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traveler a view, while crossing and re-
crossing the Delaware, of scenery and en-
gineering skill, at once grand, majestic,
and wonderful. The direct western con-
nection of the Erie is the Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern, at Dunkirk and
Buffalo; and the Canada Southern, at
Buffalo—with the Great Western and
Michigan Central, at Suspension Bridge;
and the Atlantic & Great Western, at
Corry, Penn.

Rovure 4.—The Pennsylvania Central
line receives passengers in New York
and PHILADELPHIA, and conveys them the
entire length of the State of Pennsylvania,
via Harrisburg—the capital of the State,
—to Pittsburgh, the most extensive iron
manufacturing cityin the UnitedStates. The
landscape on this line, and especially while
passing along the Susquehanna River, and
the charming “Blue J unietta,” and over the
Alleghanies, presents scenery most grand;
while the fearful chasms and wonderful
engineering skill displayed at the “Great
Horse-shoe Bend,” and at other points, are
second only to that displayed at “Cape
Horn” on the Sierra Nevada mountains.
At Pittsburgh, the Central connects with
the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago,
—one of the best roads in this country—
and also with lines, via Columbus and In-
dianapolis, and St. Louis, or Cincinnati,
Indianapolis and St. Louis.

Route 5.—Is via the cities of Philadel-
phia and Bautrmor®, by the Baltimore &
Ohio. By this line, passengers are afforded
an opportunity of visiting the capitol at
Washington, and thence, via Harper’s
Ferry, “over the mountaing” to Wheeling.
It is said by some travelers that the
scenery by this line is unsurpassed by any
on the continent. The western connec-
tions are at Chicago, Cincinnati, and St.
Louis.

From CINCINNATI passengers can have
choice of several first-class competing
lines, via either Chicago or St. Louis, or
via the Burlington route—direct, via Bur-
lington, Iowa, where connection is made
with the Burlington & Missouri, for Coun-
cil Bluffs.

From St. Lovurs passengers can take
either the North Missouri, or the Mis-
souri Pacific, via Kansas City, and the
Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs,
via St. Joseph, Mo., or the St. Louis &
Northern, and arrive at Council Bluffs.

From Curtcago there are three first-
class roads. The Chicago & Northwest-

ern was the first road built to the Missouri
River, where the first train arrived January
17th, 1867. <A sleeping and magnificent
hotel car accompanies each through pas-
senger train, and meals are served, la
carte, and are very excellent, The route
is via Clinton and Cedar Rapids. The
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific route is
via Rock Island, Davenport and Des
Moines. This line is also fitted up in
the best manner, with sleeping and din-
ing cars; and, last, but by no means
least, is the Burlington Route, by the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and the
Burlington & Missouri, via Galesburg,
and Burlington. Here too will be found
sleeping and dining cars.

We have enumerated above, the principal
lines centering at the TRANSFER GROUNDS,

All trains from the East and South stop
afew moments at Council Bluffs before
proceeding to the Transfer Grounds, two
miles further west. Let us take a look at

Council Bluffs—This city is in the
western portion of the State of Iowa, about
three miles from the Missouri River, at the
foot of the bluffs. It is the county seat of
Pottawattomie county, and contains a pop-
ulation of about 14,000. It is four miles
distant from Omaha, Nebraska, with which
city it is connected by steam and horse
railroads. The explorers, Lewis and Clark,
held council with the Indians here in 1804,
and named it Council Bluffs. It is one of
the oldest towns in Western lowa. As early
as 1846, it was known as a Mormon settle-
ment, by the name of Kanesville, which it
retained until 1853, when the legislature
granted a charter designating the place as
the City of Council Bluffs.

The surrounding country is rich in the
chief wealth of the nation—agriculture.

Council Bluffs includes within her cor-
porate limits 24 square miles. The buildings
are good; the town presents a neat, tasty,
and, withal, a l7vely appearance; street-cars
traverse the principal streets; churches
and schools are numerous. The State In-
stitute for the Deaf and Dumb is lecated
near the city, to the southeast. The Ogden,
is the principal hotel, and the Daily Non-
paretl, and the Daily Globe, are the prin-
cipal newspapers.

By a decision of the United States Su-
preme Court, the eastern bank of the Mis-
souri River is the terminus of the Union
Pacific railroad. The terminus is now
known as the Transfer Grounds.