Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-12-05
"a GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE. ef
NIYTY NIL, Es DISTANCE SAVED To

spIXTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED TO
- CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS. The Michi-
gan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
Line, carrying the Great Western United States
Through Mail have the following staunch first
class steamers running on Lake Erie in connec
ton with the New York and Erie railroad from
Dunkifk, touching at Cleveland, and connecting
with their road at Toledo and connecting directly
with the Chicago and Rock Island railroads al
Chicago, in the same depot, thus forming a daily
line for passengers and freight from New York to
the Mississippi river Niagara, Captain Miller; I;
Empire, Captain Mitchell; keystone State, Capt
Richards; Louisiana, Captain Davenport. Also
Daily Line from Bnffalo direct TO Monroe by
those wclaknown magnificent Floating Palaces,
Empire State, j. Wilson, Commander; leaves
Bufalo Mondays and Thursdays; Southern Michi-
gan A. d. Perkins, Commander, leaves Buffalo
Tuesdays and Fridays; Northern Indiana, l. T.
Pheatt, Commander, leaves Buffalo Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
One Of the above splendid steamers will leave
the Michigan southern Railroad Line Dock al 3
O'clock o. m : every day, except SundnysJ and
run direcf through 10 Monroe, without landing, IN
Ia hours, where the Lightning Express Train viii
be IN waiting 10 take passengers direct TO Chicago
in hours, and arriving next evening after leay-
Running time from New York to Buffalo, four
: Running time from Buffalo to Monroe, fourteen
hours. 6g haa -. go j, gae . ~.
Running time from Monroe 10 Ihcago, eleht
hours. Total thrty-six hours. E rsr.s.B
Connecting at Chicago with a fine line Of low
pressure steamboats, 10 all places north OF Chicago
to Green Bay; also with Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad 10 La Sale, and there connect with Hi
nois River Line Of Steamboats,, or Express Tram
Of Illinois Central and Chicago and Mississippi
Railroads, or connecting at Rock Island with reg
ular line OF steamers for all points above and be-
low making the cheapest and most direct route 10
81. Louis. Rock Island, Minnesota, and the Great
The American lake Shore Railroads from Buf-
falo and Dunkirk connect with this line at Toledo,
forming the only direct sud continuous lIpe OF
railroads from the Atlantic SeaSaaTd TO the faiiey
Of the Mississippi. Running time 10 Snicago' ~
hours; to ST. Louis, SO hours. s6sl r iuT
Four Daily Trains, by railroad, all the way
Two Daily Lines, by steamers, on Lake Erie
Thus the traveller and. shipper can see at .
glance that other line can enter the lists as com
petitors. 1851 y.a1ras lRa ,.8F.and ..ua !,
!, Passengers ticketed through from New York
With privilege Of stopping over al any point on the
-oute and resuping seats at leisure either by the
NJ, York and Erie Railroad, via Dunkirk, New
VI .,.A Erie and Buffalo and New York City
a,,..sI ,,;s BuHao; Peoples Line Of Steamboats,
4ndson River ~ Harlem and New York Central
n siIro,ds, via Alba,-v and Buffalo. 81. NJ ssia
For any further inior 1ation, through tickets, o.
freight, apply at the Com,'any omces v' 10. io'
Broadway, corner Of Dey street. NeI .oIs,
~ JOHN F. PORTER, Genes-u AGENT OF
sg "a l.. p. DUNT0N, Ticlet Agent ~