Bay County past and present . The Boutell Fleet. E^ST S^^W J^l<r3D B^T CXTSr Lin^ EVSIVriltfG STAR, Li. G. MASOIV, Passenger Service on Saginaw River (3) Total 2689, an average of 86 perday, or more thanthree an hour, day andnight. (2) It is hard to realizethe immense amount (1) Directory of 1S66—Bay City Division, page 5. (2) Directory of Bay City, 1868-9, page 75. TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION. 125 of wood products that were carried out of the river during- the bestdays of the lumbering industry, but we can get a slight idea of it fromthe number of boats entering and clearing
Bay County past and present . The Boutell Fleet. E^ST S^^W J^l<r3D B^T CXTSr Lin^ EVSIVriltfG STAR, Li. G. MASOIV, Passenger Service on Saginaw River (3) Total 2689, an average of 86 perday, or more thanthree an hour, day andnight. (2) It is hard to realizethe immense amount (1) Directory of 1S66—Bay City Division, page 5. (2) Directory of Bay City, 1868-9, page 75. TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION. 125 of wood products that were carried out of the river during- the bestdays of the lumbering industry, but we can get a slight idea of it fromthe number of boats entering and clearing the port. The customsoifice report for 1883 shows that there were 459 propellers and 961barges that entered, and 481 propellers and 1,114 barges that clearedthe port—an average of twelve for every day of the season of naviga-tion. The season usually lasted from the first part of April until thefirst week in December, or about 250 days. (4) At this same time there was regular passenger connection with allthe important lake ports, and also with towns on the bay shore and upthe river. Th
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