reasury on Commerce and Navigation:

Steam tonnage. Total tonnage.
New York 118,638 1,432,705
New Orleans 70,072 210,411
Philadelphia 22,892 219,851
Baltimore 18,821 194,488
Pittsburg 42,474 56,824
Cincinnati 23,136 26,541
Chicago 8,151 67,001
St. Louis 55,515 61,266
Boston 9,452 448,896
Buffalo 42,640 73,478
Detroit 35,266 62,485
Charleston, S. C. 8,230 60,196

The following exhibits the number and tonnage of vessels owned in this
district--nearly all of them in this city--on the 31st of December,
1859:

Number Tons. 95ths
Steamers 73 29,175 02
Propellers 32 6,090 81
Barks 4 1,337 08
Brigs 7 1,877 75
Schooners 131 19,671 56
Scows and all others 136 4,322 68
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Total 383 62,485 05
In 1857 301 52,991 50
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Increase in two years 82 9,493 50

The following was the aggregate tonnage of the lakes in December 1858:

AMERICAN.
69 Side-wheel steamers register tons 44,562
110 Propellers do. 45,562
70 Tugs (propellers) do. 6,880
46 Barks do. 18,788
79 Brigs do. 22,558
711 Schooners do. 166,725
109 Scows do. 11,848
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1194 Total 316,923

CANADIAN.
67 Side-wheel steamers, register tons 25,966
16 Propellers do. 4,631
4 Tugs (propellers) do. 388
19 Barks do. 5,697
16 Brigs do. 2,988
186 Schooners do. 19,311
13 Scows do. 609
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321 Total 59,580

The Michigan Central was the first railroad built in the State, and
since its completion has been known as one of the best managed in the
West. Its beneficial effects to the region of country through which it
passes, is incalc