Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-06
GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE.
oIXTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED TO


OIXTY 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
lion with the New York and Erie railroad from
Dunkirk, 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 (;
Empire, Captain Mitchell; Keystone State, Capt.
Richards; Louisiana, Captain Davenport Also,
a Daily Line from Buffalo direct TO Monroe by
those wel-known magnificent Floating Palaces,
Empire State, J. Wilson, Commander, leaves
Buffalo Mondays and Thursdays; Southern Michi-
gan. A. ID. Perkins, Commander, leaves Buffalo
tuesdays and Fridays; Northern Indiana, !. T.
Phestt, Commander, leaves Buffalo wednesdays
and Saturdays. t
One Of the above splendid steamers viii leave
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line Dock al y
o'clock, p. m every day, except ounoaysl and io
run direct through TO Monroe, without landing, in
IA hours, where the Lightning Express Tram viii
be in waiting 10 take passengers direct 10 chicago
in hours, aud arriving next evening alter leav-
ing Buffalo.
Running time from New York to Buffalo, four
teen hours.
Running time from Buffalo TO Monroe, fourteen
hours. ~ ,, A
Running time from Monroe 10 Chicago, eight
hours. Total thirty-six hours
Z Connecting at Chicago with a hne line OF low
pressure steamboats, 10 all places north OF Chicago
10 Green Bay; also with Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad 10 La Sale, and there connect with llli-
nois River Line Of Steamboats,, or Express Train
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
ST. Louis, Rock Island, Minnesota, and the Great
West.
The American Lake Shore Railroads from Buff
falo and Dunkirk connect with this line at Toledo,
forming the only direct and continuous line oi
railroads from The Atlantic Seaboard 10 the Valley
OF the Mississippi Running time 10 Chicago, 80
hours; to ST. Louis So hours.
Four Daily Trains, by railroad, all the way.
Two Daily Lines, ly steamers, on Lake Erie.
Thus the traveller and shipper can see at a
glance that no other line can enter the lists as COM
petitors. IA -
Passengers ticketcd through from New York
with privilege OF stopping over al any point on the
route and resuming seats at leisure, either by the
New York and Erie Railroad, via Dunkirk, New
York and Erie and Buffalo and New York City
Railroad via Bu1ao Peoples Line OF Steamboats,,
Hudson River or Harlem and New York Central
Railroads, via Albany and Buffalo.
For any further information, through tickets, or
freight, apply at the Company's Office, No. 1873
Broadway. corner of Dey street, New York, 10
J0IIN +. PORTER, General Agent, or
l. p DUNTON, Ticket Agent