| Dollars. | |
| 51 Steamers valued at | 1,220,000 |
| 5 Propellers | 46,000 |
| 80 Sail Vessels | 114,000 |
| ———— | |
| Total, 136 Vessels | 1,380,000 |
| Having employed thereon 3,000 men. |
"The whole number of men employed between Buffalo and Chicago is estimated at about 5,000. During the season of non-navigation, half of these are employed upon farms in Ohio.
"Demonstrable evidence from many sources is at command to show the progressive change and accumulative power of the lake trade. In 1827, a steamer first visited Green Bay, for government purposes, and the Black Hawk war in 1832 drew two boats to Chicago for the first time. Now the trade of the latter place, in connexion with the business growing out of the rapid settlement of Wisconsin, sustains a daily line. A glance at the trade of Chicago for last year will illustrate the change that has taken place there.
"The gross tonnage of the lakes above the Falls, in 1845, was 100 vessels and 80,000 tons. This spring it will be found to have augmented from 5,000 to 10,000 tons.
"In 1845, the whole number of arrivals at the port of Buffalo was 1,700. Last season, 1,320 entries were made at Chicago. The entries at the port of Buffalo for 1845 were—
| Tons | Arriv. | Ag. ton. | ||||||
| Steamers | 42 | 18,000 | 1,000 | 385,167 | ||||
| Propellers | 9 | 2,550 | 76 | 23,477 | ||||
| Brigs | 46 | 10,000 | } | |||||
| } | 1,625 | 50,818 | ||||||
| Schooners | 211 | 40,000 | } | |||||
| —— | ——— | ———— | ||||||
| Total | 308 | 70,550 | *459,462 |
*-total corrected
"From a valuable table given by the "Commercial Advertiser," we learn that the available steam marine of the lakes is 60 steamers, and a tonnage of 30,000 tons. This is irrespective of 20 propellers."
If the spirit of trade locates any where on this earth of ours, it does so specially at Buffalo, where dollars and cents, cents and dollars, occupy almost every thought of almost every mind. It is very amusing to look at the advertisements in a Buffalo paper. I shall give two or three as specimens.
Another Lot of those worsted dress goods, at one
dollar a pattern, received this morning.