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coal; to Wyandotte-95 tons fire brick; to Ver- million-150 bble salt; to New Baltimore-120 Lons coal; to Grand Haven-500 bbls salt; to Racine-810 bbis salt, 50 bbls apples, 25 tons coal; to St. Clair-100 bbls salt; to Oswego- 13,224 bu wbeat; to Fairport-200 bbis water lime, 469 bbls salt; to Black River-2 400 bbls salt; to Rondeau-150 bbls salt, 200 bags do; to Barcelona-1020 bbls salt, to Harlow-300 bbls salt; to Morpeth-500 bbis salt; to Milan -600 bbls salt, 1000 bags do; to Trenton-50 bbls salt; to Glasgow-150 bbls salt; to Wallace- burgh-200 bbls salt; to Grand River-30 bu corn, 100 bbls salt, 100 bags do; to Mouroe- 400 bble salt; to Green Bay-460 bb's salt.
The above table embraces but afsmall portion of the upward bound freight. Vessel owners, until late in the season, were not required to make out a list of the kind and quantity of coastwise cargoes. Our statement of the ship- ment of flour and grain is doubtless correct, or nearly co. Tho table is useful as showing to what ports most of the articles were sent.
NUMBER of Entrances and Clearances at this port of For- eign and American vessels, their tonnage and crews, dur- ing the year ending Di cember 3lat, 1869:
No.
Tonnage. Men
Ist Quar .- American vessels entered .. 127
147 In0
1591
Foreign
do
do
76
78 775
962
American
do
cleared ..
129
147.815
1,596
Foreign
do
do
75
87.715
968
Coasting
do
entered .. 20
11 603
350
Coasting
do
cleared .. 29
15,145
463
Total.
456
496.663
5,918
2d Quar .- American vessels entered ..
553
489.981
6,147
American
do
cleared ..
532
492 714
6.264
Foreign
do
do
166
15,626
86%
Consting
do
entered ..
936
352.6:5
11.296
Coasting
do cleared .. 961
308.985
11.684
Total.
.3,907
1,733,917
57,179
Sd Quar .- American vessels entered .. 566
413.052
6.914
Foreign
do
do
225
18,480
1.0/ 2
American
do
cleared ..
563
412,885
Foreign
do
do
214
17 834
1,025
Coasting
do
entered .. 1.187
506,295
15.424
Coasting
do
cleared .. 1.187
515 377
15,641
Total
.3,942
1,883,923
45,180
4th Quar .- Amercan vessels entered .. 407
430,060
4,999
Foreign
do
do
149
14,578
715
American
do
cleared .. 391
426,962
4.68%
Foreign
do
do
143
13,257
688
Coasting
do
entered ..
877
320,350
9.300
Coasting
do
cleared .. 772
279,199
8,918
Total
2,739
1,484,406 29,694
Grand total in 1859
10 521
5.592.626 118,109
1858
8,318
3.329,246 86,851
1857.
7,581
3.221.806 132,183
1856
.8,128
3.018.589 112,051
1855
.9.211
3,360,233 111,515
1854
.8.912
3,990.284 120,898
1853.
8.298
3,252.978 128,112
1852.
.9.441
3,092,247 127,491
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15 589
92%
Foreign
do
do
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We have no doubt that the above figures wil surprise even those in a measure familiar with the business of the past season. As compared with the previous year, we have an increase of
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2,203 in the number of vessels entering and clearing from the port; an increase of 31,358 in crews, and an increase of 2,263,300 in the ton- nage account. These figures are from the offi- cial register at the Custom House, and are as accurate and reliable as they are gratifying in their character.
SHIPPING OF THE PORT.
The entire lake marine has suffered severely from disasters of one description or other dur- ing the year 1859. The increase in losses, as shown by the statement recently made by the Board of Lake Underwriters, amounts to $287,863, being more than half the total losses of 1858. The marine of this district has borne its full share of these disasters, and we occordingly find a decrease of 4,474 tons in the tonnage account of the port. The following is a list of the vessels owned in this district, as given to us by the Deputy Collector of the port. It is believed to be as correct a list as auy which have preceded it for several years :
STEAMERS.
