000
E. Henderson ... 110 ditto 4,500
Rainbow ... 117 Sheboygan 4,000
C. Howard ... 103 Huron, O. 4,000
J. Irwin ... 101 Cleveland, O. 4,000
Avenger ... 78 Cottesville, Michigan 3,000
Flying Dutchman ... 74 Madison, O. 4,000
Cadet ... 72 Cleveland, O. 3,500
W. A. Adair ... 61 ditto 3,000
Elbe ... 57 ditto 3,000
Planet ... 24 ditto 3,000
Albany ... 148 Raised and re-rigged 2,503
Pilot ... 50 Milwaukie, W. T. 2,500
Mary Anne schooner 60 Milwaukie, W. T. 1,000
Marinda ... 60 Lexington, Michigan 3,000
Sparrow ... 50 Chora, ditto 2,500
Big B. ... 60 18 mile creek, 2,500
Hard Times ... 45 ditto 1,500
Friendship sloop 45 Sheboygan, W. T. 2,000
Buffalo ... 30 New Buffalo, Mich. 1,000
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Total, 48 vessels 10,207 659,000

"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.

Steamers. Prop'rs. Sail. Tons. Dollars.
1845 13 4 32 10,207 659,000
1844 9 none 34 9,145 548,000
1843 6