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JtOM 1'A ssh\\<; Eli S' N. f7 L k Is*- (-- Vi :ent, and ttt>. ^^-.'jhou-5 for Richac^BW winter. Detroit J'Oll.v.,, Detroit, Mich., Dec. U-On Frid.-.' truing the tug Swayn started fram Point Ss. fd.::\]> - "t, ivin^ the schooner Boody in cow. The weat>^---:.n; . liu&y aud Saturday, when the mercury wont ¦-..¦'.¦ j-i.'zaro hn {>etro:t, wai no better at St. Ignace, while on .Lake Huram it was terribly bitter, Tho Booiy waa loaded with iron owe and when she started on the trip she showed three feet weight inches above the water line. When she arrived at Poet Huron on Sunday tuoru-ing, after having been out twm days and two nighta, he]j hull showed only about lour imches above the water Hnej the additional water displace intent being iu consequence oC the weight of ice which had foirmed on the hull during the trio. The Boody, when the H'wayn towed her into Port Huron, was a. mass of ice, her hull and head-gear being completely enveloped while her soars and standing rigging were solid and her dock had fr-oni eight to cloven inches of ice over ail. The Boody is stiiU at Port Huron,-while the Swayn was brought to this port. Buffalo Notes. Buffalo, NY., Dec. 14.—BBfaring the navigable season just closed bfeere arrived at, thisa port 3,739 vessels, of which JJ2 were foreign ; cleared, 3,5114]. of which 673 were foreign ' Marine Protection oiu the buWer Lakes. A Kingston marine captain,, Who has had considerable experience on the lakes, uoiiitsa out what mariners require for protection on the Canadian coast between Kingston and Toronto. He says : —The American Government are more careful in such in a it, era, as in the United States there axe good lights where required, audi as regards life-saviny; stations there are three on the Aiinerica.ii side of Lake Ontario alone—at Charlotte, Oswego, and Sandy Creek. They are supplied with everything that iib uocessary to save Hie, and are a credit to the country, BE is very seldom there is any loss of life on the south Bhore iul Lake Ontario heard of, for the reason that every rock sand shoal ia well buoyed and charts of all the lakes, rivers, ssnd harbours are supplied on application. The American .revenue cutters come to our assist; t-nce when we ate in trouble and ask no pay either. What is most required on LaKe Outario is a better light at Toronto Point (a rirst-ciass revolving light with a red flash) and a steam fog hern, as that harbour is tine only one of refuse on the north ehote. when an easterly t;ale is blowing, for a loaded vessel. Many a craft runs gust Toronto in ,a gale and comes to grief. There is not a single harbour between South Bay and Toronto into which a vessel, drawing ten feet of water, could run durring a, gale. The Midland Rover, even with ft tug towing; her. could not get into Toronto harbour. There .shoiuld be a harbour of refuge made at Weller's Bay, so that, when a vessel or steamer got A caught in the bight of Lomg Point, with a south or / j south-east u:tio, tncy could run there for shelter. As ( ' it is now they cannor, get arouiud the Point, and are act to t- go ashore. Salmon Point wamts a better light, as in thick, rainy weatherthe present li)ghs cannot be seen any distance off. There should a so be a large iron can buoy at the end of the shoal, and a atteatn fog-horn that could he heard ten miles distant. (Ptnrt Colborne has a very good horn.) A life sawing stations would also be a very" good thing at this point, The Matin Ducks are directly in the way in coming from Oswego too Kingston, aud are therefore a dread to mariners when a tg*le is blowing, which makes ' '=-->-••**.