The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-11-02

s.s.aa.ri.e TELEGRAPH unde, ths atlantic

.sak.nfssine telegraph undesahs Atlantic
Ssn-e The successful attempt 10 connect Eng
itsnd sssd France, by means II a snbmsSae teft
.Eraph thc grca, qucstios ~ uniting England, q
ufsther Ireland and America, has been tha them,
of ernvsrsaticn in various circies and many sag.
opinions expressed in nc gard 10 lis feasibility d
possibility Some speak of the breaking Of The
wire with IN air az triumph, Indicative Of some
thing more than doubt in regard to the ultimate
ssscess oftise scheme We here propose TO show
IN simple anil practical manner how this great
sad most Important undertaking can be success
FULLY carried ont One reason II the failure ofthe
"cAanael line" was the too small size OF the wire,
snd another wasthe want vt a sufficient number
ofanchois 10 hold the wire steady h, its position
l.along rocky bed There were but 10 anchors
stothe n,ile--wien there should have been small
ANCHORS u pounds once in or feet, SO tbat,h
currents or otheractou, could have sensible cha
fing effect upon the wire. which should have been
inch and half IN diameter at leAst-in'tcad
cffivc-eight. # an inch as in this instance A no
vel and ingenious plan for coating separate wires
in a solid Gutta Percha cord. one and three fuurths
Of an inch in diameter has been invented,
II !. proposed to anchor the wire when the bed
of the will allow Of sufficient observation to
know ITS character, once in FIVE, ten and fifteen
feet until deep water is found when there will be-
lust sufficient weight to overcome the specific
gravity Of the water when the line will be run
out and permitted to sink il surely will, to the
bottom, where there is neither life motion 10
disturb or inlure it. The distance between Cap
Clear, near Galway, in Ireland, i, nhout 500
miles alsn., the banks IT Newfoundland. commcn-
cling. about 100 miles abnye Halifax and line OF
rhisicnsth consisting oi4 separate wires peri ct
IL insulated in a cord Of the size proposed, would
last &c hundreds Of Years rs its lateral strength
wculi be almost equal 10 iron Such 4 line
werid weish sbo !, 5000 tin., and wuGl / require
600 anchors. The cu>t II ever ding when in
cpnplete wcrkin, order, would be less than s.
oost,-@ Of ,iIlars ~
The line. .hoadhe in the hands Of the govern
ments Of the two countries where it termina cs
who should agree on tariff oi prices for messs
ges. which should be free To- al who chose 10 pay
the rates In this way much Of the uncertainty
attendant upon commercial spc aiiuns, wOud be
avoided. In laying down the line, Is ships OF =
900 tons would be required, with at least steam :.
crs Of 800 tons. and 2 fast steamers rs tenders
The time required to lay down the wire when ey.
,rything was on bjarl and the vessel, at the T
stations the American and I.ish coasts would
be from - to 90 days only as the ship wouldlny
the line toward the centre from the land meeting
as near midway the ocean a. possible.
!, The line would be sunk below all anchorage,
and below all action of the water, and properly
protected by lead or sheet copper coatSg where
the bed was rocky AMI uneven By the use Of
"jt Johns self determining variation compass,
the wire could be lai down in an exact line, as
this admirable instrument tells with uncrring Ger
taiuty By simple inspection, the dew ,liun from
the true geographical meridian. without reference
to observations, so that all difficulty in locating
and finding the wire in case Of ace dent is pro
vidcd for by this the most important inye' Oh Of
this inventive age Ships using this compass will
save time and ensure positive certainty in thu safe
~ and regularity Of their trips.
Efforts will be made to induce the early action
Of the government in this important NATTER
Capitalists stand ready to construct the lie for
100000 ofdollars with sufficient guarantees for
faithful performance OF contract, and ;,l that re
mains is for the government to appropriate that
sum and tbs work will be completed in less than
2 years.
Proposals have been male BY s T. Armstrong.
Esq, OF this city, TO construct line Of Sub.ma-
rine Telegraph between England and Ireland On
the plan above alluded to. Shoud he BE- success
full IN this he will soon make proposals in due
form TO capitalists and to the government to lay
down the Atlantic line measure that will re
generate Ireland.
g's H. L. STUART, Civil Engineer.