River Steamers.
There exist many important navigation companies with beautiful and comfortable steamers for the service of the River Plate, Uruguay and Parana.
Among these companies the English company Platense must be mentioned. With its twenty steamers it represents an important capital. It possesses its own docks and wharfs in this republic and in the Argentine Republic. The principal steamers of the Platense are called: Venus, Eolo, Apolo, Minerva, Olimpo, Saturno, Cosmos and Helios, the finest of all, recently constructed. All these steamers have electric light on board. They all go to Buenos Ayres and stop in Martin Garcia, Nueva Palmira, Mercedes, Fray Bentos, Gualeguaychu, Concepcion del Uruguay, Paysandu, Villa Colon, Guaviyu, Concordin, Salto and vice versa.
The steamers of the other companies have more or less the same itinerary.
The movement of goods and passengers is important and has always given good benefits to all the companies.
The journey between Montevideo and Buenos Ayres is of a few hours. The steamers start from Montevideo at 6 p.m. and get to Buenos Ayres, generally, at 4 next morning. The very same day, at 10 a.m. they start again for the ports of the Uruguay; getting to Salto the next day.