176 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



There were four other men at Holland, in the southern part of the county, 

 who fished at times during the year and who should be added to the 

 number given above. The fishing they do is unimportant, however, 

 owing to tbe abseuce of any local demand for fish and the distance of 

 markets. About one hundred and twenty-five persons are dependent 

 on the fishermen of this county. 



Statistics of apparatus and products. — The apparatus used in 1885 was 

 as follows : 



4 fishing steamers $11,200 



3 gill-net boats 385 



24 other boats . C45 



115 sturgeon gill-nets, 25,800 feet long 396 



1, 806 whitefish and trout gill-nets, 372,650 feet long 8, 826 



13 pound-nets 4,070 



1 fyke-net 10 



320, 000 feet of of set-lines, 32,000 hooks 159 



Accessories 665 



Wharves, buildings, etc 1,015 



Cash capital 700 



Total^alue 28,071 



The total yield of the fisheries of Grand Haven was 421,929 pounds, 

 consisting of 1CG,196 pounds of herring, 102,405 pounds of trout, 87,245 

 pouuds of whitefish, 52,808 pounds of sturgeon, and 13,215 pounds of 

 perch, pike, and suckers. The value of the catch was $1G,401.64. The 

 catch at Holland was 13,750 pounds of perch, sturgeon, and whitefish, 

 of which more than three-fourths were perch. The value was $240. 



The secondary products were valued at $1,267, and consisted of 7,500 

 pounds of caviare, 1,100 gallons of oil (made by Indians), and 150 pounds 

 of isinglass. 



61. MUSKEGON AND MONTAGUE, MUSKEGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. 



Recent origin of Muskegon fisheries. — The fisheries of Muskegon are of 

 comparatively recent origin. No mention is made of them in the Geo- 

 graphical Review of the Fisheries of the Great Lakes in 1879,* and it 

 may be assumed that they have sprung into existence on a commercial 

 scale since that time. 



Character of the town. — Muskegon is a town of 18,000 people, near 

 the head of Muskegon Lake, about 5 miles from Lake Michigan. The 

 shores on either side of the mouth of the lake are made up of sandy 

 hills and bluffs. The people, many of whom are foreign-born, are 

 chiefly engaged in lumbering ; and about fifty saw-mills are maintained 

 on Muskegon Lake. 



Fishing grounds. — The fishing is prosecuted from Port Sherman, at 

 the mouth of the lake. This place is simply the headquarters of the 



* T 



The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States. 4°, 1887. Section II, 

 Geographical Review of the Fisheries. 



