A New Guide For Emigrants To The West Part 28

And frequently the same from Cincinnati to St. Louis;--varying a little, however.

A _deck_ pa.s.sage, as it is called, may be rated as follows:

From Pittsburg to Cincinnati, $3 " Cincinnati to Louisville, 1 " Louisville to St. Louis, 4

The _deck_ for such pa.s.sengers is usually in the mids.h.i.+p, forward the engine, and is protected from the weather. Pa.s.sengers furnish their own provisions and bedding. They often take their meals at the cabin table, with the boat hands, and pay 25 cents a meal. Thousands pa.s.s up and down the rivers as deck pa.s.sengers, especially emigrating families, who have their bedding, provisions, and cooking utensils on board.

The whole expense of a single person from New York to St. Louis, via.

Philadelphia and Pittsburg, with cabin pa.s.sage on the river, will range between $40 and $45. Time from 12 to 15 days.

Taking the transportation lines on the Pennsylvania ca.n.a.l, and a deck pa.s.sage on the steamboat, and the expenses will range between 20 and $25, supposing the person buys his meals at 25 cents, and eats twice a day. If he carry his own provisions, the pa.s.sage, &c., will be from 15 to $18.

The following is from an advertis.e.m.e.nt of the _Western Transportation, or Leech's Line, from Philadelphia_:

Miles. Days.

Fare to Pittsburg, 400 6- $6.00 " " Cincinnati, 900 8- 8.50 " " Louisville, 1050 9- 9.00 " " Nashville, 1650 13- 13.00 " " St. Louis, 1750 14 13.00 The above does not include meals.

_Packet Boats for Cabin Pa.s.sengers, same line._

Miles. Days.

Fare to Pittsburg, 400 5 $7 " " Cincinnati, 900 8 17 " " Louisville, 1050 9 19 " " Nashville, 1650 13 27 " " St. Louis, 1750 13 27

Emigrants and travellers will find it to their interest always to be a little sceptical relative to the statements of stage, steam and ca.n.a.l boat agents, to make some allowance in their own calculations for delays, difficulties and expenses, and above all, to _feel_ perfectly patient and in good humor with themselves, the officers, company, and the world, even if they do not move quite as rapid, and fare quite as well as they desire.

ERRATA.

Page 40, 8th line from the bottom, for _Tau-mar-wans_, read Tau-mar-waus.

41. For _Milw.a.n.kee_, read Milwaukee.

" For _Fonti_, read Tonti.

GOULD, KENDALL & LINCOLN,

PUBLISHERS, BOOKSELLERS, AND STATIONERS,

59 Was.h.i.+ngton St. Boston.

G. K. & L. keep a general a.s.sortment of Books in the various departments of Literature, Science and Theology.--Among the many valuable works which they publish, are the following, for SCHOOLS:

WAYLAND'S ELEMENTS OF MORAL SCIENCE. Abridged and adapted to the Use of Schools and Academies, by the Author, FRANCIS WAYLAND, D. D., President of Brown University, and Professor of Moral Philosophy.

The publishers would respectfully request the attention of Teachers and School Committees to this valuable work; it has received the unqualified approbation of all who have examined it; and it is believed admirably calculated to exert a wholesome influence on the minds of the young. Such an influence as will be likely to lead them to the formation of correct moral principles.

ROMAN ANTIQUITIES AND ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY. By CHARLES K.

DILLAWAY, A. M., Princ.i.p.al in the Boston Public Latin School.

Ill.u.s.trated by elegant engravings. Third edition, improved.

This work is rapidly going into use all over our country; it is already introduced into most of our High Schools and Academies, and many of our Colleges;--a new and beautiful edition has just been published.

BLAKE'S NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, _New Edition_, Enlarged. Being Conversations on Philosophy, with the addition of Explanatory Notes, Questions for Examination, and a Dictionary of Philosophical Terms. With twenty-eight steel engravings. By Rev. J. L. BLAKE, A. M.

Perhaps no work has contributed so much as this to excite a fondness for the study of Natural Philosophy in youthful minds.

The familiar comparisons with which it abounds, awaken interest, and rivet the attention of the pupil. It is introduced, with great success into the Public Schools in Boston.

