New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-21
TING THE EARTH.


telegraph across the ocean. But the projec; seemed
SO wild and visionary that few believed It would be
seriously attempted Tie design was vast and grand,
TO doubt, but il was impracticablc. Mssy even
doubted the existence of such company. They
thought il all hoax and others when assured OF the
fact shook their heads and uttered wise remarks on
the transparent folly Of sinking moaey 70 the bottom
of the ocean. IL was literally throwing It into the sea.
We arc al length enabled TO remove all mystery from
the matter and TO state on the best authority what
plans have been formed and how far they are advanced
howard accomplishment. little more than year
ago few individuals formed the daring PROJECT OF car
rynr into execution this dream Of scencell. scheme
which saneune spirits had hoped for, but few believed
uossible. Tier first step 20 obtain charter from
Newfoundland For this purpose three OF their num-
Der were dispatched Immediately to ~ JOHNS where,
after weeks OF negotiation with the Government they
succeeded in obtaining from that Province an erft-
sire charter for ffy 10 buud telegraph 10 or
across the island or the adjacent thereto or any
of its dependencies As Labrador IL one OF these TINS
charter virtually gives them the whole range OF the
Continent. Further to encourage the enterprise 'ne
Government agreed TO pay $1,000 sie,hnS toward
constructing bride-path across the island which was
necessary for the of the telegraph and 70 gu,ran
tee the interest $500 sterling for twenty years
and also 10 give fifty square miles OF land 10 be scecei
anywhere on the islandOll this on IT. completion 10
81 johns TO which 20 be added nifty more square
miles of land ii It should be carried across the Atlantic
They obtained also from Prince Edwards Island an
exclusive charter Tor fifty years. This Province gave
Geo acres OF land. At the same time, 10 complete
ticir right of way. they purchased charter whirh htd
been pre- ouay obtained in New Brunswick, aud have
since obtained one from Canada with full liberty TO
their territory az any point mat should De neces-
ssrv. Th.v also made q valuable agreement w.sh
Prof Morse for the use Of his patents and al renewals
This gentleman. who il the highest authority on the
subject ia the world sanguine o. the success OF tle
enterprise, and soon became personally connected win
il. Tie Company was formally organized IN nay,
1854 b. the choice OF Peter Cooper, rslal q. Rob
crts. CYRUS W. Field and Chandler Whlte. Esqrs., as
Dhocors. Peter Cooper was chosen Fresdenli MOS
TAYLOR Treasurer, and Professor Morse, ELECTRICIAN.
From ere names Will be that the business l. IN
n hands of men who 10 say the least are not gener
ay regarded as visionary but those who look Tar
ahead and are apt 10 carry through what they nave
once begun.
The Company Immediately commenced operations.
Thev nj once purchased the steamer Victoria. and
fent her 20 eVf0undlnnd with an engineer and as
sstauis 4 road was 10 be cut across the whole ex-
tent OF the island four hundred miles ihrongh Will
dcrnCss seldom tr0dcen by man. In ihla Work ABOUT
six hundred men were employed the whole OF the sea-
son. Ii row appeared that the Government OF New
foundlnnd, while granting charter mos LIBERAL anu
honorable 70 thcmseiyes had yet acted wisely Tor the
interests OF their own Province. new spring was
given 10 industry and treasures were found which be-
fore were not known TO exist Last summer the Com
pany employed three miueraloglsts to explore the
country who discovered two mines of coal, one of
copper one Of lead, and also quarries OF slate and
aabaster and very valuable tracts OF smp-tmber.
This viii develop rapidly the trade OF the island,
which before has been confined almos, wholly 10 It's
fs eres.
