Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-12-16
GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE.
NIXTY 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 hrst-
lion with the New York and Erie railroad from
Dunkiik, 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
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 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, 4 L
Pheatt, Commander, leaves Buffalo Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
One of the above splendid steamers viii leave
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line Dock at 9
O'Clock, p m, every day, except Sundaysp and
run direct through TO Monroe, without landing, IN
IA hours where the Lightning Express Train VIII
be in waiting to take passengers direct 10 Chicago
in hours, and arriving next evening ailer ieav-
ing Buffalo. A ~ gtas 4erua.G Eyr yia1
Running time from New yorkto Buffalo, four
teen hours .sr0u lc ..Gi Nv
Running time from Buffalo to Monroe, fourteen
Running time from Monroe TO Chicago, eight
hours. Total ihirty-six hours. sa.a (. ,dzs
Connecting at Chicago with hne line OF low
pressure steamboats, 10 all places north Of Chicago
10 Green Bay also with Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad to La Sale, and there connect with ILL.,
nois River Line of Steamboats,, or Express Train
OF Illinois Central and Chicago and Misslss'ppl
Railroads, or connecting at Rock Island with reg
uar 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
| West. ssty i n.naL 80 :
The American Lake Shore Railroads from Buf-
fao and Dunkirk connect with this line at Toledo
! forming the only direct and continuous Line ol
railroads from the Atlantic Seaboard to the Valley
| Of the Mississippi. Running time to Chicago, 90
4 hours; 10 ST. Louis, So hours. .a.snea 81
-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 no other line enter the lists as com
petitors. -,
Passengers ticketed through from New, Yori
with privilege Of stopping over at any point on the
route and resuming seals 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 Steamboats,
j Hudson River or Harlem and New York Centra
Railroads, via Albany and Buffalo :. g.gsga
For any further Information, through uckefst o
freight apply at the Company's Office, No. ls'
4 Broadway. corner OF Dey street, New York, 10
- John r. PORTER, General Agent, or
~ L. P. DUNToN, Ticket Agent 5,,er