Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-09
GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE.
CIXTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED 10

1yIAEH MILES DISIA NCE SAVkO W.
- CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS. Inc micn,-
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
ton with the New York and Erie railroad from
Dunkifk touching al 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 a daily
line for passengers and freight from New York 10
the Mississippi river Niagara, Captain Miller i
Empire, Captain Mitchell Keystone State, Capt.
Richards; Louisiana Captain Davenport. Also,
Daily Line from Buffalo direct 10 Monroe by
those we-known magnificent Floating Palaces,
Empire State, J. Wilson, Commander, leaves
Buffalo Mondays and Thursdays; Southern Mich
gan, A. ID. Perkins, Commander, leaves Buffalo
Tuesdays and Fridays; Northern Indiana, |. T..
Pheatt, Commander, leaves Buffalo Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
One Of the above splendid steamers will cave
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line DOCK al 8
O'clock D. m every day, except Sundays and
run direct through TO Monroe, without landing In
IA hours, where the Lightning Express Train wit
be in waiting 10 take passengers direct TO Chicago
in hours, and arriving next evening after leav
ing Buffalo.
Running time from New York TO Buffalo, four
teen hours.
Running time from Buffalo to Monroe, fourteen
hours.
Running time from Monroe to Chicago, eight
hours. Total thirty-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 Hi
| nois River Line Of Steamboats,, or Express Train
Of Illinois Central and Chicago and Mississippi
Railroads. or connecting at Rock Island with reg
| uar line Of steamers for all points above and be
| ow, making the cheapest and most direct route to
| ST. Louis, Rock Island, Minnesota, and tho Great
| West.
| The American Lake Shore Railroads from Bus
falo 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 to Chicago, 80
hours; to st. Louis, So hours.
| Four Daily Trains, by railroad, all the way
Two Daily Lines, by steamers, on Lake Erie
| Thus the traveller and shipper see al a
| glance that other lire enter the lists com
/ pettors.
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 Dunkirk, New
| York and Erie and Buffalo and New York City
Railroad via Buffalo; Peoples Line of Steamboats,
| Hudson River or Harlem aud New York Contra
| Railroads, via Albany and Buffalo, ~
For any further Information, through tickets, OF
freight, apply at the Company's Office, No 10;
Broadway, corner of DEFY street, New York, 10
JOHN +. PORTER. General Agent. or
L. p. DUNTON, Tickle, Agent.