Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-14
The Telegraph Line from Boston to T rility
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| The length OF Tie telegraph line from Il is city
to Trinity Bay is about 600 miles--nea Ny the
length OF the Atlantic Cable. In the course of the
route there are submarine wires both of which,
however, have always worked admirably
The line travcrses Maine and New Krunnwi ok,
going round the head Of the Bay of Fundy. 1t
then takes the northern shore of Nova Scotia; nd
crosses the Gulf of canso. Here is the first ; &C.
ton Of submarine telegraph. II 10 only two 81 nd
n half IN les in length and serves the conn &C.
ton between Nova Scotia and cnpe Breton tou Ii
ing the western coast of that island From he
western to the eastern shore mt Asry Bay is aw de
space ofTerritory. where the telegraph stati, rs
are few and far between, and great difficulty is
necessarily experienced in repairing any break.
At Asey Bay commences the second Submarine
line. 1t is 10 miles long, and connects Cape l,re
ton with Newfoundland. The first attempt to Ia V
those wires made in 1865. hut il then proved
unsuccessful. In 1856 the effort was renewed
with success and for the last two wears there has
been little II any. interruption oi the magnetic
union between the two isIau g.. Tie cable i,
quite large. composed Of three strands, and ha.
three c'nducting wires. From ! 'rt-au Basque
tho cable station on the western pn of Newiuuni
land the telegraph extends directly across the is
land to Trinity Bay. The distance il, not far from
400 miles, through wild country. and for the
most part an unbrokcn forest, where the trees had
to be cut down to make room Tor the telegraph
posts. There are FIVE stations along this whole
distance, the territory sparsely ha bited and IT,
is easily perceived how hard il must bc to discover
and rectify any occurrence which should tend TO
destroy the communication on this section Of tho
line
This telegraph is owned by three different COM
Ipa0ics the American Telegraph. the Provincial,
md the Newfoundland aud London Telegraph
COMMANDS. Being ulde. sci. d t'erent manage.
tmcht, the line. rs whole. is exceedingly netfi-
loicn;. Over portion Of it there has been small
lnmount Of business and no inducement 10 keep it
in good working order. On the island of Cape
Breton. for instance. telegraph operators inform
Us that the wires are sometimes down for half tho
time. In the future il the Atlantic telegraph is
permanently established these mishaps will 10
rcmedied. An accident to the American division
o the telegraph speedily repaired: but our pro-
vinclai neighbcrs are II long time in finding out
any trouble, and are equally long in its correction.
We have not referred to minor causes which
prevent telegrarh hing as eHectualiv as though the
wires were displaced The lightning may M 1t
the magnet at some station, and thus stop tele-
graphic intercourse or the machinery meet with
some other mischance. producing the same effect
\ line like this from Boston TO the locality where
Europe and America are joined by magnetic bands
is subject to ~ many yicissitu,les, it can be no
special wonder to those familiar with the opera
tons OF the telegraph that II is sometimes unable
to transmit intelligence beyond certain point
The misfortune is to have snch a state Of affairs
occur just when every whisper from the extremist
limit of the telegraph is anxiously awaited by
hundreds of thousands Of people in every State Of
the Union. 1t may not be amiss to state here that
the telegraphing with Halifax may be considered
as done by means Of branch telegraph diverging
from the grand trunk line" Boston Transcript.