"Navigation this season opened on the 18th of April. The Lady Franklin arrived on the evening of that day from Galena. Previous to her arrival, there had been eighteen arrivals at our landing from the head of Lake Pepin, and twelve arrivals at the foot of the lake, from Galena and Dubuque.

"During the present season, seventy-eight different steamers have arrived at our wharf, from the points mentioned in the following table. This table we draw mainly from the books of the City Marshal, and by reference to our files.

FROM ST. LOUIS.

Boats

No. of Trips.

Ben Coursin

19

A. G. Mason

8

Metropolitan

13

Audubon

5

Golden State

8

Laclede

11

Luella

8

Cheviot

1

James Lyon

7

Vienna

5

New York

1

Delegate

1

Mansfield

7

Forest Rose

1

Ben Bolt

2

J. P. Tweed

1

Fire Canoe

2

Carrier

1

Julia Dean

1

Resolute

2

Gossamer

4

Thomas Scott

6

Gipsey