Alliance
85
Minnesota 749
Baltic 825
Ohio 583
Crescent City
1746
Potent 31
Cygnet ..
27 Queen of the West. .1851 Corinthian
City of Cleveland 788 St. Lawrence 1844
International
1122 Troy. 547
Total tons
10.198
No, of Steamers.
12
PROPELLERS.
Adriatic.
664 Mt Vernon. 578
Acme
763
Missouri
569
Araxes ..
593 Nile
Allegany
601 Niagara
451
Bradbury TU
546 Neptune ..
637
Buffalo.
689 New England.
352
City of Madison
395
Orontes
589
Comet.
622 Old Concord
457
Chicago
758
Omar Pasha
344
Cataract
394
Pittsburgh
606
Detroit. 394
Pocahontas
427
Dubuque 399
543
Potomne .
818
Equinox
621
Queen of the Lakes.
664
Rquator ...
691
Rocket.
611
Euphrates
557
Racine
715
Edith
549 Spaulding M B.
3.80
Free State
768 Sciota
384
Forest Queen.
467 Sun .
629
Globe
1223 Saginaw.
407
Hunter
667
Stewart Mary
442
Illinois
531
Tonawanda 823
Kentucky
36
Mohawk
787
Mayflower
624 No. of propellers .. Hope
TUGA.
Bell, Jenny
47 President 87
Buffalo ..
Bamia, Hhilo S.
19 Rapid
99
Clinton H P.
68 Red Eric. 95
Edwarda D F
21 Relief
363
Fly John
30 St. Mary. 62
Gold Hunter.
9 &pague N P
188
Gov King.
44 Swift Oliver 45
Hart Ana E.
71 Sternberg PL.
110
Leviathan.
316 Uncle Ben 165
Martin HN
89 Vail Geo O 52
Maguet ....
10 Viele Col H K. 106
Notter G B
109 White J B.
Perry HO. 46 Witt Stillman
Total tonnage of Tugs. No. of tugs.
BRIG&
Acadia .
283 Hampton.
Banner.
431 Mechanic.
Boston.
163 Ole ander
Constellation
260 Crean ..
Canopus
387 Standart N M.
Commmerce.
426
Treat Wm.
Castalia.
243
Empire State
397
Globe
Total tons
No. of brigs.
BARQUES.
Radger State.
491 Stockton Mary.
Canada
666 Sweeney John.
Great West
766 Sunshine.
Grace Greenwood.
577
Hovt Jesse.
472 Total tons.
No. of barques.
SCHOONERS AND BOOWS.
Aurora Borealis
94 Lone Star
Abel] CL
64
Lee J M
Arab
205
1.00knut
Aldebran
Almeda .
270
Mills Philene
Antares
176
. ercer
Al'air. ....
Arcturus.
Sutocrat
Baltic
364
Metropolis
Mann, Curtis
Mary Jane.
Miranda.
Manning W L
n Newball ..
Northerner.
Nightingale
Clyde .
Chief Justice Marshal ..
182
Oak Hill
190
Cornelia.
300
Obin.
¥18 Osprev.
Ostrich
Puritan
148 Pratt PP
Comet.
478 Post Boy.
Costeat
359
Pratt Zadoc.
Ciresesian
355
Perseverance
13
Carrington
275
Kate Richmond,
Rapid
Dardanelles
508
Roscoe .. Rich A J.
Dauntless
438
Finmet Robt
247
Eurona ..
593 Rival
Racer ...
Rugby.
16
Excelsior
248
Roe, Richard.
..
Elizabeth
57 Scott F G
Farhion ..
223
Fortier L B.
167 Mark H Sibley
Fox ...
406
Forest Chief
101 S-peca Chief.
Fiske Wm.
401 Storm King.
San Jacinto ..
Free Trader.
124 Smith Sophia.
Grape Shot ..
370 Sev Gull.
Gov Hunt.
187
Grey Eagle.
381 David Todd
Green Grace A.
84
John Thursby
Graner. Rope.
