sion the withdrawal of any of our steamboat lines, save
one. As a still more striking fact, we may state that until last
season none of the cities located in the vast region between the foot
of Lake Michigan and the foot of Lake Erie, has for many years past
supported a single line of steamers that did not make Detroit a
terminus. Last year a line was put in successful operation between
Buffalo and Cleveland, and another between the latter place and
Toledo, but it ought to be added that both of these were established
by Detroit enterprise.

In addition to the line above enumerated, we have daily lines of
propellers to Ogdensburg, Buffalo, Dunkirk and to the Upper Lakes,
which do an immense freighting business.

We are indebted to Captain J. H. Hall, the public-spirited proprietor
of the Detroit shipping-office for following statement of the number
of vessels that passed Detroit in 1859:

_Number of Vessels passing Detroit, 1859._

No. Times.

Steamers passed up, 194
Propellers, " 492
Barks, " 273
Brigs, " 295
Schooners, " 1,811
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Total number up, 3,065

No. Times.
Steamers passed down, 195
Propellers, " 503
Barks, " 284
Brigs, " 314
Schooners, " 1,825
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Total number down, 3,121

Greatest number passed up in one day, eighty-five; greatest number
down, seventy-three.

The number of entries and clearances reported at the Custom House
during the year is as follows:

Arrived. Cl'd.
Jan. 48 70
Feb. 49 71
March 161 288
April 334 375
May 438 586
June 458 568
July 403 597
Aug. 461 519
Sept. 316 481
Oct. 288 319
Nov. 294 316
Dec. 45 71

During the past year the amount of total losses has been light, not
greater, probably, than the number of vessels built, so that although
the classification is slightly changed, there is no material change so
far as concerns the aggregate tonnage. Detroit owns, therefore,
_nearly one-sixth of the entire tonnage of the lakes_.

As a matter of some interest we present a comparative statement
showing the tonnage, steam, and total, of a number of the more
important maritime places in the country, taken from the report of the
Register of the T