Newspaper Advertisement, Chicago and Rock Island R.R. Line

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Column 5; CHICAGO AND ROCK ISLAND R. R. Line from Chicago, AND THE Platte Valley Route From Council Bluffs. FOR person seeking the most expeditious and pleasant route to the Gold Regions, the above route offers superior inducements in point of time, distance, facilities for procuring outfits, etc., etc. TWO EXPRESS TRAINS Leave Chicago daily, running through to Iowa City without change, connecting with the WESTERN STAGE COMPANY’S LINE Or Mail Coaches to Council Bluffs, then connecting with the line now running to Fort Kearney, which will be extended through to the Mines early in the spring. Parties can procure teams, provisions, mining implements, etc., etc., at Chicago, Iowa City, Council Bluffs and Omaha City at reasonable rates. [Pointing finger image] Through tickets to Iowa City, Council Bluffs, Omaha City and Fort Kearney, can be procured at all principal ticket offices in the United States and Canadas, and at the Company’s office at Chicago. JOHN F. TRACY, General Superintendent. W. L. St. JOHN. General Ticket Agent