Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-03
EMANUEL B. HART.
GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE.
OIXTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED TO

GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE.
CIXTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED 10
- 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 connec
tion 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 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, l. L
Pheait, Commander, leaves Buffalo Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
One OF the above splendid steamers will leave
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line Dock at
O'Clock, p. m every day, Except SundaysJ and
run direct through 10 Monroe, without landing, IN
ID hours, where the Lightning Express Train viii
be in waiting TO take passengers direct TO Chicago
in hours, and arriving next evening after ieav-
ing Buffalo. 'ls
Runaing time from New York to Buffalo, four
Running time from Buffalo to Monroe, fourteen
hours. a Ila
Running time from Monroe TO Chicago, eight
hours Total ihirty-six hours.
Connecting at Chicago with fine 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 ILL.,
nois River Line of Steamboats,, or Express Train
Of Illinois Central and Chicago and Mississippi
Railroads, or connecting al Rock Island with reg
uar 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.
r The American Lake Shore Railroads from Buf-
falo and Dunkirk connect with this line al Toledo,
forming the only direct and continuous line oi
railroads from the Atlantic Seaboard TO the Valley
Of the Mississippi Running time TO Chicago, Sc
hours; 10 81. Louis, SO hours.
-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
glancelhat no other line can enter the lists as COM
petitors, ast
Passengers tcketed 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 Dunkirk, New
York and Erie and Buffalo and New York City
Railroad via Buifhlo, 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 Company's Ofnce, No. 1873
Broadway, corner Of Dey street, New York, TO
JOHN r. PORTER, General Agent, OF
ID nITNTON Tickef lUeuf.