<— The »shuals around o False Ducks should the lake that needs rnunicatioti Bay and Mil- / "3 it noce;.>ary to have a good iii;;ht there. ___ South Bay Point, Poplar I'oiu.t, and tile False Ducks should be well buoyed, as there is nco place on the lake that, needs it more than they do. Telephone communication between the lighthouse in Mouth ..... ford. or Pictou, wonled be a yreac convent ence, as many a craft iiies ashore there for days in bad weather,and is unable to i communicate with the owners. Nine -Mile Point light is not;, as good as it should be ; in fact, the light that wan there ; some ye irs ago was much bet~ ter than the present one. The Snake Shoals and the Middle Ground, above Snake i Island, should ho well marked out with buoys. There are < only two barrel buoys around the Snake Shoals, which are worse than nothing, and serve a» a decoy more than anythiing else, being placed in very shallow water. There shoiuld be, at least, four buoys at the north-east end and'anottiier at the south-west end of the shoal, a3 well as two om the south side. A Might on Pour Mile Point would lprove a great benefit to vessels corohuT into Kingston harbonir, as tho deep water is close to that snot. The red light on the Snake Shoal is very de* eeiving on a dark niiiht. It; is too far back on the shoal, and if it were placed so as too show on the north-west side it would he a good guide to craaft coming down from the Hay -----—..—t„ g^ asriore between Nine of Quinte. A great many vees*i_.o B~„--------- Mile Point and Four Mile Point, simply because there is no light at the latter place. It is for Kingston's benefit to have these shoals buoyed out ~~l" .next summer, as vessels \ :'\ /%.- ^*- Annual lie view of the Leading Incidents Marking tlie Snipping- Season for 1882. Skippers Look Back Upon It as the " Black Year" in the Matter of Freight Bates- In Spite of the Depressing' Figures the Shipments from This Port Siiow a Great Increase. List of the Vessels Lost During the Tear, Likewise Thoss Which Were Damaged General Karine Intelligence. ron. Captain aud tnree of the crew fc ¦" April 23—Schooner Gallatin founders in Lake Erie. Crew saved. \^April 30—Schoouer May Queen, at South Haven. . Crew saved. »• May lu—Steam-barge R. Prlndivillo, at Oscoda, Crew saved. *r\May 10—Schooner petrol, at Annapee, Wis. Crew saveo. "K May 18—Steamer American Easle, by exploding ber Dollar. Part ot crew killed. """• May 18—Steamer Manitoulin, by fire on Georgia bay. Thirt,- lives lost. •i May 30-'-Schootier Rocket, by capsizing off Frank-i Tort. Mich. Crew saved. ^ June 3—Schooner J. P. De Coudres, at Milwaukee. Crew saved. ¦» June 3—Schooner Industry, by capsizing off South i] Haven. All on board lost. ' *»June 3—Schooner Sara Cook, in Jones' narrow, Lake Erie. Crew saved. "f Aug. 8—Steam-bar^e Thomas Kingsford, by a collision. Crew saved. "•AUg. 11—Schooner Mountaineer, at TyrconnelL Crew saved. ** Auar. 23—Schooner Florida, in Lake Erie, Crew drawing; ixom 12 to 15 feet will be entering our harbour, and it wiil not do to allow an .accident beial them on their first trip If the outlay of a few dollars would prevent it, Tho light- on the " Rondeau, Lake Erie, shomd 1 be either planed on the Point or another light erected there. The PointTuifs outfc far into the lake, aud makes it dangerous ior vesse.a muring up the lake in an easterly Several vessels have irun upon it, the crew never see-^-. - --,i,i.