Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-22
f17'V GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE.
CIxTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED TO

-" GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE, "a
CyIXTY 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 yconnec
ton with the New York and Erie railroad from
Dunkisk, 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 70
the Mississippi river Niagara, Captain Miller ];
Empire, Captain Mitchell; Keystone State, Capt
Richards; Louisiana; Captain Davenport. Also
those well-knowni magnificent Floating Palaces,
Empire State, J. Wilson,, Commander, leaves
Buffalo Mondays and Thursdays; Southern Michi-
gan A. d. Perkins, Commander, leaves Buffalo
fuesdays and Fridays; Northern Indiana, l. Il
Pheatt, Commander, leaves Buffalo Wednesdays
One Of the above splendid steamers will leave
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line Dock at 9
o'clock, p. m, every day, except Sundays and
run direct through to Monroe, without landing, In
IA hours, where the Lightning Express Train VIII
be in waiting take passengers direct TO Chicago
in hours, and arriving nextevening after icav-
ing Buffalo. .tsfGn
Running time from New York TO Buffalo, four
Running time from Buffalo to Monroe, fourteen
hours. ~ u
Running time from Monroe to Chicago, eight
hours. Total ihirty-six hours. n
Connecting al Chicago with fne line OF low
pressure steamboats, 10 all places north of Chicago
to Green Bay also with Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad 10 La Sale and there connect with llli-
nos 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 TO
ST. Louis, Rock Island, Minnesota, and the Great
West. ,,l-,ss.4 t...4,..l =
The American Lake Shore Railroads from Buff
fao and Dunkirk 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 10 Chicago, 90
hours; to ST. Louis, 56-hours. .s
Four Daily Trains, by railroad, all the way.
Two Daily Lines, Ivy steamers, on Lake Erie. q
Thus the traveller and shipper can see at !, a
glance that other line can enter the lists as COM
pettors .5a4 tzs,) Z.
Passengers ticketed through from New York
with privilege of stopping over at any point on the
route and resumng 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; People's Line Of Steamboats,,
Hudson River or Harlem and New York Central
Railroads, via Albany and Buffalo. se .l
For any further information, through tickets, or
freight, apply at the Company's Ofice, No, 1873
Broadway, corner OF Dey street. New York, 10
JOHN r. PORTER, General Agent, or
L. p DUNTON, Ticket Agent, rrs