The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-31
TRAVEL ACROSS THE OCEAN IN The
YEAR 1870
From the London Times.

TIpII ~ olu l'tNN
According to accounts recently pup
lished of the eight lines of European
steam companies to America. they own
lO6 vessels, which, during the past
year. made ) round trips, and con
veyed 302,l4S passengers, and nearly
Loo, 900 tons of freight. The Cunard
line, il is stated, consists OF n steam
erS, with an aggregate of 6o,oop tons:
These, during 1870. made 10 round
trips, and carried 100000 tons OF illef-
chandiSe. The passengers carried poth
WAYS numbered 55.l0l, of whom 70.
ISL were from Liverpool, ana li't-o
from New York and Boston. OF the
pasSengcrs taken to America, 9,lao
were cabin passengers, ana 3f.'-' were
steera-e. OF the persons brought to
! Liverpool. 6,270 were cabin, and o.l7o
were Steerage. The Anchor line pe-
tween Glasgow and New lork a =
steamers, each of from l,ooo TO l,5"V
tons.
During IS70they made lo2trlpS from
New York to Glasgow, and loo tflps
from Glasgow via the Mediterranean
ports to New York. The car9oe>
averaged I.300 tons each voyage. max
ing in all 3o7.500 tons OF mercilaht'ise.
The pasSen-erS carried numbered ~
62j. of whom 3l.437 were taken I"
america and S.I39 were brought TO
Europe. The Hamburg-Arnerlcan
Packet Company runs between Ne"
York and Hamburg, touching al
Havre, Cherhourg and plymouth.
The line consists of seven steamers,
of from 3.eCo to $500 tons burden.
During 1870 its operations were inter
rupted by the war. but 1t conveyed
60 600 tons of merchandise and @,oou
pa>,enocrS. OF the passengers --'ooo
were taken to America. and 49,
brought to Europe. The company has
established a branch to run regularly
between Hamburg. Havre. Havana
and New Orleans. and has placed three
steamers on that route.
The General Transatlantic company,
running between New York ana
Havrc. employs four steamers. WIN
an aggregate OF 1.3S. tons Iuflii4
$50 they made twenty-five trips each
wav. and carried 1850 passengers; an
first cabin. The cargoes averaged at
to 500 tons for each vessel. and con
sisted of silks, fine goods and VINE,
which were taken to New York, and
of cotton. tobacco, grain and proNI>-
ions brought to France. After The
outbreak oftile war they were engaged
in trauSportingarIn>, ammunition anu
military stores. TIL National line
running between Liverpool and New
York. has ten with Il total pI
81. 45I tons. During 1870 they made
sixty-four trips to New York. and SIN
ty-tlree to Liverpool. They carried
a.. l52 passengers and 369,ii3 tons OF
merchandise. OF the passengers, s.
if3 were from Liverpool, and i,'o'
from New York.
The North German LlOvdS line o
steamers runs between New 1ofN am
Bremen. via Southampton. but II:
business has been deranged by IN
war Previously o the outbreak o
hoStilitIes thew ran twice a week
This line owns twelve vessels. aver
ariur :. 600 tons burden. During lo'
-tiev made trips each way. am
:. carried :5.3l9 passengers, OF Nholi -,
| .,gS were taken to New York. ana 81
; were brought to Bremen. car3"e
average about 800 tons tor each YES
sci. The Williams n GnIon me run
between Liverpool ana Ne" n"ih
: has eiuht steamers. making III all -
Oh ions. During ls10they MADE MY
fya trims each wav. and carried -4,9-
passengers and l5o.-!i3 onS OF me
: chandi>e. OF the passengers. 80
; were taken TO America. ana '''''Io wei
brought TO Liverpool. The inma
limo consists of thirteen steamers bt
tween New 1orkand Liverpool, toner
Il mo at Queenstown. During lslothe
e made eighty nine trips each way. an
u carried y. 800 passengers. ana l'o-"'
TONS of merchandise. OF the raS>el
$ srers. 70. 900 were taken to h tnlte
STATES. and $500 brought to Europe.