History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . tions in Bay Coun-ty is the mound or ridge at the east approachto the Lafayette avenue bridge. In IQ05 wefind on it the massive buildings of the Bay CityBrewing Company, a hotel, livery stable, thevenerable old McCormick homestead, and, onthe northern spur, the palatial home of Ex-Mayor George D. Jackson. The elevation com-prises about two acres. When William R. ]Mc-mick first savv^ this conspicuous landmark, just70 years ago, he found timber all about it, withthe exception of a duck pond in the rear of themound, about an acre in
History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . tions in Bay Coun-ty is the mound or ridge at the east approachto the Lafayette avenue bridge. In IQ05 wefind on it the massive buildings of the Bay CityBrewing Company, a hotel, livery stable, thevenerable old McCormick homestead, and, onthe northern spur, the palatial home of Ex-Mayor George D. Jackson. The elevation com-prises about two acres. When William R. ]Mc-mick first savv^ this conspicuous landmark, just70 years ago, he found timber all about it, withthe exception of a duck pond in the rear of themound, about an acre in extent. In excavatingfor the massive brewery, Indian skeletons werefound four to five feet below the surface, whilefive feet deeper down were found skeletons ofanother and apparently an older race, buriedwith oddly-formed burned pottery and quaintstone and copper implements. Some of theseimplements showed that this strange prehis-toric people had the art of hardening copper,and of working in metals. Unfortunatelythese skeletons had crumbled awav to such an f^. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 77 extent, tliat a toucli, or a hreath of air even,left notliing but a dust heap. In grading 22ndstreet, tlirougli the north end of this mound,tliree skeletons of very large stature werefound at a (Icpt!i of 11 feet, with large earthenpots placed at the head of each sarcophagus. A large circular mound existed for manyyears near the C. J. Smith sawmill in tlie IirstWard of the West Side, about 100 feet in diam-eter and from three to six feet above the levelof the surrounding meadows. Old settlersfound many strange stone weapons and otherimplements by grubbing around in this was leveled down and the dirt usedto fill in a part of the river front, hence everytrace of it is lost. On the property of Hon. James G. Birney,at the west approach to the Michigan CentralRailroad bridge, was another similar mound,but much higher than the Smith mound. Theskeletons were mucii better preserved than an
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