The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13
We cut the following from the Washington

correspondence of the Boston Post:
In all human probability within the next
twenty or twenty five years, there will be eight
nine distinct railroad routes from the MISSES.
ippi river to the tide water of the Atlantic, and
now there is not single one finished. Some
of these routes will cross other rivers and other
navi gable waters by means of steamers, and
part of two Of the roads will be through Cana.
Now take Disturnell's railroad map, or any
other good map of the United States, and fol.
low me. The most northern route, beginning
on the Mississippi, will commence at Prairie du
Chien-lat 43-and pass Through Madison,
Wisconsin, to Milwaukee, cross Lake Mich.
gan to Grand Haven, and then be continued
by railroad through Grand Rapids and Pontiac
to Fort Gratiot or Port Huron at the at the
foot or Lake Huron. Starting from the opposite
side in Canada, the railroad will run Though
London, Toronto, Kingston, by way of Cape
Vincent or Prescott, to Ogdensburgh, then
through Rouse's Point and the northern part OF
Vermont and New Hampshire to Portland Me-,
with line extending to Halifax, Nova SEQ
tia
The second will run from opposite Dubuque
through Galena to Chicago, and over the Mich.
igan Central Railroad to Detroit, through Can.
ada to Lewiston, then by way of Rochester and
Utica through Troy and the Hoosac Tunnel, or
via Albany and Worcester to Boston.
The third route will commence either at Rock
Island or New Boston on the Mississippi river,
go through La Sale, H., Larporte, Ind, and
the Southern Michigan road to Sandusky, or
else by new route that projected through
Fort Wayne, Ind , TO Sandusky, and thence by
way of Cleveland, Erie and Dunkirk, over the
New York and Erie Railroad to New York
city. An immense business will be done on this
route. This road will be continued from the
a-..:-.;ssppi river west to Council Bluffs, on the
Missouri and from these connect with the Pa.
cifc Railroad wherever it may run.
The Fourth Route will commence opposite
Hannibal, Mo-, run through Springfield, H.,
Indianapolis, Ind, Columbus, Ohio Wheeling
and Pittsburgh, Harrisburgh, Pa, to Philade
phia, with line leavingit near the interior OF
Pennsy lvania, and running direct through Ea.
ton and New Jersey to New york city. This
route will be the shortest and most direct
much nearest an "air line"-of any railroad
route between New York or Philadelphia and
the Mississippi river. 1t passes through the
capitals of four states. The Hannibal and st.
Joseph Railroad will continue in very direct
line West to st. Joseph, on the Missouri river
and thence to the Pacific Railroad Shis road
runs through its whole length near the 10th par.
allel of north latitude.
The fifth route will start from st. Louis, or
illinois town, opposite and run through Gin.
cinnati Parkersburgh and Cumberland TO Bal,
tmore, with branch through Winchester to
Washington branch from near Cumber.
land would run very direct through Ge;tys.
burgh and Lancaster to Philadelphia. From
st. Louis road willrun west and join the Pa.
cifc Railroad.
The Sixth route will commence at the mouth
of the Ohio river, opposite Carlo, and run
through Nashville, Konxville, Lynchburgh and
Petersburgh, Va, to Norfolk. A branch OF
this road will run through Richmond and per
haps to the Chesapeake at Yorktown. The
seventh route is now nearly finished, and runs
from Memphis through Tuscumba, Alabama,
Atlanta, and Augusta, Ga, to Charleston, S
G.. A railroad will also run west from Memphis
and join the Pacific road.
The eighth route is now about half finished,
and will run from Vicksburgh, on the MissIssi.
ppi, through Jackson, Montgomery, Ala, Col
umbus and Macon, Ga, to Savannah.
A ninth Ioute is also projected from Bruins
wick, Fa., on the Atantic-wih line joining
it from Savannah-to run west to Pensacola,
Fla thence TO Mobile. This road will in time
be continued west 20 the great Northern Rail
road projected from New OrIeaas to Jackson
and the north, and thus connect New Orleans
direct with the seaboard.