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142 THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT. Gerwa, or Mason, situated on Little Bay de Noc, at the north- ern extremity of Green Bay, is a new and promising place. Steam- ers run to and from the town of Green Bay, connecting with mail © stages running to Lake Superior. A mail route is now opened from Gena, situated at the head of Green Bay, to Marquette, Lake Super- ior, a distance, by land, of about 50 miles. Micuican Crry, Indiana, situated at the extreme south end of Lake Michigan, is distant 45 miles from Chicago by water, and 228 miles from Detroit by railroad route. Z'he New Albany and Salem Railroad, 228 miles in length, terminates at this place, connecting with the Michigan Central Railroad. Several plank roads also ter- minate here, affording facilities for crossing the extensive prairies lying in the rear. Here are several large storehouses, situated at the mouth of Trail Creek, intended for the storage and shipment of wheat and other produce ; 15 or 20 stores of different kinds, several hotels, a branch of the State Bank of Indiana. It was first settled in 1831, with the expectation that it would become a great empo- rium of trade; but owing to the want of a good harbor, and the rapid increase of Chicago, the expectations of its founders have not been realized. It now contains about 8,000 inhabitants, and is steadily increasing in wealth and numbers. _ New Bourrato, Mich., lying 50 miles east of Chicago by steam- boat route, is situated on the line of the Michigan Central Railroad, 218 miles west of Detroit. Here have been erected a lighthouse and pier, the latter affording a good landing for steamers and lake craft. The settlement contains two or three hundred inhabitants, and several stores and storehouses. It is surrounded by a light, sandy soil, which abounds all along the east and south shores of Lake Michigan. St. Josep, Berrien Co., Mich., is advantageously situated on the east shore of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of St. Joseph River, 194 miles west of Detroit. Here is a good harbor, affording about 10 feet of water. The village contains about 1,000 inhabitants, and a number of stores and storehouses. An active trade in lum- ber, grain, and fruit, is carried on at this place, mostly with the Chicago market, it being distant about 70 miles by water. Steam- ers of a small class run from St. Joseph to Niles and Constantine, a Bay a hia. ies rk sblerernih JD ieee aan | ARE ety Wt ag es fale th ea ST GS MO eS SSN Se RSE Spi an he Me Nae Ma eget tel ihe ine Minted te SS aCe Arg EN ee 2 tal AAPOR a oc TASB SMS LUN AAD I Tae ery we cg BO in ah dt Lp Dives NANG ole Dea aslo Sn Ce AN cl eR a Dh cas RE Lecce MLSE YM Ch ay at Catena