13
Traveller ...
Transport.
Gondell N P.
262 Trenton .
Geraldine.
Van Buskirk J W
Vermont.
250
Waurecan
Hinhard Wm R
894
Watson Flora
Wells Fred L.
Wings of the Wir ...
438
West Wind
Williams & T.
4
Jobnaon, Maria I.
287
York State_
..
Jenny Lind
145
Yankee Binde
..
Inpiter
572
Yorktown ..
269
Zen bia
J & King
153
Logan Eliza
$70 )
Total tons.
66 No. of Schooner 153
Lodi
332
Hiawatha
snp
Invincible
Imperial ..
International
W .tehman ...
...
City of Buffalo
128 Rueeles 105
Jowa
982
Wabash Valley 595
Total tons 29046 Hasselton
150
Pie Vernon
414
Raynor Anna C.
Rocket
Energy ......
282
Effort .
Sea Bird.
Plymouth
846
Shepard Lorenao B.
115
Collingwood.
579
Crocker Charles
.141
Rate. Eli.
3-5
Brown J W
239
Bruce K L.
311
Bay State ..
340
Burchard Sardis.
197
413 May Queen
418
Mazenma.
345
Mott Richd.
Booth Mary
Charmer ...
Cairo.
Petrel .
Constitution
65;
Dunkirk.
Fornhom H N.
Golden Harvest 376
119
Hurricane.
32 Peck Wm 176
Johnson CN
Venice
Young America.
Monelle
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RECAPITULATION.
No.
Steamers.
12
Propellers. 19
Tues
30
Bries.
17
Barques.
x
Schooners.
133
Total 219
Tona.
Steamers 10.098
Propellers. 29.046
TURK
2.810
Brig
5,611
Farques.
4,045
Schooners.
.31.668
Total tonnage
86,378
The following is a comparative statement of the number of vessels with their tonnage, enrol- ed in this district for three years :
Total number of steam vessels.
sail
162
173
155
Totals.
24.
259
249
Total steam tonnage
41,382
42,437 42,054
" sail
45,254
48,415
44,324
Total tonnage
.86,636 90,852 86,378
Taking the valuation made by the Board of Lake Underwriters of the total lake marine as a basis for our calculation, the valuation of ves- sels owned in Buffalo, is $1,977,215, or about one-sixth of the whole marine on our lakes.
The following is a synopsis of the Marine Register of the Board of Lake Underwriters in' the spring of 1859.
Steamers
131
66 834
$2,846,137
Propeller
197
66,793
2,844,250
Barka.
59
22.004
512.000
Brigs.
99
27.208
494,200
ech.s and sloops
1,001
192.518
4 810,150
Total
1,487
376,557
811,536,757
The damage done to vessels on our lakes, as before remarked, was unusually large last sea- 800. The months in which the greater portion of the damage occurred were April, September October and November. Many violent squalls were encountered during these months, as well as protracted gales of from one to three days in duration. We append a list of those vessels be- longing to this district which met with accident; the amount of damage sustained by each, to- gether with a statement of the loss of life.
Stramer Crescent City, sunk in Buffalo Harbor in Decem- ber-damage $300.
Steamer Forest Queen; aground on St. Clair Flats in April; damage $1000.
Propeller Free State; wetabout 1400 bu grain by straining in a gale in Sept; damage $1200.
Propeller Acme, aground on St. Clair Flats in Oct; damage $200
Propeller Cataract damaged cargo of merchandise in Oct. to
Propeller T U Bradbury, ashore on Mohawk Island Beef in Nov; cambre $200
Propeller Ampe, struck on bar in Chicago harbor In Oct., und in returning struck the pier: damage $100
Proreller Comet font a man in March, he baving acciden tally fa len into the bold.
Propeller Acme damaged engine on Lake Huron in Oct. to Px ent of #:200.
Propeller Missouri aun'nined damage on Lake Erie in Ap il by shifting and jett soning, $1200.
Propeller Tonawanda, ashore in Detroit River in April; da. mage $200.
Propeller Rocket, ashore near Milwaukee in July; datnago $48,000.
