Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-15
GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE.
JIXTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED TO

GREAT WESTERN MAIL hOUlE1.
CIxTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED TO
- CHICAGO AND ST LOUIS The Michi-
gan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
Line carving the Great Western United States
Through Mail, have the following sfauneh first
class steamers running on Lake Erie IN connec
ton with abe,New York kand 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 daily
line for passengers and freight from New York 20
the Mississippi river. Niagara, Captain Miler J
Empire, Captain Mitchell Keystone State, Capt
Richards; Louisiana, Captain Davenpoyt Also
a Daily Line from Buffalo direct TO Monroe by
those wcll-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, II
Pheatt, Commandefs leaves Buffalo Wednesdays
and Saturdays g4~,i,s sts ~ n s.sf stt. istu4
One q, the above splendid steamers win leave
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line Dock al
O'Clock, b m every day, texcept Sundays) and
run direct through TO Monroe, without landing, IN
i4houfs, where the Lightning Express Train VIII
be in waiting TO take passengers direct to Chicago
in hours, and arriving next evening aiief ieay-
ing Buffalo. .se,,sgs2 tg tEf 10 s-ss
! Running time from New York to Buffalo, four
Running time from Buffalo to Monroe, fourteen
hours ~.
\ Running time from Monroe to Chicago eight
hours. Total thrfy-six hours. .nN9HA itgF
Connecting al Chicago with hne line OF low
pressure steamboats, 10 all places north Of Chicago
10 Green Bay; also with Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad 10 La Salle and there connect with llll-
nois River Line of Steamboats,, or Express I ram
Of Illinois Central and Chicago and Mississippi
Railroads., or orconuecting at Rock Island with reg
ular line Of steamers for all points above and be-
low, making the cheapest and most direct route to
ST. Louis, Rock Island, Minnesota, and the Great
West, ..-.,..s,r.., :. ~ = !.
THE American Lake Shore Railroads from Buff
faIo ana Dunkirk connect with this line at Toledo,
forming the only direct and continuous line OF
railroads. from the Atlantic Seaboard to the Valley
of the Mississippi Running time 70 Chicago, 80
hours; TO 81. Louis, So hours. .,d4 bsof
-Four Daily Trains, by railroad, all the way,
Two Daily Lines, by steamers, on Lake Erie.
Thus the traveller and shipper can see at a
glance that no other line can enter the lists az com
petitors. aJi 5ro 11l.iea -3p ntl -
Passengers ticketed through from New York
with privilege of stopping over at any point on the
route and resuming seats al 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,,
Hudson River or Harlem and New York Central
Railroads, via Albany and Buffalo. ~ 81, ,.pfi =
For any further Information, through tickets, OF
| freight apply at the Company's Office, No. 1913
| Broadw.v. corner Of Dey street, New York, 10
VGlN 1J0HN r. PORTER, General Agent, or
fi5rg1, p. DUNTON, Ticket Agent, ~ 70.