; 3,210 whitefisli and trout gill-nets, 762,130 feet in length ; 

 40 sturgeon gill-nets, 12,000 feet in length : 35 pound-nets ; 3 seines, 

 1,686 feet in length ; 1 fyke-net ; 1,033,000 feet of set lines, with 102,800 

 hooks; and other miscellaneous and minor apparatus. 



The amount invested in steamers and boats was $43,592; in gill nets, 

 $15,989; in pound-nets, $14,150; in seines, fyke, and set-lines, $1,378; 

 in other apparatus, $3,520; in wharves, buildings, and other shore prop- 

 erty, $11,600 ; the total capital, including $4,250 in cash, being $94,479. 



The total quantity of fish landed was 776,425 pounds, divided among 

 the various species in the following proportions: 



Pound 8. 



Trout 255,543 



Sturgeon 223,590 



Whitefisli 181,892 



Perch 72,200 



Herring 25,500 



- Suckers 12,000 



Bull-heads and catfish 5, 000 



Eels 600 



All the above fish were sold fresh, except 4,800 pounds of whitefish and 

 500 pounds of trout, which were salted. The selling price of the fish 

 was $31,101, to which should be added $2,989, the amount accruing from 

 the sale of the following secondary products : 23,125 pounds of caviare, 

 15,900 pounds of eggs, 4,245 bladders, and 1,700 gallons of oil. This 

 gives a total of $34,090 received for ail kinds of fishery products. 



59. ALLEGAN COUNTY, MICHIGAN. 



Shore and population. — That portion of Allegan County bordering on 

 Lake Michigan is 28 miles in length and is sandy throughout. The 

 only fishing center of any importance is Saugatuck, situated on the 

 Kalamazoo River about 3 miles from its mouth and three-fourths of a 