Propeller Tonawanda, ashore on Bois Blanc Island in Sept; demage $600.
Propeller Rocket took fre in September; damage $200.
Propeller Plymouth lost a man in a gale on Lake Hurun in Sept.
Propeller New England, accident to hull at wharf at Dun- kirk, in Oct; damage $150.
Propeller Orienta', cargo provisions stranded on Skillaga ee Reef in (et. and became a total loss; valuation cargo and bull, 891,000.
Propeller lowa broke machinery off Long Point in Det; da- mage $150.
Propeller Sciota encountered heavy weather in Oct, on L. Erie; damage $1 00.
Propeller lowa struck pier in Chicago harbor in Oct; dam- Pge $600
Propeller Hunter ran into pile driver in Chicago harbor in Oct .. killing one man.
Propeller Mayflower damaged machinery off Silver Creek in Nov; demage $1000.
Propeller M B Spaulding b. oke rocking shaft off Pt. Stanley in Nov; damage $900.
Propeller Obio bur-t her boiler o'f Erie in Nov; ra goand versel valued at $87,000, together with two of her crew lost
Propeller Queen of the Lakes, lost foremast head on Lake Erie in Nov; d mage $100
Propeller Mary Stuart, broke cross-head off Point au Pelee, La e Erie, in Nov; damage $500.
Propeller Milwaukee collided with schooner JH Tillant, off Skillagslee in Nov., woking both vessels; propeller and cargo valued at $39,000
Propeller Nile disabled on Lake Michigan D Nov; damage $400.
Tu- Relief, in entering harbor at Grand Haven in April, struck on the bar; damage $300
Tur Geo O Vail aground iu Niagara river in July; damage $200.
Tug Rapid, sunk in Buffalo uarbor in July-pumped out; damage $200.
Brig Buffalo, aground in Saginaw harbor in May; damage $500
Brig Oleander,ashore fifteen miles below P. int aux Ba ques in June: towed to Detroit; damage 5600.
Brig Venice, collided with schooler K st James, in river St Clair in July; lost bowsprit; damage $100.
Brie Hampton, split canvass in July on Lake Erie; damage $150.
Brig Banner, collided with schooner A Bradley in July; damsee $100
Brig Buffalo, stranded at Grand Haven in September; total loss 85 700.
Brie Hampton, ashoreon Point au Pelee, in Sept; damage $500
Brig Mechanic, cargo eden: collided with propeller Equi- nox at the mouth of Buffalo harbor in Sept; damage $1,- 100
Brie Commerce, cargo osta, driven ashore in a gale on Lake Huron in Sept; split sails, &e; damage $2500.
Brig N M Standart, cargo wheat, punk by colli-jon with the arhonder Autocrat at South Manitou, in Sept; damage 823.000.
Brig Canopus, cargo iron ore, struck on bar in Erie harbor in Sept; damage $6000.
Brig Greyhound, cargo wheat, went sabore near Sheboy- gan in Sept; total loss, with one of her crew; damage $21.000.
Bark Sunshine, drove foul off railroad bridge in Chicago harbor in way. Damage $1000 Capsized again in July in A squall off Ashtabula; nine lives lost: righted, pumped ont, and faken to Buffalo; damage $9000. Total on boto occasions $10 000.
Bak Great West, carge coal, sprung a leak on Lake Erie in October; also sprung mizen mast same time; damage $300
Bark Grace Greenwood, lost top sail on L. E. in October; damage $100.
Bark Badger State, broke adrift in Buffalo harbor in No- vember, and drove foul of schooner J W. Brown; dam- age $250.
Schooner Arab, cargo lumber, struck on Mohawk Island Reef io April; Inst rudder and large anchor; damaged hall and cargo $552
Schooner Senecs Chief, water lodged and drifted ashore Dear Black River in April: damaged hull $400.
Schonner Mercer, lost amall auchor and chain near Port Maitland in April; damage $75
Sebonner A."cott, cargo limestone, sshore at Vermillion in April; total loan, cargo and boll. $5150.
