Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-19
GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE, -

CIxTY MILExsADIsTANCE SAVED 30
y CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS. a ne nnicni-
gan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
Line, carrying the Great Western United States
Through Mail, have the following stannch hrst
class steamers running on Lake Erie in connec
ton with the New York and Erie railroad from
Dunkifk, 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 a daily
line for ,passenge and freight from New York 10
tina Mississippi river Niagara, Captain Miller;
Empire, Captain Mitchell; Keystone State, Capt
Richards; Louisiana, Captain Davenport, Also,
q Daily Line from Buffalo diree, TO Monroe by
those well known magnificent Floating Palaces,
Empire State, j. Wilson, ComEander, leaves
Buffalo Mondays and Thursdays; Southern Mich
gan A. ID. Perkins, Commander, leaves Buffalo
Tuesdays and Fridays; Northern indiana l, II.
Pheatt, Commander leaves Buffalo Wednesdays
and Saturdays "a Gt4nn Tsli ts6f
" One of the above splendid steamers will cave
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line Dock at 8
o'clock, p. m every day, except Sundays and
run direct through to Monroe, without landing, In
{ IL hours, where the Lightning Express Train viii
be in waiting to take passengers direct TO Chicago
in hours, and arriving next evening alter ieav
Running time from New York 10 Buffalo, four
teen hours. n. ,,sil aa,,.upts 1880
Running time irQm Buffalo to \, Monroe, lourlsen
Running time from Monroe to Chicago, eight
hours Total tbirty-six hours. 3H2 tHf
Connecting at Chicago with fine line Of low
pressure steamboats, TO all places north Of Chicago
10 Green Bay; also with Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad to La Salle and there connect with Iii
nos 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 bs
ow, making the cheapest and most direct route to
St. Louis Rock Island, Minnesota, and tho Great
West s1i ii- a sgo s.s 1f ,i-sttg
The American Lake Shore Railroads from Bus.
falo and Dunkirk 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 SO
hours to St. Louis Sc 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 a
glance that other line can enter the lists com
| petitors. ~
Passengers ticketed through from New York
with privilege of stopping over at any point 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 and New York Central
| Railroads, via Albany and Buffalo. a,ll
4 For any further information, through tickets, or
| freight, apply at the Companys Office, No. 1873
! Broadway, corner of Dey street, New York, TO
| JOHN F. PORTER, General Agent, or
| L. P. DUNTON, Ticket Agent ~