MANISTEE

a city of Michigan, and county seat of Manistee co., located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manistee river and served by the Pere ‘Marquette and Manistee and Northeastern railroads. The first settlers located there in 1840 and in 1869 the town received a city charter. It has a good harbor, which has an advantage Over most other lake ports in that it is open for navigation all through the winter. Lumber and salt are the principal industries, nearly three million barre is of the latter being shipped yearly. Excetient steamer lines connect the city with Chicago, Milwaukee and other lake ports. (There are electric lights, wat or works, handsome churches, commodious public schools, 3 national and savings banks and 2 newspapers. The commi ion form of government was inaugurated in 1914. Pop. 1920, 9,694. by Hudson Bay, Keewatin, Ontario, 8. by U. 8S. A., W. by Saskatchewan; surface is generally undulating; many large lakes, including Winnipeg, Win nip egos is, Manitoba, Island, South Indian, Granville, and Etawney; drained by the Nelson, Hayes, Winnipeg, Red R., and other streams; chief towns, Winnipeg (cap.), Brandon; Port Nelson and Port Church ill on Hudson Bay. The province is administered by a lieut.-gov., a isted uy executive council and legislative a embly; represented in Dominion Parliament by 4 senators and 10 members of House of Commons; education is free; there is a provincial univ. Manitoba is a great wheat province—‘Manitoba No. 1 Hard’ is the world’s standard wheat; other cereals produced; livestock raised, dairy farming carried on; coal in south; believed to have rich gold deposits; valuable fisheries. Manitoba was first settled by French, 1734; afterwards came under control of Hudson Bay Co.; became prov. of Dominion of Canada, 1870; Riel rebellion, 1869-70; large part of Keewatin joined to Manitoba, 1912. Area, Pop. 553,800. See Mar or Canapa. lake, Manitoba, S. W. of Lake Winnipeg; outlet, Little Saskatchewan.