Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-09-22
GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE.
NIXTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED TO


CIXTY 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-
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 at Toledo. and connecting directly
with the Chicago and Rock Island railroads at
Chicago, in the same depot, thus forming q daily
line for passengers and freight IRON New i4dk
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 weLknown magnificent Floating Palaces,
Empire State, j. Wilson, Commander, leaves
Buffalo Mondays and Thursdays; Southern Mlchl-
gan, A. d. Perkins, Commander, leaves Buffalo
Tuesdays and Fridays; Northern Indiana, l. 4
Phcatt, Commander, leaves Buffalo Wednesdays
and Saturdays. " alle aH ~
One of the above splendid steamers will leave
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line Dock at :
o'clock, D. 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 TO take passengers direct 70 Chicago
in s hours, and arriving next evening amer ieaV-
ing Buffalo. e.,tF.n n ~. ..i,
Running time from New York to Buffalo, four
teen hours. ebE-Le a..,t
Running fine from Buffalo 10 Monroe, fourteen
hours.
Running time from Monroe to Chicago, eight
hours Total thirty-six hours.
Connecting at Chicago with fne lne OF low
pressure steamboats, TO all places north oil Cnicago
10 Green Bay; also with Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad 10 La Sale, and there connect with ill-
nois River Line of Steamboats,, or Express Tram
of Illinois Central and Chicago and Mississippl
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.
The American Lake Shore Railroads from buf-
falo and Dunkirk connect with this line at Toledo,
forming the only direct and continuous line oi
railroads from the Atlantic Seaboerd to the Valley
of the Mississippi. Running time TO Chicago, 20
hours; to st. Louis, Sc hours. ~
-Four Daily Trains, by railroad, all the way
Two Daily Lines, by steamers, on Lake Ere
Thus the traveller and shipper can see at q
glance that no other line can enter the lists as COM
petitors -,
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 Dunkrk, 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. ~
For any further information, through tickets, or
freight, apply at the Companys Once, No. 1913
Broadway, corner OF Dey street, New York, 10
John F. PORTER, General Agent, or
L. p. DUNToN, Ticket Agent.