Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-01-17
GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE.
OVXTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED T(

oIXTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED TO
y 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
ti9n with the New York and Erie railroad from
Dunkifk, touching at Cleveland, and connecting
with their road al Toledo, and connecting directly
with the Chicago and Rock Island railroads at
Chicago, in the same depot, thus forming daily
line for passengers and freight from New York 10
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 wellknown magnificent Floating Palaces,
Empire State, ]. Wilson, Commander, leaves
Buffalo Mondays and Thursdays; Southern Michi-
gan, A. D. Perkins, Commander, leaves bunaIo
tuesdays and Fridays; Northern Indiana, !. +
Pheatt, Commander, leaves Buffalo wednesdays
and Saturdays. -
One Of the above splendid steamers w1h leave
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line Dock al :
o'clock, D. m every day, except Sundays and
run direct through To Monroe, without landing, 10
ID hours where the Lightning Express Train Will
be in waiting TO take passengers direct TO Chicaso
in hours, and arriving next evening aiter ieav'
ing Buffalo.
Running time from New York to Buffalo, four
teen hours. IL
Running time from Buffalo to Monroe, fourteen
hours.
Running time from Monroe TO Chicago, eight
hours. Total thirty-six hours.
Connecting at Chicago with hne line OF low
pressure steamboats, to all places north OF Chicago
10 Green Bay; also with Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad 10 La Sale, and there connect with ilil-
nois River Line of Steamboats,, or Express Tram
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-
low. making the cheapest and most direct route 10
ST. Louis, Rock Island, Minnesota, and the urea'
West.
The American Lake Shore Railroads from But
falo and Dunkrk connect with this line al ioiedo
forming the only direct and continuous line o.
railroads from the Atlantic Seaboard to the valley
of the Mississippi. Running time 10 Chicago, 80
hours 10 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
glance that no other line can enter the lists as com
| petitors. ~. w.,
Passengers tcketed through from New YORK
with privilege of stopping over at any point on the
route and resuming seats nj 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 Centra
| Railroads. via Albany and Buffalo
| For any further information, through tickets, OF
freight, apply at the ComPany's Office, NO. ls'
! Broadway corner Of Dey street, New YORK, 10
! JOHN F. PORTER, General Agent, or
L. P. DUNTON, Ticket Agent.