The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-13
Progress of the Electric Telegram phi.

An estimate made of the cost Of laying down an electrs
telegraph between Cape Town and Grahams Town, via
Swelendam George Town and Port Elizabeth, Cape of
Good Hope, was laid before the Legislative Council 1t
that assuming the total distance DO hun
dred and twenty miles, and that stations would pro-
badly be required the cost ia round numbers would not
exceed ESQ, goo.
Another offer has been made to construct two wire
telegraph between Cape Town and Grahams Town for
f40 mie and 10 keep in repair for 81 per mile per
annum the contractor to be allowed to cut posts free Of
charge in the forests and to make of tho
road boards laboreis when near any of its stations
letter from the British Colonial Minister at the Hague
to the Governor OF the Straits Settlements announces the
despatch of telegraph cable to unite Batavia with Snga
pore. He trusts that it will soon be completed between
Singapore and Rangoon, and be continued from Java TO
Australia The Australian colonies, with their wealth and
public spirit are likely TO accomplish the latter long be-
fore Calcutta is in communication with Singapore They
are planning to lay their cable to Ceyon via the Cocos
Islands
Captain Puen of the Cyclops, has fixed on Hailania,
of the Kooria Mooria islands, station for the Red
Sea telegraph The island has good wells and
harbor The eectsc cable will probably taken direct
from Haiania to Kurrachee, being buoyed at Ras ell Had
Recent successful experiments have been made at tho
factory a MeesIs Silver Co. at Sverown on the North
Woolwich line, in insulating Geographic wire by covering
it with India rubber. The difficulty Of bringing India
rubber into sufficiently plastic state to act as homOge
neous covering to the wire has been so that
in boiling water the insulation OF the wire per-
feet This OF Importance for teegraphc wires in shall
low tropical waters but the guta percha coated wire in
the Red Sea- from the depth at which it is laid is likely
to retain its perfect insulation.
The rate of charges for the transmission of messages
the Victoria Austraa) teegraphs has been fixed at the
following rates. and sanctioned by the government
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The length of the telegraph line from Boston to Trinity
Bay is about 800 mlcs-neary the length OF the Allan
tic cable In the course of the route there are two sub
marine wires, both of which, however, have always
worked admirably.
The telegraphic submarine cable from st. Bees, near
Whtehaven, to Point of Ayr Ramsey, Isle OF Man.
laid successfully by the Liverpool tug Resoute
in about six hours on the 18th ult.
The end Of the Malta cable has been landed at Marsala
consequently the communication between London and
Malta complete via Sicily The duplicate line, via Sci
y to Malta has been just despatched in the Ber
wick, and will be laid by Messrs Glass Elliot Co., for
the Mediterranean Extension Telegraph Company
Messrs Ncwall Co.'S steamer Eba, with Mr.. Liddel
board has arrived at Constantnope after having
cessfuy laid the submarine cable which establishes tele
graphic communication between the capital and Smyrna
The staff for working this line which will transmit des
patches either in Turkish in French have already left
for their posts with the exception of the French supern
tendent and the line will very shortly be opened to the
public.
Complete Geographic communication between Alden and
London ought by this time, to havo been established.
Mcssrs. Newal and Co.'s steamer Elba reached Syria
about the 18th May, to commence laying the submarine
cable between Crete and Alexandria, poted and escorted
by Turkish vessel Consannople will also be in direct
communication with Alden by means of branch lines be-
tween Crete Chic and the Dadaneles and between Chio
SYRIA and Cape Hellas
The first consignment of teegraphc wire to connect
Bagdad with Constantnople recently arrived at Mosul
The telegraph line from Colombo to Gale, Ceyon. u
miles long, has cost 60 900, f42 mile, very low
average. The " miles from Colombo to Handy have
been finished at about the price but it supposed
that the section from Randy to Manaar the point of juno
ton with the Indian lines, will prove more expensive
The New South Wales government have advertised for
tenders for contracts for supplying the wre nsulators
&c, for the erection of second telegraphic wire from
Sydney TO Abury the work to be completed within three
months from the notification Of acceptance Of the tender
The Launceston New Zealand) Examiner says:-The
posts aud wire are placed the Hummock's and Hun
ters Islands, and at Circular Head ready for
with the submarine wire daily expected from England
In few months shall thus be rapport with the
three colonies on the continental island.