Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-07-07
GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE.
OIXTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED TO

GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE.
CIxTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED TO
4 - CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS. The Michi-
san 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
Dunkisk, touching AT Cleveland, and connecting
with their road al Toledo and connecting directly
with the Chicago and Rosk Island railroads at
Chicago, in the same depot, thus forming daily
ine for passengers and freight from New York 10
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
nose 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, l. T.
Pheati, Commander, leaves Buffalo Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
One of the above splendid steamers will leave
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line Dock Al
o'clock. p. m, every day, except Sundsys) and
run direct through TO Monroe without landing, il
Ia hours. where the Lightning Express Train will
be in waiting TO take passengers direct to Chicago
in s hours, and arriving next evening after leav-
ing Buffalo
Running time from New York to Buffalo. four
teen hours.
Running lime from Buffalo to Monroe, fourtees
hours.
Running time from Monroe to Chicago, eight
hours. Total thrty.sx hours.
Connecting AT Chicago with fine line of low
pressure steamboats, 10 all places north of Chicsgo
10 Green Bay also with Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad 10 La Sale, aud there connect with I-
nois River Line Of Steamboats,. or Express Train
OF Illinois Central and Chicago and Mississippi
Railroads, or connecting al Rock Island with reg
uar 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 Buf.
falo and Dunkrk connect with this line at Toledo,
forming the only direct and continuous line OF
railroads from the Atlantic Seaboard 10 the Valley
Of the Mississippi. Running time to Chicago, q
hours TO ST. Lonis, So hours.
Four Daily Trans, by railroad, all the wsy.
Two Daily Lines, ny steamers, on Lake Erie
Thus the traveller and shipper can see at
glance that no other line enter the lists oon-
petitors.
Passengers tickeied 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 Dunkirk, New
York and Erie and Buffalo and New York City
Railroad via Buffalo; Peoples Line of Steamboat,
Hudson River or Harlem and New York Central
Railroads, via Albany and Buffalo.
For any further information, through tickets, o.
freight, apply at the Company's Office, No. lo3
Broadway. corner Of Dey street, New York, to
JOHN r. PORTER, General Agent, or
l.. p. DUNTON, Ticket Agent.