The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-10-02
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE JOURNAL.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER SONORA

reports, you will see that the Atlantic
Telegraphic cable parted when $50
miles had been let out. After leaving
Valencia on the evening of the 9TH of
August, the playing out of the cable
from the Niagara progressed most salts
factorily until Immediately before the
mishap. At the junction between the
shore and the smaller cable, about eight
miles from the starting point, it was ne
cessary to stop to renew the splice
This was successfully effected and the
ends of the heavier cable lowered by a
hawscr until it reached the bottom
Buoys were attached at short distance
apart to mark the place of union.
By noon of the 9TH we had put out 40
miles of cable including the heavy shore
end. Up to P. NJ. on that day the
egress of the cable had been sufficiently
retarded by the power necessary to keep
the machinery in motion at a rate lit
tie faster than the speed of the ship
But as the water deepened it was neces-
sary to place some further restraint up
on it by applying pressure to the fric-
Ron drum. connecting with the playing
out shafts, and this was gradually and
cautiously increased from time to time
as the speed of the cable compared with
that of the vessel and the depth of the
'soundings showed to be requisite BY
midnight IS miles had been safely laid,
the depth Of water being a little more
than two hundred fathoms. At O'Clock
A. NJ of the 9th. we had finished the
deck coil in the after part of the ship
having put ont 120 miles. The change
to the coil between decks forward was
safely made. By noon we had laid l36
miles of cable, the depth Of water hay
ing increased to 40 fathoms. In the
evening the speed of the vessel was m
creased to FIVE knots per hour. had
previously kept down the rate at from
three to four knot for the small cable and
two for the heavy end next the shore
wishing to get the men and machinery
well at work prior to attaining the speed
which l had anticipated making.
BY midnight 100 miles had been laid.
At 4 A. NJ, 10th, the depth Of water be-
gan to increase rapidly, from $50 faith
'orns to 1850 in distance Of eight miles
Up to this time seven cwt. strain suficed
to keep the rate of the cable near
enough to that of the ship, but as the
water deepened the proportonate speed
of the cable advanced, and it was ne
cessary to augment the pressure by de-
grees until in the depth of 1900 fathoms
the indications showed strain of ! 80
cwt., with cable and ship running FIVE
and half and five knots respectively.
At noon On the 10th, we had played
out 255 miles of cable. the vessel hay
ing made 254 miles from shore. At
this time we experienced an increasing
swell followed later in the day by
strong breeze From this period. hav-
ing reached 1000 fathoms water, it was
necessary to increase the strain to one
ton. At noon some difficulty arose
through tie cable getting out of the
sheaves. This, however, was soon
remedied. 1t was then necessary to
bring up the ship holding the cable by
shoppers, until it was again properly dis
posed aroundthe pulley. Shortly after
this the speed of the cable gained con
siderably, so that the cable was running
out five knots while the ship was max
ing but three The strain was then rails
ed to % cwt.; wind and sea- increasing,
and strong current carrying the cable
far ont of the direct line. By midnight
the cable was gaining two and 4 half
knots per hour on the ships speed. The
retarding force was therefore increased
at ? o'clock to 80 cwt. and then to 50.
By this the rate of the cable was bro't
to little short of five knots, at which
it continued steadily until O'Clock and
25 minutes, when it parted the length
plaid out at that time being $50 miles.
General News.
The claims of Mrs. Cunningham to
the estate of Dr. Burdell has been deci
ded against her BY the surrogates de-
cision the clear title was decreed to the
blood relations of the murdered man on
the ground that Mrs. Cunningham
was never married to him. She remains
in the New York toombs awaiting trial
for the bogus baby business.
1t is reported that proposition had
been made by the heads of the church
to the army ofNicaragua for Gen. Wal
kerto return to take the helm of affairs.
Handbills are circulated in the interior
of Georgia and Tennessee inviting re-
cruits for Nicaragua-525 per month
and $50 acres land are offered.
The official returns of the recent cleo
ton for Governor in Missouri give Stew
art majority of $50.
Beverly Tucker has accepted the Liv-
erpool Consulate.
Ten companies have been sent to
Kansas to replace those ordered to
Utah.
No appearance Of the opening of the
Nicaragua route at present.
The President short time ago re-