"More than usual pains were taken by us, during the past season, to procure information on this head and others touching thereto, the result of which we now present in our annual list of new vessels. This season we have ventured beyond the immediate margin of Lake Erie, and those other broad lakes beyond, to Lake Ontario, a knowledge of whose marine is now deemed essential to a thorough understanding of our lake matters.

NUMBER, TONNAGE, AND ESTIMATED COST OF NEW VESSELS BUILT IN 1845, FROM THIS CITY WESTWARD TO CHICAGO.

Name.Class.Tons. Where built.Dollars.
Niagarasteamer1,075 Buffalo95,000
Oregon...781 Newport, Michigan55,000
Boston...775 Detroit55,000
Superior...567 Perrysburg, O.45,000
Troy...547 Maumee City, O.40,000
London...456 Chippewa, C. W.46,000
Helen Strong...253 Monroe, Michigan22,000
John Owen...205 Truago, do.20,000
Romeo...180 Detroit, do.12,000
Enterprise...100 Green Bay, W. T.8,000
Empire, 2ndsteamer100 Grand Rapids, Mic.8,000
Algomah...100 St. Joseph River, do.8,000
Pilot...80 Union City, do.5,000
Princetonpropeller456 Perrysburg, O.40,000
Oregon...313 Cleveland, O.18,000
Phœnix...305 ditto22,000
Detroit...290 Detroit, Michigan15,000
Odd Fellowbrig225 Cleveland, O.9,000
Enterprise...267 Grand Rapids, Mich.8,000
Wing-and-wingschooner228 Cleveland, O.9,000
Magnolia...200 Charlestown, O.2,000
Scotland...300 Perrysburg, O.8,000
J. Y. Seammon...134 Chicago, Ill.8,000
Napoleon...250 Sault Ste Marie8,000
Freeman...190 Charleston, O.7,500
Eagle...180 Sandusky, O.7,000
Bonesteel...150 Milwaukie, W. T.6,000
Sheppardson...130 ditto5,000
Rockwell...120 ditto5,000
E. Henderson...110 ditto4,500
Rainbow...117 Sheboygan4,000
C. Howard...103 Huron, O.4,000
J. Irwin...101 Cleveland, O.4,000
Avenger...78 Cottesville, Michigan3,000
Flying Dutchman...74 Madison, O.4,000
Cadet...72 Cleveland, O.3,500
W. A. Adair...61 ditto3,000
Elbe...57 ditto3,000
Planet...24 ditto3,000
Albany...148 Raised and re-rigged2,503
Pilot...50 Milwaukie, W. T.2,500
Mary Anneschooner60 Milwaukie, W. T.1,000
Marinda...60 Lexington, Michigan3,000
Sparrow...50 Chora, ditto2,500
Big B....60 18 mile creek,2,500
Hard Times...45 ditto1,500
Friendshipsloop45 Sheboygan, W. T.2,000
Buffalo...30 New Buffalo, Mich.1,000
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Total, 48 vessels10,207 659,000

"During the past season we stated that there was employed on the lakes a marine equal to 80,000 tons; we have assurance now that even that large estimate was below the reality. The latest returns to Congress, in 1843, gave 60,000 tons; but, as those documents are always a year or two behind the reality, and embrace dead as well as living vessels, they are of very little consequence. The existing and employed tonnage is what is most desired. The subjoined shows the number, class, tonnage, and cost of vessels built on this and the other upper lakes during the past five seasons. By adding the cost of annual repairs and money expended in enlarging and re-modelling vessels, the sum would reach 2,500,000 dollars. The total number of vessels built during that period is 179.

SteamersProp'rs.Sail.Tons.Dollars.
18451343210,207659,000
18449none349,145548,000
184364234,880336,000
18422none233,000164,000
18411none283,530173,000
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Total31814030,3021,880,000

"The whole of the above vessels were built above the Falls, at places between this port and Chicago, by capital drawn from the many sources legitimately pertaining to the lake business, and designed as a permanent investment. What has been done below Niagara, in the same field, during the past season, may be seen in the subjoined list of

VESSELS BUILT ON LAKE ONTARIO, 1845.

Syracusepropeller 315Oswego, N. Y.
H. Clay... 300Dexter, do.
Hamptonbrig 300Pt. Peninsula, do.
T. Wyman... 258Oswego, do.
Algomah... 335Cape Vincent, do.
Wabash... 314Sack. Harbour, do.
Crispin... 151ditto
Liverpool... 350Garden Is., C.W.
Quebecbrig 280Long Island, C.W.
H. H. Sizerschooner 242Pillar Point, N.Y.
Maid of the Mill... 200Oswego, do.
Milan... 147Pt. Peninsula, do.
H. Wheaton... 200Oswego, do.
Welland... 220ditto
Josephine... 175ditto
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Total 15 vessels, 3,787tons.

"To which must be added the schooner J. S. Weeks, rebuilt and enlarged at Point Peninsula, at a heavy outlay; and also the schooner Georgiana Jenia, at St. Catharine's, which was cut in two, and rebuilt. The Josephine and Wyman are rebuilds, but so thoroughly as almost to fall within the denomination of new craft. The Wyman is polacca-rigged, the only one in service, we think. The Algomah is full rigged, and, like the others, very strongly built. The Quebec and Liverpool are also well ironed, and designed for Atlantic service, when the St. Lawrence locks will admit of a free passage.

"There have been built on the lower lake other vessels than those embraced in the above list, including some steamers; and, in order to give our exchanges an opportunity to present the entire number and amount of expense, we omit any estimate of the cost and general outlay of the vessels named above. Applying our data, however, we make the outlay 25,000 dollars each, for the two propellers, and 127,000 dollars for the fifteen sail vessels, being a total of 177,000 dollars.