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Waterways from the Lakes to the Seaboard. For the convenience of owners of steamers and yachts who bring their crafts from the coast to the lakes, or vice versa, the following information has been gathered from reliable sources. It will also be valuable to ship builders in taking craft built for ocean service to the coast. The most important and only route available for boats of large size is the St. Lawrence river and canals thence through the lakes to Chicago. The greatest length of a boat passing the St. Lawrence canals must not exceed 185 feet over all, the locks being 200 feet over gates, and the boat must not draw over 9 feet. The steel steam yacht Comanche, owned by Mr. H. M. Hanna, is about as large a vessel as can use all the St. Lawrence locks without difficulty. She has passed up and down from fresh to salt water several times. Her dimensions are 185 feet over all, 165 feet on load line, 25 feet beam, 14 feet 3 inches deep, and has a mean draught of 10 feet. The following extracts from the log of the steam yacht Peerless, which comes through the St. Lawrence canals to the lakes and returns quite often, will furnish valuable suggestions to masters of craft making the same trip. The Peerless is a handsome yacht of 113 net register tons, owned by C. W. Harkness of New York, and commanded by Capt. Averill. She is 166 feet over all, excepting a 12-foot horn, 146 feet waterline, 22 feet beam, and draws 8 feet 9 inches. She left New York on the evening of July 14 and arrived in Cleveland on July 26, laying over at Priuce Edward island twenty-four hours, She went up the sound from New York, and a day's run off Cape Sable struck a 15 fog that lasted 30 hours. After running the log out, soundings were taken and she was put out, when her course was shaped for the turn. She was coming to anchor, when the fog lifted and showed the lights they were after. Pilot schooners lay off Bic Island, 150 miles east of Quebec, and a pilot was taken on. He ran into Quebec and furnished another pilot, who went as far as Montreal. The third pilot took the yacht from Montreal through the canals to Cape Vincent. Capt. Averill anvises that fuel and supplies be taken on at Montreal instead of Quebec, on account of tide and other difficulties at the latter port. He mentions the Robertson dock as a fueling place. At Montreal a custons officer will board the boat and ask for a report of passengers and crew, etc. On account of having a pleasure yacht license the Peerless was not required to secure clearance papers at any port. It is necessary to call at the canal office at Montreal for a canal pass, which must be surrendered at the last lock. The canal tolls on the Peerless, 113 net tons, were 85 cents from Montreal to Kingston, and $2.20 for passing through the Welland canal, the total rate for both canals being 2% cents per register ton. Leaving Quebec at 7:45 p. m., the Peerless arrived at Montreal at 10:30 a. m. the next day, leaving at 4:30 p. m. Between that time and midnight she passed through the Lachine canal, 8}4 miles long, with its five locks; through Lake St. Francis and the Beauharnois canal, nearly 12 miles long, with nine locks. Laying there until 4 a. m. the Cornwall canal, nearly 12 miles long, with six locks, was entered at 7:10 a. m. and left at 11:36 a. m. By running up three rapids the Farran's point and Rapide Plat canals