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HISTORY OF ALPENA COUNTY BY WILLIAM BOULTON IN 1876
"The spawn of the lake trout may be obtained by artificial methods, and about the same processes of incubation obtain as with the ova of other members of the Salmonidse class. The lake trout are a very acceptable and valuable table fish, already supplying a large home consumption, while as an tide of commerce they rank very high. Fish dealers have informed us that they are more easily kept in good condition during the warm seasons, and bear transportation better than almost any other variety. The species, it is be-leived, may be successfully introduced into all the larger and better class of inland lakes, where they will find water of ample depth and food in suffient supply to warrant the experiment of their culture. " Besides the above we have pickerel, bass, sturgeon, herring, suckers, "law-rs; " and a number of others.
POST OFFICE
The county contains four post offices—one in the city; one in Alpena town-ship, known as Eastside, Mrs. Roberts, postmistress; one in Ossineke town-ship, Mr. Sanborn, postmaster; one in Long Rapids township, John Louden, postmaster. The city postoffice is situated on Water street, Wm. D. Hitchcock postmaster. It contains 536 letter boxes and 159 drawers, besides a general delivery and money order department. Mails arrive every morning weather permitting) except Monday, and leave every morning except Sunday, winter the mails arrive and depart six times a week, unless delayed by bad roads. Mails go to Ossineke three times a week, and to the other township offices once a week. Mails for up the shore leave on Friday on the Marine City.
ALPENA COUNTY MICHIGAN
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