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Show 6 ROUTES FROM BOSTON. the NORFOLK COUNTY RAILROAD, leaving from the same depot. To Dedham, Walpnll', .Hlackslone, &c. By the TAUNTON AND NEW BEDFORD RAILROAD, leaving from the Providence d~pot. 'l'o Mansfield, Tauutou aud New Bedford. See page 28. FALL RIVER RAILROAD Depot corner of Soutll, and Kneeland Strccts.,. ro Fall lti ver, Newport, and New York city. Also, to Wareham, Sandwich, and Cape Cod. See page 31. 0 LD COLO NY RAILROAD, Depot corner of Soutlt and I!nceland Strects.To Ctui nev. Abi ng-Lo11, Kingston, anrl Plymouth, Duxbury, &c. A:lso, by the SOUTH SHORE RAILROAD, froln the Old Colony Depot to Hingham, Cohasset, &c. See page 31. STEAMERS LEAVING BOSTON.-For the Ocean Steamsltips, see Index. A steamboat leaves Central Wharf, Boston, for Portland, Me. Fare about $1 00. From Boston, to Balk, Gardiner, and Hallowell. Fare to Bath $1 00. To the two latter places $1 50 each. A steamer runs from Hallowell to Waterville. From Boston to Bangor, stopping at Thomaston, Camden, and Belfast, &c. Fare to the two former places $2 00; to Belfast $2 50; and to Bangor $3 00. Passengers by taking the cars of the Eastern Railroad or those of the Boston aud Maine Railroad for Portland, may leave the latter place by steamboat for Bango1· and intermediate landing, and from Bangor may return direct to Boston. A steamer runs from Eastern steamboat wharf, Boston, every Mor. day, at J 1 o'clock, for Eastpo'rt, MP. ., direct; anrl every Thursday, at 11 o'clock, for Eastpm·t, touching at Portland, Me. From Eastport, anotht.' r steanter will convey passengers to St. Jo!tn, N. B., and also to St . .!Jndrews, N. B., and Calais, Me. Fare from Boston to Eastport $5 00. From Do~ton to St. John $7 00. From Portland to Eastport $4 50, and from Portland to St. John $6 00. These are cabin fares. Steamboats run from Boston to Naltant, and, also, to Hingham, &c. N. B. For the places of fashionable and healthful resort, see index. CARRIAGE FARES IN BOSTON Tlte rates of fare in tlw City of Boston, to be taken by o1· paid to the owner or dr~ver of any licensed carriage, are as follows: proFporr.r ,c a2r5r ycIenngts .a passenger from one place to another, within the city r:or children l_>etween three and twelve years of age. if more than one, or If acco~1pan1ed by an adult, half price only is charged for each child; and for children under three years. of age, when accompanied by their paren.ts, or any ~dult,. no chartze JS made. Every driver or ownP.r of any llcens~d carnage, JS obliged to carry with each passenger one trunk, and a valls~, saddle-b~g-, carpet-bag, portmanteau, box, bundle, basket. or other article used. Jn travelling, if he be required so to do, without ch~rge or compensatiOn thfrefor; but for every such trunk or other such athrtei csluem a boofv feiv nea mceendts .m ore than two, he is entitled to demand and receive ROUTES FROM BOSTON. 7 A TABLE SHOWING THE DISTANCES, FARES, &c. FROM BOSTON TO ~IIANY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACES IN THE UNION. . · ·n show at a c:rJance the distance. expense, and tzme Th~ ~oJ~o"~1.ng ~·1ng from Bostou to the most prominent points in the occ~Ipte , ~~~ tave I however must be made in the rate of fares when Un1on: . owance~ ' L, 1 r.s or Rivers, as those modes of travelling 1n stea~boa~~~ ;:g;en 0~ ~e~~ competition, in which case the conveyance aTrhe subJe~t er however ~re as accurate as can he obtained fares vary. ose, gJv 1 ' . ' d bt be found near enough to under the circu~s~an~·~'a~~~/~/~~e~~esf~U similar information will be make up a genei a es . 1 of the routes which will be both useful and fcoounn vde n~1te nth t.e eTndl1 eo ftz~maneg yt·ven is that 'which · is acht ually occuhp ied itn · f · t to another· the detentiOns etween eac rou e paraes sntnogt taro kmen o 1!lne t op oct onnsi'deration. ' ~s these theh travelt ler mt ust determine for himself. The distances are g1ven by the s ortes rou es. Miles. Time in Fares. It ours. --- From BOSTON to Albany •.••. • • · • · · • · · • · · 200 10 $ 5 00 " " '' Buffalo ...... · · · • • • • · · · · 525 28 14 75 '· " " Cincinnati Yia Sandusky city ~ 993 58 24 75 ..... ..... " " '' Detroit ..•.... · · · · · · · · • · 855 51 19 75 " " '' Chicago .... · · · · · · · · · · · · 1073 63 26 00 " " " St. Paul, Min. Ter •. · · • · 1505 ]55 40 00 " " " St. Louis ~ 1490 123 36 00 via Chicago ............ " " " New Orleans via Chicago ~ 2691 267 50 00 ........ " " "New York ..•.......... 236 10 4 00 ",, " " Philadelphia •...... · · ·. 423 15 7 00 " "Baltimore ...•....•.. ··· 520 21 10 00 " " " Washington ........... 560 24 11 80 " " '' Charleston, S. C .•.. • · ·. 1018 66 30 00 " " " Savannah, Geo .... . · · · · 1143 76 34 00 " " " Montgomery, Ala ...... · 1535 104 50 00 " " " Mobile, Ala ...... ······· 1732 144 60 00 " " "New Orleans .... ······· 1898 162 65 00 " " " Pittsburg via PhiJaiJelphia ~ 806 61 18 00 ........ " " '' Pittsburg via ~ I Baltimore ·. ....... 736 55 21 00 " u " Cincinnati via ~ 1283 96 23 00 the Ohio River ...... " " " New Orleans via the Ohio and Mississippi Rs. ~ 2831 288 35 00 ... ' " " '' St. Louis via the Ohio and Mississippi Rs. ~ 1980 156 33 00 .... " " " Montreal, Can ........ .. 337 20 925 " " " Nashville, Tenn., via~ Cincinnati. ......•... 11244 90 37 25 |
