Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-06
GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE.
SNTY MfI E& DIGTANCE SAVED "

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- CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS. Inc micni
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 aud 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 a 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 10 Monroe by
those well-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, /. L.
Pheatt, Commander, leaves Buffalo Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
One Of the above splendid steamers will cave
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line DOCK al Y
o'clock, p. m, every day, Except Sundays, and
run direct through 10 Monroe, without landing, IN
Ia hours, where the Lightning Express Train viii
be in waiting 10 take passengers direct TO Chicago
in s hours, and arriving next evening after leav
ing Buffalo.
Running time from New York 10 Buffalo, four
teen hours.
Running time from Buffalo to Monroe, fourteen
hours. =
Running time from Monroe TO Chicago, eight
hours. Total t~hirty-six hours.
Connecting al Chicago with a fine line OF iow
pressure steamboats, 10 all places north Of Chic 'so
TO Green Bay; also with Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad 10 La Sale, and there connect with Iii
nois 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
ow, 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 OF
railroads from the Atlantic Seaboard TO 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 can see Al y
glance that no other lire can enter the lists a. CON
%petitors.
Passengers ticketed through from New York
with privilege of stopping over at any point on The
route, and resuming seats al 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 Central
Railroads, via Albany and Buffalo
For any further information, through tickets, or
freight, apply at the Company's Office, No. 1913
Broadway, corner of Dey street, New York, 10
JOHN F. PORTER, General Agent, or
L.. p. DUNTON, Ticket Agent. ;