„, „».,,„ The steamer .le and Point. gaiu g: it till the boat came tea a sudden stop. _ Picton went upon this point,i hist fail in au easterly gale and became a total wreck. Agaain. the Bhoal at Loug Point, Lake Erie, should have a laar^e iron can buoy placed at the end of it, so that vessels ruuuuirjff for shelter in a gale eouid round the Point closely audd fetch up in good anchorage. As things are now, vessels aree afraid to round the Point too oiosely.and.not securing goo^d anchorage, drag their anchors or break their chains and uure compelled to ruu hack to Port Colborne or Buffalo. Miscellaneous. The following vessels havve gone into winter quarters at aniiltou ;—ISteminers Alyldes, iSfc. Magnus, Celtic, Lake On-jio. Lake Michigan, and < Clara Louise. Schooners Oolrair, "ndine, ami EUa Murtonij. vSchoi.ner Itutherford, of tnis port, is wintering at Charldotte, N.Y. *"""""«' ¦¦* Tnverhuron owing to the RFCO^D OF DHA^TE-!S. The season of navigation jus', closed has been an uneventrui one so far as prominent Incidents are concerned, aside from vessel disasters, wnicn have been conspicuously numerous, especially during tne lew wests preeedins the close. Toere have been very Important eveuts with tha exception ol disasters. The season has b?.en, in a business point of view, an exceedingly dull one. LaM Heights have been very iow, beginning at the opening of navigation with but 2V2 cents a bushel on grain to Buffalo. There has been but a slight change m these figures during the entire season, very seldom goiug as nigh as 3V2 cants. Vessel-owners and masters of sailing-craft especially have been discouraged. They acknowledge that the past season has been the worst ttey have ever known, and for this reason many owners laid their vessels up much earlier than usual, some having been p'aced on the shelf long bei'ore coia weather set in. The extreme lowness of lake freights aas not only had a depressing el'e.;t on vessel-owners, but on those whose Interests were in any way allied to marine mattery. Several persons who nave been engnged in navigation for years have expressel their willingness, or rathsr tbeir intention, to engage in seme otner pursuit where they might have a cbance to retrieve their failing fortunes. Many vessel captains, after placing their craft in winter quarters, have gone nomo in debt, not having been able, with tl-e strictasl economry, to make both ends meet. Otn-ers. though they Have been unfortunate, stare fate !] in the face, aud believe while there is life there is hope. These are the ones who are encouraging themselves with the hope that next season marine affairs will be Brighter, and afew have even asserted inat lake freights will be better, 'or what reason they were not prepared to state. There will probably be But little work done this winter in the way of repairing .vessels, as owners have scarcely any money. A 'argo uumber of vessels have been totally destroyed In various ways, and the losses sustained by the owners will foot up to a very large amount Below is presented a caretul summary of ail the vessels, both steam and sail, which have proved total losses doring the season just closed: TOTAL LOSSES. * March 15—Steam-barge Grace Patterson, stranded at Two Rivers. Crew saved. ""March 2d—Schooner Christie, oft Ludington. Crew saved. -kM.rch 28—Tug Uncle Sam, In the Straits ot Mackinaw. i April 7—Schooner Queen ot the \Ve3t, otf Bailey's Harbor. -kApril 8—Steam-yacht Angellque, at Dunkirk, Lake Jirie. Crew saved, h—April 10—Schooner Esptnola, off Chicago. Crew H: ta: I ikI'.iio, ________ No vo^ei.