Bay County past and present . as a lumber region. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, 115 The pioneers had foundunlimited supplies of fish ofmany kinds and sizes, andmany of them did more fish-ing than hunting or fish that are scarce nowwere very plentiful in thoseearly days, Bela Hubbard, aDetroit pioneer, visited Sag-inaw Bay at an early datewhile on a geological expedi-tion in 1837, and had an inter-esting fishing of an unusual kindawaited us. In the wavesthat broke among the bould-ers along the shore, the stur-geon were gamboling. So in-tent were they upon theirplay, and
Bay County past and present . as a lumber region. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, 115 The pioneers had foundunlimited supplies of fish ofmany kinds and sizes, andmany of them did more fish-ing than hunting or fish that are scarce nowwere very plentiful in thoseearly days, Bela Hubbard, aDetroit pioneer, visited Sag-inaw Bay at an early datewhile on a geological expedi-tion in 1837, and had an inter-esting fishing of an unusual kindawaited us. In the wavesthat broke among the bould-ers along the shore, the stur-geon were gamboling. So in-tent were they upon theirplay, and so ignorant of manssuperior cunning, that,springing in among them, af-ter a vigorous tussle we threwone ashore with no other aidthan our hands. It stockedour larder for several dayswith its variety of meat —fish, fowl, and Albany beef.(5) The first fish exported inquantities from the valleywere salted. In 1857 the fishformed a good share of theexports of the region, and in1860, $50,000 worth of fishwere caught. With the de-. Sturgeon Caught in Saginaw Bay,6^ ft. long; weight, 161 lbs. velopment of the lumber and salt industries, fishing became still moreimportant because, as in the case of salt, the cheap barrels obtained asa by-product from the saw mill, helped lower the cost. In addition tothis, the salt industry furnished cheap salt for packing purposes. (5) III. 199.—The sturgeon stay near the rocks at spawning- time. An experi-enced fisherman says that the meat of the sturgeon under the fln at tlie head is muchlike beef, while the cheeks, weighing about one pound each, are a little lighter incolor. This probably explains Mr. Hubbards reference to the three kinds of see Nah Sash Kah Moqua, page 137. 116 BAY COUNTY, PAST AND PRESENT. In 1864 Uncle HarveyWilliams decided that it waspossible to ship fresh insteadof salted fish from Bay would be a greater de-mand for fresh fish, and theywould bring greater profits. Theplan was practical, and was soonpro
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