The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-09-02
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Landing Of the Cable.

H
agara having arrived in Trinity Bay
preparations were made for landing the
cable. Three Of the Niagara's boats
were lowered, two to hold or buoy upI
the cable at some distance from the stern
of the vessel, while the third received
sufficient length to reach the telegraph
station, which was about half a mile
from the shore Over a mile and a half
was lowered and coled in the boat, and
by sunrise everything was ready for the
completion of the work.
DESCRIPTION OF THE HEAD OF TRINITY
BAY.
The Bay of Bulls Arm is'an inlet of
the sea at the head Of Trinity Bay, from
which it runs, between a range of irreg-
tilar hills, a distance of about ten miles
Some of these hills rise to the dignity
of mountains, which are in many places
wooded down to tho waters edge. The
Iinhospitable nature Of the climate, com
bined with the barren and rocky soil, is
rather unfayorable to vegetation, and
the forests are composed mainly Of a
stunted variety of pine, which seldom
attains a height Of more than thirty feet,
while the turf, which in some places Gov
ers the rocks to the depth Of three or
four feet, is over. spread with a thick
growth of moss. The streams, which
during the summer season become mere
rivulets, are converted into foaming tor
rents by the freshets which follow the
breaking up of the long and dreary win
ter. Judging from the hilly and noun
famous character of this part Of the
whole island the construction and estab-
lishment of railroads in the far distant
future must prove a terribly expensive
affair. The landing place for the cable
is a very picturesque little beach, on
which a wharf has been constructed a
road about the dimensions of a bride
path, has been cut through the forest,
and up this road through bog and mire,
you find your way to the telegraph sta
ton, about half mile distant Along
side Of this road trench has been dug
for the cable, to preserve it from acct
dents, to which it might otherwise be
liable
CARRYING TIE CABLE UP ToTHE STATION.
When the boats arrived at the land
ing the officers and men jumped ashore,
and Mr.. North, First Lieutenant Of the
Niagara, presented Captain Hudson with
the end of the cable Captain Otter,
Of the Porcupine and Commander Day
man of the Gorgon, now took hold Of
it, and all the officers and men following
their example, a procession was formed
along the line. AS the cable was cover
ed with tar, the handling of it was rath-
er Objectionable, but there were none
who, under the circumstances, refused
to take part in the landing. There were
some, it is true, who would not at first
put their bare hands to it, and who
sought to protect them with gloves or by
covering the cable with moss. This
, movement, however, was rather unpop-
ular; so the gloves were taken off, and
although part of the moss adhered tc
the cable, there was little of it used af.
terwards. The road or path over which
we had to take the cable was a most
primitive affair. 1t led up the side Of q
hill a couple Of hundred feet high, anC
had been cut out Of the thick forest Of
pines and other evergreens In some
, places the turf, which is to be founC
here on the highest mountains, was 81
soft with recent rains that you WoulC
sink to your ankles in it.
Up this road we had to march with tn,
cable. 1t was but reasonable to sup
{ pose that the three captains who headed
the procession, would certainly pick GU
the best parts, and give us the advan
tage of the stepping. stones, but it ap
B. poared all the same to them, and they
t plunged into the boggiest and dirties
parts with a recklessness and indiffer
ence that satisfied us they. were abou
the worst pilots we could have had OF
}, land, despite their well-known abilitie
as navigators. This procession starte
h at a quarter to six o'clock, and arrive
at the telegraph station about twent
. minutes after,
J, Arrived at the top of the hill, the seen
e presented was one of unrivalled wild
n ness. On every side an unbroken wild
erness, and if we except the telegrap
, station, not a single habitation to tel
that man has ever lived here,
p THE STATION.
n The station is a large frame building
j. two stories high, having eight window
d on side. On the first floor is a kitcf
en-, an Office and a sitting apartment
dignifed with the title of parlor. Th
door opens on the side of the house, an
there is no means of exit from the from
for the simple reason that the FIRST stor
is eight or ten feet from the ground
This singular arrangement is explaine
., by the fact that the building is situate
, on the side of hill, and that there
- a considerable difference between tn
n height Of the front and back walls
! The second story is divided into sleeI
n ing apartments, separated by a sing
i corridor, and the whole establishmer
/, will lodge about a dozen persons.
beginning has been made in tho olea,
ing away of the forest in the immediat
i vicinity Of the house, and in the oours
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