History of the Lake Huron shore. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers.

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HISTORY OF BAY COUNTY..... 9
Introductory.......................... 9
Indian Traditions and Treaties.......... 9
Indian Stoicism and Courage............ 13
Early Traders and First Residents....... 14
First Symptons of Towns............... 17 -Portsmouth and its Projector............ 18
Bloom and Blight of Lower Saginaw..... 19
Pioneer Life Illustrated................. 22
Indian Hospitality...................... 31
Monuments of the Past................. 32
Legend of the Lone Tree.............. 33
0 nty and Township Organization...... 34
Sawmills, Logs and Lumber............. 38
Logging Operations.................... 45
aftting Operations..................... 46
Bay County Sawmills................... 47
First M ill............................. 47
Bay City M ills......................... 48
West Bay City Mills.................... 51
The Salt Industry..................... 53
River Navigation.....................57
Bridges................................59
The Courts and Bar.............. 59
HISTORY OF BAY CITY......... 64
Village of Portsmouth.................. 64,Proprietors of Lower Saginaw.......... 66
Change of Name....................... 72
Some of the Early Comers.............. 72
Pioneer Pastimes......................78
Municipal Organization................. 82
First Mayor of Bay City................ 83
City Officers........................... 83
Present City Officers.................... 83
Present Mayor of Bay City.............. 84
Churches and Church History........... 84
Schools of Bay City....................92
Bay City Postoffices.................... 94
Bay City Newspapers...................95
Banks and Banking.................. 97
Fires and Fire Protection............... 100
Fire Department....................... 103
Fire Limits...........................103
Secret and Benevolent Societies.........103
A Pioneer Business..................... 105
The Public Library....................106
Street Railway................... 106
Burial Grounds....................... 106
Bay County Divided....................107
HISTORY OF THE SHORE......108
Recalling the Past....................108
Review of 1866........................108
Review of 1867....................... 109
Review of 1868........................110
Review of 1869.........................111
Review of 1870.........................112
Review of 1872.......................114
Review of 1873.........................114
Review of 1875.....................115
Product of 1876.......................116
Product of 1878-79.....................116
Product of 1880.......................116
Product of 1881................. 116
Product of 1882.......................117
Fisheries.............................. 117
The Shore Region in 1871...............118
The Shore Mail Route..................120
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HISTORY OF IOSCO COUNTY... 121
First Proceedings of Supervisors........ 121
Township] Organization................. 122
County Seat...........................124
Agriculture..................... 125
Descriptive............................ 126
Statistical.........................129
Aggreogate Valuations...................129
Detroit, Bay City & Alpena R. R.........130
County Agricultural Society.............130
The Salt Interest......................131
Inland M ills...........................132
County Officers.........................133
Present County Officers................ 133
Village of Tawas City................. 134
Churches.............................. 137
Schools................................138
Societies............................. 138
Principal Fires.........................139
Tawas City in 1877............... 139
Tawas City Mills.......................142
Tawas City in 1880.................... 142
Biographical........................... 143
East Tawas Village.................... 147
Postoffice..........................147T
Churches.............................148
Schools...............................149
Early Comers......................... 149
East Tawas in 1872.....................152
Societies......... 153
loseo County Gazette................ 155
B anking..............................155
Hardware Business.................. 155
East Tawas Sawmills...................155
East Tawas in 1880..................... 156
Biographical............... 158
Au Sable and Oscoda...................161
Au Sable in 1873.......................161
Au Sable Village................ 162
Early Reside ts........................ 165
O rganic................................ 167
The National Hotel....................169
Michigan Transportation Co............169
Biograpl)ical..1................. 171
Oscoda Village.........................174
Church History.......................174
Societies...............................176
Pioneer Residents.....................177
Oscoda Postoffice.......................178
Biographical........................... 179
Sawmills..................... 183
Boom and Improvement Companies......189
HISTORY OF ALPENA COUNTY. 191
O rganic...............................193
County and Township Officers...........196
Judicial...............................197
L egislative............................. 197
Hydrographical........................ 197
Alpena County Farming................ 199
Alpena City.................*........03
Personal Reminiscence.. 2'06
Alpena in 1864........................210
Stray Paragraphs......................211
Alpena Postoffice....... 214
Church History........................215
Scbools............................. 218
Lodges and Societies................... 219
Pioneer Physicians.....................221

Newspapers................... 222
Alpena Hotels..........................224
Early Settlers.............. 226
City Government.......................230
Principal Fires........................ 233
Alpena Magnetic Spring............ 237
Banking............................. 238
Alpena Lime Works....................238
Warren & Macdonald...................239
Crippen Foundry and Machine Shop....239
Lumbering............................. 241
Mills and Mill Owners..................242
Business at Alpena in 1882.............. 245
Biographical...................-..... 246
HISTORY OF AICONA COUNTY.255
Descriptive........................... 255
Hydrographical................. 256
Early Historyv..........................256
First Actual Settler.....................258
Agricultural Society....................262
Dock Company........................ 264
Backward Glances......................265
Civil History..........................267
County Officers in 1883.................267
Alcona Township...................... 268
Curtis Towns hip....................... 268
Black River Village.............:.269
Greenbush Village......................270
Springport..................270
Harrisville Village...................... 271
Harrisville in 1877.....................271
Harrisville in 1878..................... 271
Schools...............................272
Churches............................. 272
Civic Institutions.....................272
Weston, Colwell & Co..................274
Biographies of Bay County.
Andrews, M. M......................... 99
Avery, John H................ 49
Barclay, J. S........................... 74
B arney, C............................. 28
Beckwith, Luther.......................62
Bennett, Edwin T.............. 96
Birdsall & Barker...................... 50
Birney, James G....................... 68
Birney, Judge J................... 69
Bradley, N. B.......................... 83
Bradley, F. E. & Co.................... 48
Bradley, N. B. & Sons............. 49
Briscoe, R. J.................. 50
Browne. Frederick P................... 98
Bump, Orrin.........................................99
Bump, Charles M......................99
Campbell, Henry M..................... 49
Cqmpbell, S. S......................... 65
Carney, Thomas, Sr.................... 75
Carrier & Co.......................... 50
Carrier, Edwin G...................... 50
Catlin, Israel........................... 72
Catlin, William......................... 76
Cole, Capt. Darius..................... 59
Cooke, Aaron J........................ 105
Cottrell, C. B........................ 75
Daily, M ichael......................... 29
D etroit M ill............................ 50
Dolsen, Chapin & Co................... 50
Drake, John.......................... 77

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