From the Detroit Gazette of May 31 - Salt Springs of Grand River
The Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) - 3 June 1829
We have long known that the Indians have manufactured salt for their own consumption, at Grand River of Lake Michigan, but did not know that the water was to be found in such quantity as to warrant the establishment of the manufacture upon an extensive scale. From the information we have lately received, there is water enough in one place, about 40 miles from the Lake, and ten miles above schooner navigation, to keep 130 kettles agoing, or a proportionate extent of vats for solar evaporation. This marsh is about an acre in extent, on the south side of the river, and has been, or is about to be, leased by the government to Mr. Wm. Belcher of this city. Mr. Belcher returned from Grand River on Tuesday, and brought with him a quantity of the water, anf of the salt manufactured from it. There is nearly $20,000 paid annually for salt by the people of this territory, and the saving of this item alone is a matter of some importance. (Contributed by Nancy Piper)