Schooner Northerner, caign hoors, lost deck Ined and stand- inz jib on Lake Onts'in in April; damage $375.
Schooner Zaddoc Pratt, damaged hull on St. Clair Flats in April to extent . f $:44
Schooner Curtis Maon, ashore on Lake St. Clair in April; damaged bull $ 00
Schooner N. P. finodell, collid d with schooner J. L. Ross in May, damaging hull $150.
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Schooner Grey Engle, aground on St Clair Flats in May. damaged bull $ 70.
Schooner Cairo, struck by lightning in Chicago harbor in June; damage $280.
Schooner Transport, struck by lightning at Green Bay; 1 demaged $200
Schooner Grey Eagle lost canvass in gale on Lake Michigan in June; damaged $200.
Schooner Corinthian, co lided with schooner M. Cartwright on Lake George in July; damage $100.
Schooner Traveller, Icat canvass in ga'e in August; damag- ed sivo.
Schooner Puritan, Jost canvass in gale in August; damaged $100
Schooner David Todd, lost man in gale of Sheboygan in September.
Schooner Corinthian, cargo iron ore; in attempting to en- ter Erie barbor in sep ember driven by gale on the bar, damaging hull and cargo $1000.
Schooner Autocrat, when loading carro wheat in Chicago in Suntember sprung a leak, and damaged cargo to extent of $1700.
Schooner Arcturus, cargo wheat, damaged hull and cargo in September to extent of $!"0.
Sooooner Cornelia, cargo wheat, went ashore at Long Point in September. Cargo total loss, valued $12.000; vessel damaged $7000; total $19,001).
Schoon .r Storm Kins. cargo wheat.collided with bark Delos de Woolf off Long Point in September, damaged to extent $3.0.
Schooner Hurricare, 1 st mate in gale in Sept. of South Maniton; also damaged cargo $100.
chonper Aldabaren, collided with bark Grace Greenwood in the Straits of Mackinaw in September; damaged cargo $475.
Schor ner Collingwood, cargo whest, collided on Lake Hu- ron in Sept .; damaged bull and cargo $100.
Selinoner Curtis Mann, cargo wbest, collided in Straits of Mackinaw in Sept .; damaged hall and entro $850.
Schooner Elf Bates, cargo wheat, dama ed same in Sept. to extent of 8841h
Schonner Zaddock Pratt, col'ided with schooner Aldabaren in Sept .; damaged $406.
Schooner Pival, collided with acow Adaline on St. Clair River in Oct .: damage/' bull and cargo, $1.00.
Schonner Og'rich, ashore near Waukegan in Oct .; damaged hull $700
Schooner 1. W. Brown, collided with schoor er Kate Rich- tuond in St. Clair Rapids in October, loring bowsprit, &c .. damaged $230.
Schonper Lone Star, damaged hull and Inkt boat at Ke- nosha pier in October; damaged to extent $160.
Schooner Free Trader, sshore near Wellington in October; damaged $500.
Schooner Grey Eagle, scound on 81. Helena Reef in Octo ber, damaged cargo $600; afterwards damaged hull $50,and cargo $20; total $8 u.
S-booner Charmer, cargo grain, ashore near Point aux Barques: total damage $11,500
Sch oner Constitution, cargo coal, ran on bar at Port Bruce in November: damaged $1200.
Schooner H. N Farnham, ashore at Poiot an Pelee in Nov .. namage te hull and cargo $5000
Schonner International, damaged by colliding with schoon- er Jesale in Nov to extent $600.
Schooner Die Vernon, damaged cargo grain in Nov. to ex- tent of $150.
S boomer Curtiss Mano, cargo coal and cunpowder. ashore on Sonth Mani ou Island in Nov .; damaged bull $2000; cargo $2650; total $ 1650.
Schooner Mosel e, struck bar in Chicago harbor in Nov .; damaged hull and cargo to extent of $946.
Seknoner Aldabaren, parted from her anchors in gale beer Ruttato in Nov .; damaged hull $250.
Schooner Sardis Burchard, cargo lumber, ashore at Willow Creek in November; damaged hull $20 0, cargo $5 0; to- tal $2500.
