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168 THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT, Pp. M., and arrived at the mouth of the Detroit River, where she anchored during the night--the whole time employed in sailing, in this first voyage from Buffalo to this, being about 44 hours and 10 minutes ; the wind ahead during nearly the whole passage. Not the slightest accident happened during the voyage, and all our machinery worked admirably. ? "' Nothing could exceed the surprise of the sons of the forest on seeing the Walk-in-the- Water moving majestically and rapidly against a strong current, without the assistance of sails or oars. They lined the banks near Malden, and expressed their astonish- ment by repeated shouts of ' Zai-yoh nichee.'? A report had been circulated among them, that a 'dig canoe' would soon come from the norsy waters, which, by order of the great father of the Cho-mo- ko-mons, would be drawn through the lakes and rivers by stur- geon! Of the truth of the report they are now perfectly satisfied. The cabins of this boat are fitted up in a neat, convenient, and elegant style ; and the manner in which she is found, does honor to the proprietors and to her commander. <A passage between this place and Buffalo is now not merely tolerable, but truly pleasant. 'To-day she will make a trip to Lake St. Clair, with a large party of ladies and gentlemen. She will leave for Buffalo to-morrow, and may be expected to visit us again next week." BUFFALO, "' QUEEN CITY OF THE LAKES," Possessing commanding advantages, being 22 miles above Niagara Falls, is distant from Albany 298 miles by railroad, and about 350 miles by the line of the Erie Canal; in lat. 42° 53', W. long. jo? 55' from Greenwich. It is favorably situated for commerce at the head of Niagara River, the outlet of Lake Erie, and at the foot of the great chain of Upper Lakes, and is the point where the vast trade of these inland seas ig concentrated. 'The harbor, formed of Buffalo Creek, lies nearly east and west across the southern part of . the city, and is separated from the waters of Lake Erie by a penin- sula between the creek and lake. This harbor is a very secure one, and.is of such capacity, that although steamboats, ships, and other lake craft, and canal-boats, to the number in all, of from three to . four hundred, have sometimes been assembled there for the transac- tion of the business of the lakes, yet not one-half part of the water