, 1873-04-24


TIC lake Captains continue to report nee1ng large
1asaes Of Ice in to lake, though most of 1t s tho
west thoro. Tho cast storois comparatively clear.
--I1o Milwaukee, Sentinel Of tlo ed, says: Navfga-
ttou tho weat shore Of Lke Michigan Ii at present
upossible. Quito fleet III our harbor 1cebound.
nass tte imrncnuo icc-fcl1 which extonds from our
Of nilcs At Manttowoo the ieo Is s IL sight, though
tic bay is cesr. disratch from KeNnuneo, Of ycs-
tcrdnys date eayB tfho Ice oxtends five miles from
bhorc, nua as fnr north aud eouth as the eye can
reach. A strong westerly wind for ten honrs would
cloar il away, isit now shipping Ia ;mpoastble"
1cars aud nt:o KaIo Darng vii ease Til port ior Su
falo on Saturday II the Wind is f. favorable.
Tho pr9peler Yosemite With $4,000 bu Of wheat
~The John Miami tho flrs. vesael from Erlo arrived
at Detroit Sunday morning.
The steamer Seneca, which loft Windsor for Bea
Greek for wood, struck s1las mud sunk. she will be
i1 @Tho Wcllana Canal opened on tho 21st. rhopro-
peller oawegatc1ie, fron, Toledo, has passed.
down on her wy to oEdens1l,r en- ,a; no,t o,,,,
~Boats are running between Cape Vincent and Al
exnnlra Bay, stoppirg at Clayton.
Tho harbors at Iinyston and col1ngwooa aro
open 10 navigation. Veosels making that port will fa-
new W. schooner Is 10 bo built by essrs Gibson &
Craig Of BuGaluo 10 completed by the lst Of sepen-
Tlo canal scow 1taIca wls launched ut n1ilwa,,teo
---1ln Craftsman WIS launched on the 10th at Port
Durwe, alll tho Lady Macdonald IN tho 14th inst
Tho iluth OF waer ut Port Colboyne IL sniu to be
- feet.
Tho schooner Star Of nopo has bsen chartered for
Elk trips iu tho irol-oro trade.
There In this ecasol from 16 to II fcct of Wnter al
tho entrance to Port Stanley harbor.
/ Lake Ere from tho BA1.H to US far down ~ Long
Point Cut, III l,ow roportsi clear Of ire.
AT 1rinco Arthurs Lending, Thunder Day, tho
Government whnrf is now extended ont to fourteen
feet Of water, md will bo completed before tho first
bouts can reach here. II will form Ice for nt loast stx
1Grge lrBt-class Bga1ncra
Tho steamer Daniel nal plying between Grand
Last Saginaw for 50 600. Bke il hereafter to
| line 1latwecu East Saginaw ann Bay City.
"a Detroit exchange saJH Many case1 Of M intri-
cato nature haso arEru Of ate ycara between tue n-
Hutnls and insured. Not long fnco vessel employed
1n tho lumber trade w.s injured, and soon after snf-
yeyers pronounced her baty nlnaGeh not to DO
worth lint sum II repaired Ind hhe accordingly
sold for ~ 1aO. Yo question atose: Naa 1t total
lost It decided h:t il wn5 rruporly total loss
ullaugh tho ytsst not wholly destroyed kho was
rendered unfit for the purnOGa fur which s1.o i-
lurctl.
| -ConccYntng tlo Wcl:and Canal tho st. Cathcrines
.Ju,{r1t Hayh On TueetY .ast hTr. IanRnyiI Minis.
tor Of I11bu Work., III reply to III inquiry from Mr..
Ackelxir stated " tic tenders Wcrc bcinE examined
a1l reporetl upon, mud i H. rIebao1s thas tug con:
tho cost 50 Tho lots! number Ut tcuders
received for thu work wore lT No hayo the best n.
thorily for stating that tho tenders for tic four d.
yiB!onn uf tho work 1lIyn already been doclnrcd SO
tlut 1t is expected that ground vii! 10 BROKEN almost
| immediately.
days ancc Egp eu yoars Capt II. wna CHG Of tho ear"
ly pioneer laygatora of thu lakes, asd Was worry psonl
iucntiy Nn3w1.