, 1873-04-26
ITEt11S.


Tho sail vesacla which were 70 eayo here for Duf-
falo Tomorrow will not go out until tho indications
aro more favorable.
T.q yssTs aeo this spriag several ysssels had
Ing In 1871 was on April 2, tho earliest for nineoen
yoata.
The schr Ellen Blood, which camo III this morris
Ing ne s q ny tue
to tho amount Of 5000 a Cleveland. sle viii run
between Chicago md ssrnia the same % ast aeason
1T il thonght that vesssla vii not b able to pas
through tho sault before the 1oth or l5h Of May:
se ho Tug ad
rescue Of thH s:nS v?rcpyre ashore On ohlek,a.nos
aooi neSl No iusp ss fSr on 10
count Of Its haVinH been changed from rod light to
md Il would 30 well for mariners to mako note Of
aes During tho pass winter the ice injured tno
%nsa i sspsesd m a't pe,on de no
A Ta .le Letter t.. Escaneba, dated April 20 sayn:
ia moving out qntss5 to:day ~ - 'A' '"'' N1
cana T., ~ H., aonsnda Beroualy damaged
to 1T in io Wafer ~ sn iny of sy sy % s Ps.
rs q" xst: ssRSs t. ss s srs
est that has bsen built thore. It il 1s5 keel ia
feet over Rl!, with 81 feet beam, and holds j 1S fen
With carving .pacty Of go fee. Of lumddf ls'
From tho annual report Of the Secretary Of tha
NoaEA VI 4Enab ~ 0uA"!o ~ oAti1Gs tAo tpu0WlnH
| concerning the Buffalo breakwater mud harbor; AZ
the close OF tho fiscal year ending June 1872 tho
diton Of the broakHate' was as follows: 213G feet
undor wacr~work laid covered by 1o53 feat Of super
structure complete and Ll feet in unfinished Mate.
| At tho close Of tho working season Of 1879 about
2387 feet under waer-worh la covered by 90B4 feel
OF 8upcrsructure complete. THO whole work zcp fin.
ishcl will be 900 feet long AID 81 foet wide. TLa
estimated required 10 conp.te the breakwncr IL
5000 goo aud for tho construction Of tho proposed
south channel, $500 600. Tho amount appropriated by
Congress thus far Is $56 ol4 the loooy allowed for
tho workB to bc carried on during tho year ending
Juno so, 1871, $75 000.
Several Of tho aeet Of grain vessels lond for thu
lower lnkes, llavo already gone onst while others will
follow Us soon aH possible. Tho feet CONSIST OF tho
schooners Victor, Ada. Mcdora, George " Davis. I.
later vesso chartered yesterday at 12Hc on wheat
to Oswogo.-Ioedo DlGse.
! Tho opening Of lako navigation, Tor which active
preparations now in progrcss, viii be Rgnazed y
tho appearance Of several largo veasc Of unusual d.
ensionB Several iron rropelors ara now i'll collraa
constructions u feet long, IS feet beam aud i5 feei
hold Avcsse Of wood, still larger u being built viii
and 20 icet depth Of hold. Bhe will ha1o two decks
four masts mud wil 10 Furnished with tTo compound
ong!nes Bhn is Intended exclusively for freight traffic
aud ia espectel to be flushed early III JAue These
yeeR1s arc much larger than have ever before been
employed In inland navigation that thelE
Ia regarded with some rsgtvinEs by old !rean-watcl
nav'9atoro but the. experiment seenA juat!hcl by
tho results Of last when several vessols Of
urged dI1ucnaIons wnre launched by Chicago owners
nnd proved pec,ntary auccega. Ehora Ii hopeful
foature that tho yeeaels arc likely to reduce tue
e1traragant freight chargea tho lakes, which are
| now such heavy burden to producers and coua,m'
ers.--lvco York l'Hllttih.