Schooner Mirande, ashore near West Point Abino in Nov .; total dam ve $IN 0.
Schooner Bay State, cargo wheat; damaged in November to extent of $250.
Schooner Eli Bates, lost forgenil in gale on Lake Erie in Nov .: Camaved to extent of $200.
Schooner N. P. Goodell, lost anchors In November; damage $300
Schooner Content; lost jibboom and boat: den store how by coming in contact with propeller Susquehanna in Nov .; damage $175.
Schooner May Queen, stranded at Tawas barbor in Nov .; daroage $15,000.
Schooner Dauntless, lost ancho and 60 fattoms chain at Point aux Barques In Nov : damage 8110.
Schonber Mazenpa, lost both nochora and 120 fathomrn cbain in Nov .; damage Si70.
Sebponer Auto rat, collided with brig N. M Standart in Nov .; damage $300.
Schonner Wm. Fiske, carried away foremauf head and split canvass nif Point Sable in Nov.1 damner 81901.
Sehanner Racer, dismasted while st encher in Nov. bear Mackinaw by schooner H. JIngar; damage 8:00 ;.
Schroner Grey Fagle, cargo wheat, stranded at Point max Barques in Nov : damage to vessel and carro $21,00
Schooner A J. Hich, encountered gale in Lake Huron is Nov .: damepe $200.
Schonper L. R. Sheppard, disabled in gale on Lake Burse in Nov ; damage 150.
chooper Hurric De, lost bead gear and cut water by colli- sion in Dec .; damage $160.
RECAPITULATION.
Damage to Steamers
Propellers
275,500
no. Tues.
Do. Bries.
no. Barques 10.654
Do. Echooners and Scows. 115.48
Total damage to vessels of this District
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Loss of life.
To show to what extent our vessel ow ners suffered as regards the entire loss of life and property on the whole chain of lakes last Fra- son, we append the following summary of ma- rine disasters, as furnished by the Board of Lake Underwriters, for two seasons. It will he observed that the loss of property amounts to more than one-third of the total loss:
1850.
Lons on steam buns. $169 405
Loss on steam cargoes
182,130
Total loss by steam vessels ..
Loss on rail hulla 331.218
Loss on mail cargoes. 337.3:7
Total loss by sail vessels
Total loss by steam and sail vessels $1.000,'0
1868.
Lnas on steam buns.
$163,723
Losa on steam cargoes 50.58 )
Total loss by steam versels
[ oss on seil bully 13,719
Less on sail cargoes 234.208
Total loss by sail vessels.
Total loss by steam and sail vessel.
Increase in losses
Loss of life in 1º88.
Loss of life in 1859.
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CANAL COMMERCE.
The canals were advertised to be open for navigation on the 15th of April last. That por- tion of the division east of Rochester and west of Lockport, was ready the following day, but the balance, in consequence of some unfinished work on section 337, at Lockport, was not in readiness until three or four days later.
Four heavy breaks have occurred during the season. The first, the 2d of May, on the high embankment section at Holley, which had not been brought into use, but was so situated with reference to the old canal as to require the enn- struction of two new dama at its connections to restore navigation through the old chantel which consequently interrupted the passage of boats some four days.
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The second occurred on the 26th of June, in the , berm bank, at Bushnell's, which detained navigation four days.
The third, on the 12th of July, in the towing path embankment nearly opposite to the last, but much greater in extent, requiring nine days for its repairs.
The fourth, on the 8th of October, in rear of the west abutment of the aqueduct over Mud creek, one mile west of Palmyra. The abut- rent was almost entirely undermined from six to ten feet in depth, and sustained from falling only by the piles which were originally driven for the support of its foundation. It was, from its situation, a difficult breach to repair, and re- quired some six days in the operation. The contractor for repairs had taken possession of the work but a few days previous, but on wit- Dessing this breach, abandoned his contract,and the work of repairing was done by the super- intendent in charge.
