The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-10-02
Mistrllnnrons.
The Great Eastern Excursion Routes.


The Great Eastern Excursion Routes.
We take from the Portland Adeertiser Of
the 23d inst, the following interesting ac-
count of the Great Eastern Excursion Routes:
The arrangements which have been planned,
and which will probably be carried into Of.
feet, for Issuing tourist tickets from England
to this country. and contrariwisc, from this
country to Europe, by the steamship Great
Eastern, have been published in full in the
Liverpool and London papers. The recent
pressure of political matter in our columns
has prevented us from earlier giving the de-
tails Of this arrangement to our readers. AS
the excursion, however, is not to come of
until next summer, we are in season to rem
der the information available to persons who
wish to join either of these grand and novel
pleasure expeditions. Ii will be seen that
the route over this continent has. been chosen
to embrace the most attractive scenery, i'm.
portant cities, and finest agricultural re
giOns OF both Canada and the United States.
The intelligent tourist from abroad will
thus be afforded an opportunity Of widely
observing the wonderful extent, resources
and activity Of the new world which he en-
ters:
ROUTE OF TnE EXCURSION THROUGH AMERICA.
The grandest pleasure excursion OF mod
crn times has been planned for the passen-
gers by that gigantic prodigy in naval arch.
itccturc, the Great Eastern, which Is To visit
America about the trst OF Avrll next. This
leyiathan of the deep, it will be remembered,
is nearly an eighth ot u mile long-of lO, 400
horse power-222 900 tons burden, and will
carry 1000 troops.
In this excursion, however, she will take
only about 1900 passengers. She IS ex
pectcd TO make the passage to Portland,
which is to bc the port OF her destination,
IN seven or eight days; but she will not
make the voyage of the Atlantic until an
experimental trip TO Lisbon or Gibraltar, or
possibly % the Western Islands has put her
to the test. Ii is understood that n number
of eminent scientific men will join this ex-
perimental trips report their impressions
The tourist tickets OF tho Great Eastern,
which are put ut E56, will include the pas
sarc TO and from London to Portland, with
first class accommOdat tiOns, and the Railroad
fares through Canada and the United States
by the following routes:
The passengers having reached Portland,
will proceed northward " Quebec by the
Grand Trunk Railroad, distance oil $40
miles, where they will have an opportunity
20 inspect that "quaint o.i city,, with its
lortifcations and citadel, and the various
objects Of interest in that vicinity, together
with the beautiful scenery OF the 81. Law
renee.
From Quebec the tourists proceed to Mon
trcal by the Grand Trunk Railway dis
tance of lGS miles. uere, in addition to
the attractions OF the city, they will have
opportunity to inspect that greatest work of
,iaduct architecture, the Victoria Bridge,
which is in process Of construction ut that
point. Ii is prodigious work, and besides
the huge piles of masonry, has the same
amount OF iron employed in its construction
as the Great Eastcrn-lO,OOO tons.
Passing West by the same Railway, which
shirts the St. Lawrence and in view OF Its
rrand and beautiful scenery, they next visit
| KINGSTON, and thence along the North shore
OF Lake Ontario by the bay OF Quinte, to
Toronto, the hourishing capital OF the Pro
yinces, making distance Of SIG miles from
! Montreal.
They then proceed West $50 miles by the
Great Western Road to Windsor, opposite
Detroit, taking Hamilton-onc Of the most
picturesque towns in the country-in thI
route.
From Detroit u journey Of 2S6 miles by
the Michigan Central Railway brings th,
tourists to Chicago-the most remarkable
city for npid development and substantial
grow tn of modern times. containing u pop
1la,ion Of 10000, riyaling New York IL
the style of its architecture, and constitu
ting the nucleus oi about twenty railroads
Ihs route then lies to the South proceed
inc by tho Illinois Central Railroad 2S;
|, mules, they arrive ut St Louis, the CONNER
cial emporium Of the great southwest, will
: a population Of l30,OOO Leaving st. Louis
they proceed BY the OHIO and Mississippi
, Railway $50 miles, to Cincinnati, Ohio, TN
fourth largest city Of the United States, nov
numbering 200, 900 inhabitants. Thence b.
the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnat
Railroad, they pass through the capital o
the State to the beautiful city OF Cleveland
, on Lake Erie. making the distance. 26
miles, in nine hours. From Cleveland the,
make their way to Buffalo by the Lake Shor
rad thence, having viewed that fine city
, they will take passage by the New Yorl
/, Central, or Erie and Ontario Railroad, Of
the Canada shore, for Niagara Falls-tha
, greatest wonder oi nature, and the Suspen
sion Bridge, that almost equally remarkabl
wonder OF art. N
, Frum Niagara Falls they pass along tn
route Of the New York Central Railway
through Rochester, Syracuse, Utica Shenec
Q tady, &c., to Albany. 2oS miles, and thenc
by the Hudson River Railroad, lj2 miles
To our great commercial emporium. Ne'
York. Having seen ail its lions" they N
Q turn a. Portland by the New Haven an
: other railroads. taking New Haven, Hart
!. ford and Boston. a.. the city Of notions, /" an
other lessr cities on the routc--a distanc
of $40 miles. The whole length Of the raj
y road tour will be 3 3.2l0 miles, and OF the e.
: tire journey from London and back, 800
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