Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-03-29
GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE.
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GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE.
CIxTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED TO
- CHICAGO AND ST. Outs The Michi-
gan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
Line, carrying the Great Western nited States
Through Mail nave Tie GLOWING staunch first
class steamers running on Lake Erie in connec
lion 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 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 wel-known magnificent Floating Palaces,
Empire State, J. Wilson, Commander, leaves
Buffalo Mondays and Thursdays Southern Michi-
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 leave
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line Dock at 8
O'Clock, p m, every day, Except Sundays,) and
run direct through 10 Monroe without landing, in
Ia hours, where the lightning Express Train will
be in waiting to 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 10 Chicago, eight
hours. Total thirtysix hours.
Connecting at Chicago with fine line Of low
pressure steamboats, to all places north Of Chicago
to Green Bay; also with Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad to 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 at Rock Island with reg
ular line of steamers for all points above and be.
ow making the cheapest and most direct route 10
81. Louis, Rock Island, Minnesota, and tho Great
West
The American Lake Shore Railroads from Buff
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, 90
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 at
glance that no other line enter the lists as CON-
| 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.
For any further information, through tickets, or
freight, apply at the Company's Office, No. 1873
| Broadway, corner of Dey street, New York, TO
| JOHN F. PORTER, General Agent, or
| L. p. DUNTONs Ticket Agent.