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THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT, 185 SAULT STE. MARIE, The Capital of Chippewa County, Michigan, is advantageously situated on St. Mary's River, or Strait, 8350 miles NNW of Detroit, and 15 miles from the foot of Lake Superior, in N Lat. 46° 31'. The Rapids at this place, giving the name to the settle- 'ments on both sides of the river, have a descent of 20 feet within the distance of. a mile, and form the natural limit of navigation. The Ship Canal, however, which has recently been constructed on the American side, obviates this difficulty. Steamers of a large class now pass through the locks into Lake Superior, greatly facilitating trade and commerce. The village on the American side is pleasantly situated near the foot of the rapids, and contains a court-house and jail; a Presbyterian, a Methodist, and a Roman Catholic church ; two hotels, and fifteen or twenty stores and storehouses, besides a few manufacturing establishments, and about 1,200 inhabitants. Many of the inhabitants and Indians in the vicinity are engaged in the fur trade and fisheries, the latter being an important and _profit- able occupation. Summer visitors flock to this place and the Lake Superior country for health and pleasure. The Chippewa House, a well kept hotel, on the American side, and one on the Canadian side of the river, both afford good accommodations. | Forr Brapy is an old and important United States military post contigious to this frontier village, where are barracks for a full garrison of troops. It commands the St. _-- s River, and the approach to the mouth of the canal. ; Sautt Sve. Marm, Canada West, is a scattered settlement, where is located a part of the Hudson Bay Company. Here is a - steamboat landing, a hotel, and two or three stores, including the Hudson Bay Company's; and it has from 500 to 600 inhabitants. Indians of the Chippewa tribe reside in the vicinity in considerable numbers, they having the exclusive right to take fish in the waters contigious to the rapids. 'They also employ themselves in running the rapids in their frail canoes, when desired by citizens or strangers --this being one of the most exhilirating enjoyments for those fond of aquatic sports.