The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-08-12
TRINITY BAY. August 5, 1865.

tor at Prairie du Chien:
TRINITY BAY, August 5, 1858.
To The Associated Press
The Atlantic Telegraph Fleet sailed from
Queenstown, Saturday July 18th. Arrived
at Mid-Ocean on Wednesday 18th, made the
splice at one p. NJ. on Thursday the 29th
and then separated-the Agamemnon and
Valorous for Valentia, Ireland; and the
Niagara and Gorgon for this place, where
they arrived yesterday, and this morning
the cable will be landed.
The cable is 1898 nautical, or 1860 stat
ute miles from the telegraph house, at the
head Of Valentia harbor to the tele-
graph house, Bay OF Bulls, Trinity Bay, and
for more than two-thirds of this distance the
water is over two miles in depth.
The Cable has been paid out from the
Agamemnon at about the same speed as
from the Niagara. The electrical signals
sent and received through the whole cable
are perfect. The machinery for paying out
the cable worked in the most satisfactory
manner, and was not stopped single mo
ment from the time the splice was made IN.
til we arrived.
Capt Hudson, Messrs. Everett and Wood
house, the Engineers, Electricians, and Off
GERS Of the ships, and in fact every man on
board the Telegraph Fleet, have exerted
themselves to the utmost to make the expe.
dition successful, and by the blessing Of
Divine Providence, il has succeeded.
After the end Of the cable is landed
and connected with the land line of tele-
graph, and the Niagara has di scharged some
cargo belonging to the Telegraph Company,
she will 20 to st. Johns for coal, and tnen
proceed at once to New York.
CYRus w. FIELD.
Trinity Bay is on the coast OF Newfound
land, and is connected with all parts of the
United States, by means of the telegraph.
This will be seen from the fact that the de.
spatch sent from Trinity Bay on Thursday,
announcing the safe arrival Of the telegraph
feet, was received the same day at Prairie
du Chen. Valenta holds the same rela-
ton to Europe, and to many parts Of
Asia and Africa, as Trinity Bay does to
the United States.
The Niagara made a remarkably short
passage from mid ocean to Newfoundland.
She sailed or steamed from the point OF
junction, in the Atlantic, on the 10Th, at |
M, and arrived at her station on the
American coast. on the 4th instant-a peri.
cd less than seven days. The short time
occupied in laying the cable induces many
TO believe the announcement of the success
of the enterprise hoax. The fastest time
made by the Niagara, in paying out the ca.
BILE on the former occasion, was seven miles
per hour, or lSe miles per day II this RAJ
was maintained for seven days, the Niagara
would lay. 1916 miles. From Valentia to
Trinity Bay, the distance is 1850 miles II
will thus be seen that if the Agamemnon
paid out the cable at the same rate that the
Niagara did, there is nothing improbable in
believing that the great enterprise has sue
ceeded. To lay the cable in seven days, the
ships were required to pay out lao miles
each per day, being AZ miles less than the
Niagara has demonstrated herself capable
Of laying.
Throughout the east there have been
great rejoicings. At Chicago, the telegraph
Offices were Illuminated, and salute fired
If the calle is landed safely, We presume
the next news will give US the details Of the
gratulations between Queen VICTORIA and
President BUcuAsAS, on the the happy is-
sue Of the novel enterprise.
The n.,aJ,.p Mn