Paxson—Early Railways of the Old Northwest . 271 
RAILROADS COMPLETED DURING 1854. 
Ohio. 
Cleveland and Pittsburg, Oneida to New Phila. 26 
Cleveland and Pittsburg, Oneida to Carrollton. 11 
Cleve., Zanesville, and Gin., Akron to Millersburg... 47 
Steubenville and Indiana, Stuebenville to Newmarket. 34 
Steubenville and Indiana, Cadiz Jet. to Cadiz... 7 
Ohio Central, Zanesville to Bellaire. 78 
Cin., Wilmington and Zanesville, Washington to Lancaster— 48 
Dayton, Xenia, and Belpre, Dayton to Xenia. 15 
Springfield, Mt. Vernon, and Pittsburg, Springfield to Delaware 49 
Columbus, Piqua, and Indiana, Urbana to Piqua... 25 
Ohio and Mississippi. Cincinnati to Cochrane (Ind.). 27 
Bellefontaine and Indiana, Marion to Bellefontaine. 40 
Bellefontaine and Indiana, Sidney to Union, (Ind). 35 
P., Ft. W., and C., Crestline to State Line... 112 
Mad River and Lake Erie, Sandusky to.’ Tiffin . 33 
Indiana. 
New Albany and Salem, Orleans to Crawfordsville. 112 
Evansville and Crawfordsville, Terre Haute to Vinennes. 58 
Peru and Indianapolis, Tipton to Peru. 35 
Cincinnati and Chicago, Richmond to Newcastle. 27 
P., Ft. W., and C., Sate Line to Ft. Wayne... 19 
Illinois. 
Terre Haute and Alton, Terre Haute to Charleston. 46 
Terre Haute and Alton, Alton to Litchfield. 29 
Ohio and Mississippi, Illinoistown to Sandoval. 61 
Illinoistown and Belleville, Illinoistown to Belleville. 15 
Illinois Central, Freeport to Galena... 50 
Illinois Central, Mendota to Amboy. 10 
Illinois Central, Bloomington to Decatur. 43 
Illinois Central, Cairo to Sandoval. 118 
Illinois Central, Kankakee to Urbana.. 72 
Great Western (Wabash), Springfield to Decatur..... 39 
Chicago, Alton, and St. Louis, Bloomington to Joliet. 88 
Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy, Mendota to Galesburg. 80 
Peoria and Oquawka, Galesburg to Knoxville. 5 
Peoria and Bureau Valley, Bureau to Peoria. 47 
Chicago and Rock Island, Genesco to Rock Island. 23 
Galena and Chicago Union, Aurora Jet., to Dixon. 68 
Galena and Chicago Union, Elgin to Wis. State Line. 33 
Chicago and Northwestern, Chicago to Cary. 38 
Chicago and Milwaukee, Chicago to Waukegan. 85 
Wisconsin. 
Chicago and Northwestern, Fond du Lac to Chester. 18 
Milwaukee and Watertown, Brookfield to Oconomowoc... 19 
Milwaukee and Mississippi, Stoughton to Madison. 15 
New mileage for 1854. 1,796 
Total mileage, Jan. 1, 1855..... 5,628 
RAILROADS COMPLETED DURING 1855. 
Ohio. 
Cleveland and Pittsburg, Wellsville to State Line. 11 
Steubenville and Indiana, Newark to Newmarket. 83 
Cin., Wilmington and Zanesv., Lancaster to Zanesville.... 42 
Marietta and Cincinnati, Loveland to Byers. 100 
Marietta and Cincinnati, Blanchester to Hillsboro. 21 