-; ;,re v.'ivite:'ii!£g at, Inverhuron owing he:ivy Rales of late. The:; piers there have been much 1 saved. damaged and the people toll this vicinity are engaged at pre- , JrAptil 10—Schooner Nellln Tmra noo» m„ a„„j „ent, in getting up a pet.itton, to be presented at the next iSe Ontario leresa, near Big Sandy, meeting ot Parliament, tour the purpose of getting a grant .. : ) i riected. It is much needed. r _ Aug. 24—Propeller Chicago No. 1, by tire off North Fox Island, Lake Michigan. Crew saved. «* Aug. 80- steam-barge Albert Miller, by Are nearl Point au Sable. Crew saved. •..Sept. 8—Schooner Russell, by a collision with the prooeller Northerner. Tnree ol tne crew lost. > Sept 10—Tug Mary Anna, hi Owen sound. Two lives ,ost. ""¦Sept. 11—Schooner St Andrews, tn Lake Erie. Crew saved, f Sept. 14—Schooner Mocking Bird, near Charlevoix, Mich. Crew saved. «fcfeeot. 14—Propeller Asia, in Georgian bay. One hundred lives lost. •"» Sept. 14—Schooner Nellie Sherwood, In Georgian bay. All on bo.trd lost. ¦^Sept. 18—Barge Nellie McGllvray, in Portage harbor. Crew saved. ••Sept, 20—Steamer Pictou, off Rondeau point, Lake Erie. Crew saved. — Sept. 21—Steamer Richelieu, by an explosion. Three of the crew killed and seven wounded. ? Sept. 2'j—Schooner C 11. Barton, on Msnerman'a shoal. Crew saved. HvOct. 9—Schooner Jenny Rumball, near Pike bay, Lake Huron. Crew saved. * Oct. 12—Barge George H. Ely, near Detour. Crew saved. it-Oct. 12—Steamer Grace, on Whitefish Point. Two lives iost. )t Oct. 21—Schooner Sweetheart, at Grand Island, Xake Superior. Crew saved. -t Oct. 24—Schooner Little Georgia, by fire odT MU- H Oct. 25—Schooner Contest, at WhltenalL Crew 8tlV6(l «-Oct.'28^Tu2 Wetzel, by exploding Her boiler off Racine Three lives lost **Oct. 28—Scnooner Frank Crawford, at Portage bay. Crew saved. ••Nov. 4— fropeller Josephine Kidd, by tire on Georgian Bav. Crew saved. —Nov. 8—Schooner Canada, on Colchester reef. Crew saved. ¦*¦ Nov. 10—Barge City of Toledo, by being set on Are. No one on board. J. Nov.-12—Schooner Lady Elgin, by capsizing on Lake Ontario. Three lives lost. "i-Nov. IS—Schooner Argo, at Amherstburg. Crew saved. ¦jkNov. 17—Schooner Leadvllle, at Port Dalhonsie. Crew saved. •^JN'ov. 18—Propeller Dromedary, by fire at Burlington Pay, Lake Ontario. Crew saved. • Nov. 22—Tug Cygnet, by fire at Cheboygan. Crew •.Nov, 21—Schooner Skinner, at Grand Haven. Crew saved. » Nov. 23—Schooner J. w. Doane, at Buffalo. Crew saved. ***Nov. 23—Schooner Collingwood, In Lake Michigan. Four lives lost. — Nov. 23—Scnooner Tom Sims, at Plerrepont. Crew saved. »Nov. 24—Schooner Enterprise. Crew saved. -rNov. 24 -Sciio>rier Morning Lignt, near Ludine- ton. Crew saved. H.Nov. 24—Scnooner Gen. Sigel, at Big Point Sable. One life lost. • Nov. 24—Schooner Montauk, on North Manitou Island. Crew saved. ¦»Nov. 24—Schooner J. O. Moss, near Big Point au Sabie. drew saved. '< Nov. 21-Tug Conn Munro, at Baby's point, Ont. One life lost. „—M0v. 24—Schooner Eclipse, at Big Point Sable. J One of the «rew lost. Ml Nov. 27—Schooner Tecumseh, at Cove island, I Georelan bay. Crew saved. «f Nov. 30—Schooner D. M. Foster, near Fort Ontario. • Dec. 1—Steam-barge R. G. Petere, by fire In Lake Michigan. Ail on board, thirteen m number, lost. t» Dec 1—Schooner Henry Folger. off Salmon point, Lake Ontario. Part of the crew drowned. w Dec. 4—Schooner Oliver Culver, near Two Rivers. Crew saved. Inc..