BLAKE'S FIRST BOOK IN ASTRONOMY.

Designed for the Use of Common Schools. Ill.u.s.trated by steel plate engravings. By Rev. J. L. BLAKE, A. M.

FIRST LESSONS IN INTELLECTUAL PHILOSOPHY; or, a Familiar Explanation of the Nature and Operations of the Human Mind. _Second Edition._ Edited by Rev. SILAS BLAISDALE. One volume, 12mo. 360 pages.

YOUNG LADIES' CLa.s.s BOOK. A Selection of Lessons for Reading, in Prose and Verse. By EBENEZER BAILEY, A. M., Princ.i.p.al of the Young Ladies' High School, Boston. Thirteenth stereotype edition.

In order to give this work a more extended circulation;--notwithstanding its sale is now great,--the publishers have determined to REDUCE THE PRICE, in order to remove every obstacle in the way of its being introduced into _all our female schools_ throughout the country.

PALEY'S THEOLOGY. _Eighth Edition_, ill.u.s.trated by Forty Plates, and Selections from the Notes of Dr. Paxton, with additional Notes, original and selected, for this Edition, with a Vocabulary of Scientific Terms.

Edited by an eminent Physician of Boston.

THE CLa.s.s BOOK OF NATURAL THEOLOGY; or, the Testimony of Nature to the Being, Perfections and Government of G.o.d. By the Rev. HENRY FERGUS; revised, enlarged, and adapted to Paxton's Ill.u.s.trations; with Notes, selected and original, Biographical Notices, and a Vocabulary of Scientific Terms. By CHARLES HENRY ALDEN, A. M., Princ.i.p.al of the Philadelphia High School for Young Ladies.

THE NATIONAL ARITHMETIC, combining the a.n.a.lytic and Synthetic Methods, in which the Principles of Arithmetic are explained in a perspicuous and familiar manner; containing also, practical systems of Mensuration, Gauging, Geometry, and Book-Keeping, forming a complete Mercantile Arithmetic, designed for Schools and Academies in the United States. By BENJAMIN GREENLEAF, A. M., Preceptor of Bradford Academy.

BALBI'S GEOGRAPHY. An Abridgment of Universal Geography, Modern and Ancient, chiefly compiled from the Abrege de Geographie of ADRIAN BALBI. By T. G. BRADFORD; accompanied by a splendid Atlas, and ill.u.s.trated by engravings.

The above work contains 520 pages 12mo. and is the most copious School Geography yet offered to the public, and it is believed to be an important improvement, especially for the use of the higher schools and seminaries. It has received the sanction of all Teachers who have examined it, and has been favorably noticed in many of our public Journals. The Atlas accompanying this work, contains thirty-six maps and charts,--and is confidently recommended as superior, in every respect, to any thing of the kind now in use.

_Religious Works._

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF THE REV. ANDREW FULLER, with a Memoir of his Life.

By ANDREW GUNTON FULLER, in two volumes. With a correct likeness.

This valuable work is now published in two large octavo volumes, on fair type and fine paper, at a very low price. The cost of former editions ($14) precluded many from possessing it. The publishers are gratified in being able to offer to the Christian public a work so replete with doctrinal arguments and _practical_ religion, at a price that every minister and student may possess it. No Christian can read Fuller, without having his impulses to action quickened; and every student ought to _study_ him, if he wishes to arm himself against every enemy.

CAMPBELL AND FENELON ON ELOQUENCE. Comprising Campbell's Lectures on Systematic Theology and Pulpit Eloquence, &c.

Edited by Prof. RIPLEY, of Newton Theological Inst.i.tution.

MORRIS'S MEMOIRS OF FULLER. The Life and Character of the Rev. Andrew Fuller Edited by Rev. RUFUS BABc.o.c.k, Jr., President of Waterville College.

FEMALE SCRIPTURE BIOGRAPHY. Including an Essay on what Christianity has done for Women. By F. A. c.o.x, D. D., LL. D., of London. In 2 vols.

This is a very interesting work, and should be in the hands of every female professor, and in every Church and Sabbath School Library in the land.

REMAINS OF REV. RICHARD CECIL, M. A. To which is prefixed a View of his Character. By JOSIAH PRATT, B. D., F. A. S.