The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-08-07

From Cincinnati to Chicago in two days

Very few OF our citizens are aware, perhaps,
that it only requires 4S hours to make the jour
ney from Cincinnati to Chicago. We recently
made this trip, and on mentioning the time it re-
quired, our friends seemed much surprised. But
it can be done very easily. For the benefit of
the travelling community, we would mention that
those about making this trip, in order to go
through without the loss of time or being de-
tanned on the way, should take the afternoon
train from this city, which leaves for Sandusky
City at p o'clock On arrival at Sandusky-
about Z o'clock the next morning-the traveller
will find the steamer .4rr0ao in readiness to
vey him to Detroit, where he arrives at about 3
7. M. The afternoon train of cars nthe Mich
igan Central Road, leaves Detroit at clock,
and the next morning at the traveller is landed
at New Buffalo, on Lake Michigan, the western
terminus of the road From this point to Chi
cago, Ga distance Of As miles,) there is line of
splendid steamers, running in connection with
the cars, which land him in Chicago at P. NJ.
the same day-thus making the trip from Gin
clnnati to Chicago-a distance of about six hum
dred miles in two days with the utmost ease
The Michigan Central Railroad will soon be ex-
tended to Chicago-it being already graded to
Michigan City--only forty miles from Chicago
and we understand it is the intention of the
Company to have the road completed through
to Chicago with all dossiblc despathch-say in
ABOUT 10 months.
How convenient it is to the business man to
be thus enabled to travel such distance in SO
little time, instead of being compelled to drag
along by way of the Lakes. The Michigan
Central Railroad is doing an immense business.
1t is an excellent road-being laid with the II
| rail Except little space between Jackson and
|iKalamazoo) the entire length. Here in Ohio,
! the Little Miami and Mansfield road is also be-
ing put in frst-rate order and it will not be long,
we understand, when it may be set down as one
! OF the best roads in the Union. The T rail is
| already extended some distance from our city,
| 1--WE disremember the number Of miles, and we
learn it is the intention ofthe Company to have it
laid the whole length in a very short time. This
| road is we'll patronised, as the immense business
it does abundantly proves.
| There are Just now, great many railway pro
lects under contemplation throughout the Union,
and it will not be long before we will sec new
lines spanning our country in every direction
Portland is stretching out long arm to the st
Lawrence. Boston and New York are deriving
incalculable benefits from their Western roads
Philadelphia and Baltimore have their lines to
| the Ohio Charleston and Savannah are push.
ing their iron horses to the Mississippi valley;
and roads in progress of construction
| from Mobile to Chicago The Buffalo Com
mcrcial complies a table of time between the
mouth of the Ohio and different Eastern and
Southern cities, when the above connections are
made. That point is assumed to be the geo
graphical centre of the U. States. From this
point, by the shortest routes estimated the speed
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