Navigation was also detained about five days by the falling of an iron bridge at Albion, on the 28th of September last. Two carriages, and from 300 to 600 persons, variously estimated,had congregated on the bridge to witness a feat of rope walking, when it fell, precipitating its load in one promiscuous mass into the canal, and among its broken fragments, presenting at the instant an almost unparalleled scene of de- struction to human life. Fourteen persons were killed or drowned, and one died from injuries received by this sad disaster. The bridge was erected some ten years ago, and was of the same style and pattern as several, erected at other places at about the same time, which are yet standing. The 'sectional area of its sus- taining rods was sufficiently great, if sound, to have supported more than four times the load supposed to have been upon that part of the bridge which first gave way when it fell. This being the case, its failure can only be accounted for upon the ground that some of the rods were defective, but had escaped previous observation.
The sinking of two boats at Adams' basin, loaded with wheat, and one at Brockport, load- ed with stone, also detained navigation at those places until said boats were so far unloaded as to be moved out of the channel.
In the month of November last, soundings were taken on the long level between Roches- ter and Lockport, which showed, in general, a depth of six feet and over ; still, there are bars and places which have filled in from the wash of the banks and surface runs, especially
through the sand cuts at Spencerport and Adams' Basin, where the depth is less, which should be cleaned out before the opening of navigation.
OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE CANALL.
Year.
Opening
Closing.
Days open.
1×44
April 1 th
Nov. 26th
223
1845
April 15th
Nov. 29th
228
1816.
April 16 h .
Nov. 25th
224
1847
May Ist
Dec Ist
214
1848.
MRY Ist
Dee. 9th
223
1849
MAY Ist
Dec 5th
219
1850.
April 22d
Dec. 5th
228
1851.
April 15th
Dec. 5th
235
1852
April 20th
Dee. 15th
1853.
April 20th
Dec 15th
239
1854
May Ist
Dee. 34
217
1856
May 1st
Dec. 10th
$24
1286.
May 12th
Dec. 10th
212
1857
May 6th
Dec. 15th
23
1858.
April 28th
Dec 8th
224
1800
April 15th
Dec. 18th
Two of the following statements are from the Collector s office, and exhibit the essential par- ticulars in the exports and imports by canal du- ring the past season:
EXPORTS.
STATEMENT of property first cleared at the Collector's office at Buffalo on the Erle Canal, during the year . 859, show- ing the quantity and average va ne of each article, and also the whole amount of tolla received at that office on brata. passengers, and each article of property, during the same period.
BOATS.
$24.792
do on Packets
Commutation toll
......
PASSENGERS.
Monthly statements
Reported
THE FOREST.
Description
e
Value of
Quantity.
to tons of each at-
Product of Wood.
2000 tbs
ticle.
Boards and Scant
ling m.
91,146,597
157.244
$1,26,596
$124.768
Shingles m.
14,859
1.855
33.348
1,609
Timber c ft.
..
218.762
4.275
5.651
648
Staves Ib
222.999.918
111,470
1,114,700
72.815
Wood c'd.
1,776
4.973
4,440
32
Asbes pot and pearl barrel
6,748
1,8:7
208,643
1,583
Total of the forest, tons, 281,664. Total value, $2,663,886 .- Total tolls, $201,454.
AGRICULTURE.
Product of Animals.
Pork bbl.
35.782
5,725
890,403
6,001
Beef do
30,068
4.309
500.590
3,132
Bacon pound
1,518,147
759
136,639
540
Cheese do
450),496
225
33,787
126
Butter do
188,497
94
28.275
Lard, Tallow,
and
Lard oil
3.150,502
1 575
346,505
1.083
Wool pound
.. ....
1,747.556
874
684,0771
1.218
Hides do
342.029
171
51,904
288
Product of Animals, tons, 14,232. Value, $2, 151,608. Tolla $12,518.
.
Vegetable Food.
Flour bbl
230,486
23.812
970,198
27.797
Wheat basb.
6,168,068
185,1142
5,859 665
152,024
Rve
do
96,587
1,02€
25,611
788
Corn do
2,157.538
60,411
1,510,277
68,880
Corn meal bbi.
23
7.405
197.487
7.983
nata ba
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