Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-11
GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE
SIXTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED

MI LIS Dt5IANCE SAVeD
- CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS. Inc naicnl
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
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 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 10 Monroe by
those well-lcnown magnificent Floating Palaces,
Empire State, ]. Wilson, Commander, leaves
Buffalo Mondays and Thursdays; Southern Mich
gan, A. ID Perkins, Commander leaves Buffalo
Tuesdays and Fridays; Northern Indiana, |. e.
Pheatt Commander, leaves Buffalo Wednesdays
and Saturdays. s7e@ayfb 3a3 at
One of the above splendid steamers will cave
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line DOCK al +
O'Clock. p. m, every day, except Sundays and
run direct through TO Monroe, without landing, IN
IA hours, where the lightning Express Train viii
be in waiting 10 take passengers direct 10 Chicago
in hours, and arriving next evening after eav
ing Buffalo. Q1t rn4l htt ,naA ltT az g
Running time from New York to buffalo, four
teen hours. "A eaie.Agt HrlE..8 lf. 3 ,r.
! Running time from Buffalo 10 Monroe, fourteen
hours. g 4f
Running time from Monroe 10 Chicago, eigh,
hours. Total thirty-six hours. ~ efh
Connecting at Chicago with fine line 81 o,s
pressure steamboats, TO all places north of Chic
10 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 Mssissippi
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 Bni-
falo and Dunkirk connect with this line al Toledo
forming the only direct and continuous line OF,
railroads from the Atlantic Seaboard TO the Valley
Of the Mississippr Running time to Chicago 20
hours; to St. Louis, So hours. saa. ,steHI
Four Daily Trains, by railroad all tn, WY
Two Daily Lines, ny steamers on Like Ere
Thus the traveller and shipper q y,
glance that no other lne enter the lists ns 80"
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 and New York Contra
Railroads via Albany and Buffalo.
For any further information, through tickets, OF
freight, apply at the Company's Office, No ~:
Broadway corner of Dey street, New York, 10
JOHN F. PORTER, General Agent, or
L. p DUNTON, Ticket Agent.