Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-12-21
GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE.
NIXTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED T(

CIXTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED TO
y CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS. The Michir
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 connec
tisn with the New York and Erie railroad from
Dunkirk, touching at Cleveland, and connecting
with their road at Toledo, and connecting directly
with the Chicago aud 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,
Daily Line from Buffalo direct to Monroe by
those we-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. .rs .,.s.4 fa.i
One of the above splendid steamers win leave
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line Dock at 3
O'Clock p. m, every day, except Sundays,) and
run direct through TO Monroe, without landing in
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 ieav-
Running time from New York 10 Buffalo, four
teen hours r
Running time from Buffalo to Monroe, fourteen
hours.
Running time from Monroe 10 Chlcago, elgnt
hours. Total thrty-six hours.
Connecting at Chicago with a fine 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 Hi
nois River Line Of STEAMBOATS,, or Express Train
Of Illinois Central aud 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 10
ST. Louis, Rock Island, Minnesota, and the Great
West.
| The American Lake Shore Railroads from Buf'
| alo and Dunkrk connect with this line at Toledo,
4 forming the only direct and continuous line oi
railroads from the Atlantic Seaboard TO the Valley
ofthe Mississippi. Running time 10 Chicago, 80
hours; 10 ST. Louis, So hours. f
-Four Daily Trains, by railroad, all the way.
\ Two Daily Lines by steamers, on Lake Erie.
| Thus the traveller and shipper can see al .
glance that no other liRe enter the lists as com
| pettorz
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 Dunlftk, 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. afi
4 For any further information, through tickets, OF
4 freight, apply at the Company's Office, No lss
Broadway, corner Of Dey street, New York, TO
\. JOHN r. PORTER, General Agent, or
| !; L. p. DUNTON, Ticket Agent. Il