Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-12-09
GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE.
tIXTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED TT

CIxTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED TO
~ CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS. The Michi-
gan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
Line, carrying the Great Western United States
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 AT
Chicago, in the same depot, thus forming daily
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 well-known magnificent Floating Palaces,
Empire. State, J. Wilson, Commander, leaves
Buffalo 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 no e3ua atLW ,lcsHt fei
"a One Of the above splendid steamers will leave
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line Dock at 9
O'Clock, p. m, every day, except SundaysD and
run direct through 10 Monroe without landing, IN
IA hours, where The Lightning Express Train will
be in waiting to take passengers direct 10 Chicago
in hours, and arriving next evening aiter ieav-
ing Buffalo
Running time from New York 70 Buffalo, four
Running time from Buffalo TO Monroe, fourtesn
hours. % k1-Hf oNl ~ eesALgf pa Z.
Running time from Monroe TO Chicago, eight
hours. Total thirty-six hours. gsiagtE y is.3as
Connecting at Chicago with fine line Of low
pressure steamboats, 10 all places north Of Chicago
to Green Bay; also with Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad to La Sale, and there connect with Il-
nois River Line Of Steamboats, or Express Train
Of Illinois Central and Chicago and Mississippi
Railroads, or rcoanecting al Rock Island with reg
lar 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 AZ Toledo,
forming the only direct and continuous line Of
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 1.-The way
Two Daily Lines, by steamers, on Lake Erie.
Thus the traveller and shipper can see al a
glance that no other line can enter the lists as com
petiiors. ai sn.t ..fi,
Passengers ticketed through from New York
with privilege of stopping over at any point on the
route and resuming seats at leisure either by the
New York and Erie Railroad, via Duhkrk, New
York and Erie and Buffalo and New York City
Railroad via Buffalo; Peoples Line Of Steamboats,,
Hudson River or Harlem and New York Central
Railroads, via Albany and Buffalo. hU.s.o t.3st
a For any further information, through tickets, or
freight, apply at the Company's Office, No. 1873
Broadway, corner Of Dey street, New York, 10
s' JOHN +. PORTER, General Agent, or
~ 4. P. DUNTON, Ticket Agent = aep