So far al went well. TIE work was begun and al
var chg successfully Les than hundred miles OF
submarine cable needed % tfe-c aor0ss 70 CAPE
Breton, and when his laid and the hne completed
10 ST. Johns there would be direct tcegraphlc COM
uurieatiou Eas, from New-York about twelve hun-
bred miles This certainly was long stride toward
Europe. But now came the great difheuity. Jhey
had reached the rocks of Newfoundland but there
before them was the mighty ocean, raging wildly
around those cliffs, as uniained when Columbus
first crossed the zee. To advance into these deep
waters the and tie pcrilou3 step. Proposals
had been received from European Company 10 unite
with them IN the enterprise, and IN January last one Of
the Directors sailed for England to complete the ne
gGtietl0us.
formed a contract with the TRANsATLASrIc TELE
GRAPH COMPANY, composed of English and French
capitalists, Whereby tie latter engaged 70 construct
and lay down at their own expense and risk n subma-
rine cable extending from ireland 10 ST. Johns. New
fOuDdland and 10 have II completed for operation on
or before tie 22d day of January, 1855. The two
companies, European AMI American, each viii own
tie line which it constructs but their contract obliyes
them 10 operate in connection with each other To the
exclusion Of all other lines for the period OF fifty years
which is the limit of the American cOmpany's charter.
At tie same time favorable contract made for
the submarine cable 10 connect Newfoundland with
Cape Breton. Ills VIII be seventy-four miles long,
and is 70 be ready on the last day OF this month"; when
il viii be shipped direct 10 Newfoundland The steamer
Victoria sailed few days since for -. Johns, with
Mr.. Es, the Chief Engineer, and his asssfens. The
company confidently expect 10 have telegraphc com
muhication established be-ween New. York aud -.
joins in tic course Of this summer. Al le ssslry
hGibOr and wharf accommodations have been secured
az that port tor the steamers which expected 20
call there their trips between America and Europe.
~. Johns is about two days nearer TO Ia land than
lalli0x. We have therefore every reason 10 believe
thai in tree months the old world and the will be
within a weeks Lal Of each other-and that pthH
three year, The tro heraisPtees TH6e N tqstaataReons
communication.
We are aware that some will read this with snile
Of ncIedglity. Al the contracts IN the world VII no.
convince them that such work will ever be achieved
II Ough tie bond be sealed, -lgnei and delivered yet
neither Engilsllmen nor Auencdus do what n be-
yond all human power. To these evil prophets we
may add q word 10 show that the enterprise IL not
impossible as they are wont IL believe The first
q ing be noted is the bed Of the along the track
Of tie urOlosed route. says Lieut. Ieury: There Il
"a tie bottom Of tie between Cage Race IA New
" toundland aud Cape Clear IN Ireland. remarkable
s;epIe, which IS already known a. the Ieegaphic
placau. Tie great ca Gle d. 'anCe between these
siOTc lines coo miles ana the along this route
4" i ITobahly nowhere more than 10000 feet deep
That II not 100 deep 70 be reached by The cable sunk
IN he waters aul ,ei deep elosyh 10 be out Of the
way # ancl Ors Gnt .ccbergs 1hls seems like lec.ai
IrOyison Of nature 10 favor this great work. chain
Of uIlands lies under tie sea II purp0se 10 belr
up the chsL OF Intelligence acr0ss the deep On that
broad plateau If 20 be aid this mighty cOI-this SER
Tcut winding around the earth, and pressing ttOyethe-
III s folds. Tie bottom Of the sea b. found tO be
sharp rock preCipice. but soft shelly sand, INTO
wLicl. the Geographic line may slnk and become IN
bcdCcd 20. age.
Next as 10 the mcterial employed. To spolk Of d
would convey false idea. For though there
several small copper wires these elcased IN yutta
Ic.chG. and around them II wound a coil Of heavy
wire, forming altogether huge iron cable, strong
enough 10 hold fast any shp0i-war IN ihs world. We
have 90 Office specimens OF ina. used under tie
Bnish Channel onf IN r the Mediterranean. The
calic pmchaset for tie Inc from Clpe Brc-On 20
n, rrft AMI