The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-04

Siberia and passing into uanchoors fading Us tor minus
at the Amoor river The whole length win exceed 1880
leagues From this terminus tho western coast OF Asia
submarine cables Will eventually be laid ACROSS the seas Of
ocho,sk and hs.ka TO the Russian possessions
North America from which land line might DO extended
as to connect with the srmni OF great ansoontneu
tai telegs aph by which proposed to unite tho eastern
and western boundaries Of republic and which, ~ we
have already SAID will be soon completed. Already the
land elegt em the Atlantic side has been extended
to Atcbson on the Missouri, and ID being carried
stl further west Ga tho Pacific side line Ia IN course
Of construction to Salt Lake City and the day not far
distant whom junction Of tho two will be effected, and
we win have continuous limo across the continent Tho
distance between Salt Lake city and Atchsoa s some
thing less than thousand miles.
But the course have described - that By which tho
world to be girded by Geographic bet is not the only
one There 10 yet another which offers amoH equal IA
clities. Lst trace II out and 200 what has been
already effected towards the great work We have
shown the lines already laid and those in course Of
srucsion to India but ud that line proposed from
RaDsoon which 10 the existing terminus Of tho Indian sys
tenn Of telegraph to tho river Patehan the northern
portion Of tho Malay peninsula, known the Ishmus
Kraw land line viii be constructed across this sthmus
distance OF thirty miles, to the port Champion In tbs
kndom Of SIAM The site proposed for these land wrcs
10 along the route which has been recently surveyed by
Her Msestys government with view to the construc.
ton OF . ship canal, as suggested BY Sir John
Bowrng, for the purpose Of shortening by thousand
miles the voyage TO China. From Champion sub
ms,ine cable will cross the Gulf Of Siam, skirtng the
coast Of Cochin China to Hong Kong, with stations the
Island OF Pulo Condore and with the settlement Of TourHu
in Cochin China The greatest distance between any two
ich To ipfa al Ia
line win not exceed i've hundred and sixty miles, and
the depth does not in any place exceed seventy ahoms
Every thing seems to favor tho project for besides the
great facilities afforded by nature, the promoters Of the
undertaking have learn obtained very valuable COZ
cessions from the king of Siam. From Pulo Condore al
ready mentioned cable will be laid ct distant day TO
Singapore and the Dutch are at present engaged IN the
construction Of line to Batavia The company by which
the line extending from Rangoon to Hong Kong Ia to be
constructed has already been organized and has mate
great progress towards the realization OF their pro
ject, and il is intended that the undertaking
In which they are engaged shall supply the link necessary
to ut nasey connect Australia with India and Europe
The practicabhty Of such work will strike any one
who VIII take the trouble 70 examine this part Of the map
OF the world telegraph has already been extended
across the northern Part Of the Island or Java by the
Dach, and is now In working order From Java to vcto
the water space between any two Of which docs mot
exceed three hundred miles This the greatest distance
while the other water spaces vary from ten to i've miller
From Australia to the Sandwich group there are numbers
OF small Islands which could be made serve the purpose
OF Intermediate stations on the route; and from the Sand
wch Islands TO San Francisco the last space which would
have to be spanned the daance does not exceed two
hocaand miles Now, we know there are ekeptics who
win ray that tee great work which We have here
sketched cut is impracticable; but while denying
s feasibility, may bs well for them 10 remember that
on no part OF the rouss here laid down will the difficulties
ohe work be az great as hass that have been already
encountered successfully in the laying Of submarine nes
which row in perfect operation.
In addition to the routes above des crbed for tho two
great world teegraphs there stu another which shouli
not be omitted This route will extend from Labrador 70
Greenland thence to Iceland thence the Farce islands
and thence 10 Scotland This route is about eighteen
hundred miles long, end will be surveyed with the
view OF laying cable along 1t Ut future day The
bark Wyman sailed on the surveying expedition from
Boston, on Monday, the Goth inst having on board OF
her Tai p shaner Of the original projectors or the
undertaking. Colonel ShAiner received some years sxo
from the Krg Of Denmark the exclusive right TO land
cable In Greenland Iceland and the Farce islands Thu,
this enterprise Should s,~n have one south
eln and two nor thern world circling telegraphs
The European lines Of telegraph incidentally, as aux
sries TO the great electric band which ID 70 encrce the
world and round which tha sn,,iiA currout will fly
rapid ss thought itself. We shall now speak Of them
more In detail to show what has been done other
tries in the way OF Geographic enterprise
Sweden and Nor way have continuous line Of telegraph
stretching all round their coasts and come pa es cross
Ing the ods aud bays by which the shores OF those coun
tries indeted An Interesting fact may be mentioned
here in connection with tho Norwegian telegraph which Is
employed TO announce TO the various fishing stations
along the coast the arrival Of the shoals
OF 0sh which swarm at certain In the numerous
creeks and nets. Telegraphc communication has been
established between Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and
the different Islands o. those countries. Il ia feet patti
cu,ary deserving OF notice that Nor way while the whole
coas is surrounded By telegraph, there la only line
running into he interior In this respect it presents
very different appearance from Eogand which 20 inter.
seced and cut by telegraph lines present on the
map the appearance Of gigantic cobwsb, Of which Lon
don is the great central point to which ell the lines CON
verge.
The Russian government with sxten. OF country far
surpasepg any other Power In Europe has done great
deal towards bringing the various important parts OF it's
vast empire into communication with its capital, On
the rcrta the Geographic system Of Russia OK.
tends to Finland; on the south IL reaches 10
Sebestopol ; the west 1t stretches severa
hundred miles beyond Moscow s ancient capital while
the whole eastern boundary Of the country We traced
BY the continuous line which extends iron oae border
town TO another.
Ffzrce has taken prominent part in the establishment
Of slegraphic and in the advancement Of
legrspnic science. Tne that was ade by tho :ee
graph as military agent by the French Emperor s
known TO the world BY eans Of telegraph lines extend
ing from Paris TO the Crimes, he enabled 10 direct all
the movements Of his f,rces Ssbasopol and to plan
The 6na agfaull the haakof, which terminated tos
famous siege. In Ire late with Austria be made use
OF the same ageat with great effect The SUCCESS which
attended big telcRrs chic nnerations o., the iad a, ,