-. Feb. 13—i _^^ dock at Grand rtu. - ^^^. Fes. 13—Scnooner William Jones, dismasted off Muskegon. March 24—Steam-barge Citv ot Concord, asnore at Fiihtins island. Lake trie. Crew saved. March ::»—Scbootier S. B. Pomeroy, ashore at Muskegon, but afterward released. Crew saved. April ti—Tug Bob Hackett, by sinking at Grosse point. Detroit river. Crew saved. iprll 8—Schooner Yankee Blade, ashore at Jack-sonport. Crew saved. A prll 11—Schooner Lake Forest, ashore at South Manitou bay. Crew saved. April 12—Steam-barje M. C. Hawley, by striking a roek and sinking in Big Bay de Noque. Released • crew saved. April 13—Schooner O. Shaw, waterlogged. Afterward released. April 19—Schooner Hattle Fisher, ashore at Pent-water. Crew saved. April 19—Schooner Halstead, ashore on Bots Blauc island. Crew saved. April al -Schooner Columbia, ashore at Detour. Crew saved. April 21—Schooners A. J. Rodgers and Jura, badly damaged by colliding with each otaer In St. Clair river. May 8—Schooner M. L. Higgle,ashore at Pilot island. Crew saved. May 10- Schooner Luelnda Van Valkenberg, ashore near Sheboygan, Wis, Crew saved. May 11- Schooner Jesse Winter, ashore at She>-boygan. Wis. Crew saved. May 11- Schooner Hai"vey Bissell and Louisa Vic-Donald, badly damaged by colliding with each othet In Sturgeon bay. May tl—Scow-schooner Lottie Mason, ashore at Two Rivers. Crew saved. May 11—Schooners Flora, and J. A. Collier, ashore In Bay ol Quinte. Crews saved. May 11—Schooner May Collins, ashore near Bark river, Green Bay. Crew saved. May 18 -Schooner Homer, ashore at Pilot Island. Crew saved. June 3—Scnooner Yankee Biside, ashore again near South Chicago. Crew saved. Jane 10—Steam-barge \anderbflt, damaged by fire and beached at Serpent Island. Crew and passengers saved. June 24—Steam-barge Albert Soper, water-logged by a collision wltn the steam-barge Hickox. July 17—Tug J. P. Clar*. sunk in St. Clair river by the propeller Scotia. Crew saved. Au'». a—Schooner Bsrbartan, ashoi-a at Beaver Aw. 50—Tn» Moc'-ing Plr-i. punk In Detroit riven 1 - ! - bept. S—Steam-barge A. k. Colburn, damaged by fire o 1 Soma Havci. Cre ?; saved. Sept. 12—scnooner Mocking Bird, asnore at Norwood. Crow saved. Sept. 30—Schooner Eliza Gerlach, dismasted In Lake Mtehtea.t. Oct 25—Steam barge G. J. Truesdell, ashore at or near Charlevoix, Mich., but afterward released. Crew saved. Oct. 25—Steam-barge Georgian, ashore at Club Island, Georgian bay, but afterward released, badly damaged. Crew saved. Nov. 13—Schooner City of Toledo, ashore at Manistee, Crevv sived. Nov. 17—Scnooner Jessie Stewart, ashore nes Hamilton, Ont. Crew saved. ^^_ Nov. 18—Steam-barge Kincardine, sunk by striking a roek in Georgian bay, but afterward raised In very bad conditiou. Crew saved. Nov. 23—Schooner Malta, ashore at Bayfield, Ont. Crew saved. Nov. 23—Schooner Grattan, ashore at Buffalo. Crew saved. Nov. 23—Schooner A. H. Moss, stranded oft Buffalo. Crew saved. Nov. 23—Scnooner Josie Martin, stranded at Grand Haven. Crew saved, Nov. 28—Steam -barge Mayflower, partially wrecked at Johnson's island. Lake Erie. Nov. 29—Schooner H. A. Kent, dismasted In Lake Huron. Turee of the crew badly injured, Nov. 30—Schooner Josle Martin, capsized ofl Grand Haven. One of the crew iost. Dec. 1—Schooner Floretta, sllgntly damaged by striking against the breakwater at Chicago. Dec. 1—echoooer Westcnester, stranded ofl Horseshoe bay pier, Green Bay. Dec. 1—fropeller Depere, stranded near Manitowoc. Crew saved. Dec. 4—Schooner L. W. Perry, stranded near Sheooygan, wis. Dec. 4—Scnooner Midland Rover, beached oil Toronto. One ol the crew drowned.