Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-08-17
i. .pi.Ia,. 40 ihr ExptdIlIon.

Mr.. Fields LogHof lhs Exptat!Ioa.
T,., g Raj. August 7.--ltr. Fieid's
III s1a,.s that liz Niagara arrived q The
resndes yous ii mid Oeesn on the e3d July,
l,ha yalorous on The 25.h. the Gorgon On
,he qash ana the Aganemtion IN Itl'e
eab AAplicc III the cable was fsla.ie on
~ .f,sruooi, 81 the 18th. AZ 7.40tn
~ eyen,ine The signals from tho Aga
s. $3.50 J. cassed. The electricians re-
narled III want of continuity inthe cable &
In. that he insulation was perfect hept
an nsvino out. aud Il ! I.S0 received PER-
sact s;ansls from the Aganel1non.
an Il,e 3oth july Tie distance run vas !,
ei,,t,ytniI,e miles paid out one. hundree
s,,d ,L;rtr-oze miles 81 cable the depth
fof lie water Vas from ! .oo9 e ~. Il
| fathnins,
n, INA lat. The distance was ono hum
Irsd and thirty .sezef miles paid out
one hundred and ffy nine fniles q CABLE
| lie depth Of VISITOR was from l.65o "
3 goo fathoms.
on the lst Of August sho distance was q,
one hundred and fprtyshve miles Pa'o
out one hundred and siSty-four miles y. q
cable the depth from !. 95o g x.aoO
fathoms. g
On tae 2d Of .isgust the distance run
va ono hundred aud ffy-four miles |;
naid oat one hundred and seventy seven
miles Of cable !; no depth 81 water from
/ 6oole $500 falhoms. Enc niagara
| Was now getting light and rolling fnasl.
+, va nj considered safe 10 carry sail 70
steady the ship for, ii ease OF accident.
| /, n,i1bt be necessary to stop her - soon
| is p5ssible. All $50 in tho morning
some imperfectioh of Insulation was de-
tectea Il sendiasaha receiving signals !;
but MI Was riightat $40. The fault was
found IN lie ward-room. IN. about slxty
miles from tho lower end OF the cable,
which was cut oat and taken out Of thee
! Gircait. en-
| Oh The Sd DC August the run VAS one
hundred and forty seven miles paid out
one hundred and sixty .one miles Of cable
depth Of water from 74slto I. $50 fathomsi
Al His In tho forenoon received slss-
tnal from the sansmnoI thai she had
paid out severl hundred and eighty miles
Ate o'clock 10 the evening received
SIGNAL from iii. Agameninon that she was
| ii 900 fsthons water. Az 10 in the
eyeningsthe Niagara WAS in safhe depth.
| On tic Alb III Aagust the distance run
was one hundred and forty.sn miles
said out one hundred and 6fty-feur miles
Of cable; tie depth Of water WAS less
tllsn 900 fathorhs. We made hand at the
entrance Of Trinity Bay A. g O'Clock ~
the morning. and entered the bay a l { 80.
On the blhof August. at ! l45 in the
morning, anchored. The distance run
was sixty tour miles paid out sixty oue
miles Of cable !; making tho total paid
/ tout one thousand and sixteen miles. and
Tho total distance eight hundred and
Leishty1tWo miles, 34s
Az z o'clock III tic morning land ed
and informed tho telegraphers that tie
Itiest had arrived. lat g As in the morn.
| ing received 4 signal from the Agamen.
non that she hal paid out one hundred
and ten miles. At5.15 in,ho morning
the fcable was landsd al III the morn
ing carried II 10 tho telegraph house.
where 4 strong current was received from
the other aide Of ths Atlantic, Captain
Hudson read prayers and made sons ap-
lspropriate remarks. All O'Clock in the
afternoon the Gorgan fred 4 royal salute
Of " enty one guns.
On the 9Th Of August We received
strong electric Signals from Valencia al
day.
i've landed here ID lie woods. and, un-
til the instruments arc ready and perfect
" adjusted, COMMUNICATIONS cannot pass
between the continents /; but the electric
eurrent passes freely. Il may be some
DAYS bsfore communications can be trans
mitted.
The eastern end 81 the Atlantic Gable
was landed on The Irish shore BY the Nj,
agara On tho 5tn Of August, 1857. and
now the western end Is handed from the
same vessel Oh the 9TH Of August. 1853.
HThe shore end from Valencia As laid last
Ayear still remains 80 that both ends
have been actually laid BY the Niagara.
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