The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-15
THE ATLANTIC CABLE.

Letters from ct. Johns, n. p, and Qaeens-
town, ireland,
&c, &C., 10
Our Newfoundland Correspondence.
sr JOHNS, Newfoundland, August 4, 1857.
The Ezsi<me about ne Osble-Srruey u ne Coast By osp<
Bz7yman-The Surrey Of the Ptaeou by H. b. H. Asp
Cyclop--fhe Dtp0 efne Ocean, de-, &C.
All 81 Johns IL aSos with excitement about klexrs-
PHO mstters-a little town where nothing has hap
pened seemed likely to happen, elevated into nse
importance the terminus Of the great oaolo Let
roll the maps Of the Island and follow the various red lines
indicative Of telegraphic enterprise Sixty miles 70 the
west the bird es twice that by the coast ne and
Trinity Bay the second largo indenstlou on The
northern sixty miles deep by thirty wide, WIKI
high broken shores, ed With small growth Of pine
and spruce smong which 10 excellent deer and partridge
shooting Nowhere there the sign Of vitality In tho form
Of hsmies sAhipg hu,s, but every aide The
same unbroken wilderness when Cabot drst his boaa
lahore, except that and then ashing boss may
be seen with is dirty cd and black sails.
Some point In this bay be The terminus OF thA
Altar 10 cable, and what point " question thai looms up
into immense importance when consider that IN
event Of IT. beng successfully Laid the only of dis
Yupon will DO In the shAow water near tn termini whom
may broughin contact vi rocks the anchors II
vessels The immense OF loo which every ysar
ground this The captain Of the Victoria counted
q many ~ half dozen Of hese loo Islands In Trinity Bay
during The last week.
Captain Dayman, OF the CJclops, being Restricted In
point Of time having positive orders 70 return Cork
fore the I'd OF june had not time 10 make any ezana-
tons with regard 10 this bay, and remains for Oap
tain Bergman determine the exact point whore ne
cable shall be landed.
The Arctic will accordingly sail for Trinity Bay be
9Th, remaining there until the arrival Of ths Niagara
The Bay Of Bulls, It's westernmost arm, will very possibly
be seecsed-s bottle shaped projection Of the ses where
ice seldom enters, and with deep water. 10 Within
three miles Of Tho southern Shore that connecting with
the submarine oabie the southern sde the line would
lie the island during but three miles Of It's
IT, however, not improbable that Captain Bergman may
decide to land ecabie .. tho very head Of Trinity Bay
The Of the northern and southern bays here a
proach within two and three mes-so that The port
age often used for the transit OF small vessels
avoid two three hundred miles Of dreary oossung
Is quito pct project 70 cut through this narrow neck.
scheme favored BY the presence Of small sk eam-,he
Comedy -Chance-which runs beck . mile or two and
several ponds, leaving little milo Of thorough
cutting. The expense would not exceed 100000.
In the event OF Of the great scheme
will be expedient TO hnd other mods of connection
with New York than the present line srng the southern
fhe experience of past winters has proved tho npom-
biy Of keeping this open during the northern winters
here where the country occupied pesfoct Wilderness
and the winter commencing In November and ending N
Of sS1 miles, running sydney soos, voaid 90
vase THIS evil Captain Barr, man proposed st onser
srss prOvinoss and cssryi hs,aas directly e Ss.on,
or some POINT even nearer New York. His vessol, the
Arctic VIII be engaged during the coming month In pre-
parstory surveys In connection with bN subieok rns
Wassx OIL along shoa and in every vay suited V nc
The Essnsh government hsvs rsssnaly nads ezAmi-
nation Of the slegraphic passau % called, hns bseesn
Ireland and New oundland, and Captain Day man. Of NE
SSs 81 Sesame. CO
ntted for this especially duty, with SCAM reel and III
,hs man, impro ,emsu,. made IN sounding sopsrs'a.
" revolutions being recorded on ds iasissd Of trusting
red ont, me line TO- was Of some prsparaon Of six,
o6eS ing len resistance 10 the wssss than either hemp
scheme isa matter OF importance h ls0n the peffsct
agreement Of this with the former survey nsdc By our
own eovsrnmsns one yesr since Inc Irss. circle q
ern terminus nsssd Of 81 Johns, he's f,w miles further
bthe north but near eBor On 10 assss oil practical pur
5soo fahoms sixty miles north OF whsrs OAeisin
Berry man obtained 2o1o mis- agreen ent also Of l<er
Mary OF The Nstosa O,soryasory axanS mo orsiaai
survey Of Caps Berry man
Tho charge orignsy nsSe ia letter sscrsary DID,
bin repeated In lectures and public press condsmn-
ed the enlirc results Of the expedition worthless aad
hoped that The survey would Be repeated No aus~e, be-
ing made, the public naturally inclined acqcsoe In
this decision The personal dcules whioh induosd
bitterness the part Of haury bong OF ushno~n-
to know that tho second survey for which hsxrv then
called has sustained the original survey aud oay shown
Ihs aboss Of Aps Berry man have aided in no sm, do
gee the success OF the great ieegraehc scheme EnraG
cd FOR Tho ias four in scientific examinations
soundiDgs from the Dolphin frst made known fs1
that the bed Of the bet Ireland and Newoond
land OF depth which rendered tho laying of sab
marine cable not impossible the eighteen months
have been devoted entirely N the iurtherAnoo u this
scheme During and fall Of the past year he
made careful survey Of telegraph, piaieau and has
since been engaged In the more minute examuAtona
connected vita tessra2hio connections. Az nAving
had opportunities OF Intimate acquaintance with
these matters than any other officer The request Of
the Telegraph Company that he might be detached M I've
den, had Instance OF Lieut. WINES aad in ho
present this violation OF naval etiquette might have
,e n esep9 ..S sm 1oI s,
Of the navy. Lieut. Bergman ~ offered the rrss Lieu
tenancy Of the siasan, which be declined.
The compapys steam or Veto Ia 10 here, with
engineer, hr d Field, and gcoogr NJ. Forrest Shep-
hero OF Yale College locating the lands granted the re
fhcse consist Of Two grsrp: one Of any squne miles,
given on the completion Of the present tslcgrsphic ines
on se bland and The other Of equal size promised 90 ne
laying OF the cable Eleven squGe miles hare sready
been located at The head Of Plsoena and Trinity bars r
tesrsphic purposes, and 10 one or two soo slong NO
been discovered. Their party have Just returned
from examination Of the northern COAT, where ncy
have found rich deposits Of coal and lead Iron Wa
found In Balls bay, where three mile section wns
loca<d and up Indian river coal beds IN argc deposits
Rock salt, TOO, Vas discovered, which, In connection
with the nsheries would prove OF great value. The
land In portions was heavily umbered, and . rich
black soil like our southern boekoms but n parfsc4
Wilderness the people here kso~ little ucshlnx Of
is resources The south side OF The island tho COM
psny wortins . lead mine At the bead Of Pisoerts
BAY The vein runs along the coast, with vasr power
adjoining and ~ Assay Cd by Dr. Chiffon OF eighty sour
par cent
These large tracts, located the finest mosrsl Iaad o6
the island vl prove OF immense vslue 10 the oomr~ny
We met In y. Johns % gersl OF the officers Of ths
French frirate Newton, lost 81 the iosh Of June.
hey were brought down In the steamer Ardente no