The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-22
IMPORTANT TElEcRApHlc ENTERPRISE.
Telsgraphic Communication Between Europe,
America, China, Japan and the East
Indies, in Siberia.
Interesting Report Of Col. Romanof to
the Russian Government.


graphic lines and the consequent losses attendant on
thcn of such that their causes deserve
minute investigation. In addition to tho incomplete
examination or the depths and pecuarties OF tho seas
and oceans and the imperfect mechanical contrvances
for purpose still far greater obstacles to be
overcome to enable complete examination TO be made
and establish Geographic communication between the
different parts Of the GLOBE separated by vast
hnpenctrable deserts, or barren wlds.
Such enterprise that Of connecting the Old World
with the New, and other parts Of tho globe cannot be
carried out without great loss Of capital and other sacr
nces; and II successful for time through the ap
pication Of some improved contrvance would always
be very expensive TO maintain in perfect order The
unsuccessful projects Of the Atlantic aud Red Sea cables
which have swallowed up nearly e. 0OO that these
enterprises considered, by men capable OF ndg
ing, 10 be dead failures and yet they mpract
cable as many would seem 10 believe, provided that
inherent and safer plan than that hitherto pursued be fol-
lowed viz. the adoption OF the route through Russia.
where passing through the Behrng Straits about fifty
miles boad the Aeutic Islands seem TO form the piers
Of bridge, shaped out were by nature connect
the Old with the New World.
That tho eastern route via Russia, has already proved
q great Importance TO Europe, proved by the sensation
that excited in 1858 and 1890 when the papers
ccved the teegraphc ncws via Siberia and Russia OF
peace having been concluded with China and yet
graphy in this part Of the world Is only its infancy IL
may also be added that the English and French Ambassa
doris IN China now using that limo for their correspon
u
Another fact may be mentioned bearing this point,
viz that telegraph company in England has offered
messages from and TO the East Indies through Russia and
China, via Pekn, which is considered quicker route
than the usual mode Of communication the East Indies
being connected by steam navigation with the Chinese
ports, which will DO extended from Shanghai TO
Tcntsin, the river Hahe the Peiho. Fast Indian
messages sent by this route are forwarded to pekn;
those from the latter place handed to the Rus
sian Post Office and transmitted to Kiacha taking from
eleven 70 fourteen days. thence by courier TO kasan and
sent by telegraph thence TO London but the
telegraph line, which this year viii be completed TO
Omsk shall reach Irutsk some time in 1852 European
tclegraphic dispatches to or from Pekin will be
Thus the universally important Siberian line will be
tai acconp, more particularly it is carried through
The Russo American telegraph line will be constructed
a. follows
A line as far az Omsk, via the Ura Mountains, will
white Europe with Asia this year and the following
will DO extended TO Tkutsk that In 1863 all the Rus
Sian ports will be crnneced through the OF Japan
Nkslaevske and the Amcor and teiegraphic communities
Sion from the Baltic to the Pacific will be finished in the
year 1884.
Atthe time T. g., during the year 1882 the North
Americans will instruct line far as San Francisco,
through the scarcely penetrabe desert wiids and
famous districts inhabited by the rcd Indians
mus In the year ls621s63 there will be two well con
structed telegraph lines with two conducting wires
the two opposite shores Of tho Pacific the leading
Che shores Of the Baltic will bring the Geographic
6fom New York Boston Canada, Philadelphia, New Or
hams and from all the Northern States OF tho New World
and the other from Casries and Wadivosok Europe
Will be connected with London Paris, Lisbon, Rome, Al
gers Naples Constantnople and all the principal cities
6 the Old World.
Between these two teegraphc stations there is that
largo the Pacific (severL thousand mics broad)
which, towards the north, becomes narrowed TO about
MY miles, and forms the Bahring Straits To this, the
cole point Of connection OF the Old with the New World
abe attention Of several scientific gentlemen has been
drawn, who considered it practicable to construct tee
graph between the two shores, and many among whom
were Colonel shs s1 Gin the year Is gsr dc Lbs
en- 1851 offered their services 70 the Russian govern
But the impractcabity Of carrying out such project
arises from fact with which these gentlemen
acquainted, viz the nature Of the countries around
Behrng Straits and the Behmg Sea- such Tschuklschy
and the northwestern parts OF America through which
aerial lines would have 10 be constructed They
wild and covered with perpetual Ice that the main
ae human being could exist there for long period
% time and the length Of the requisite line would Of
ecssity require some intermediate stations
No notice need therefore be taken OF project to lay
line in this direction.
But there is another directon-viz In the southern
part the Behring Strait which almost to be
could be connected with tho New World This connect
ing link appears in the shnpe OF small adjacent islands
called the Alcutir Islands, and the line from kamschaka
10 America these islands, would be about 800
mites long The in this region is broad the At
antc between valentia Ireland, and Trinity Bay, New
Goundand but with this difference that instead Of the
great and universal breadth Of the Atlantic Is studded
with large and small islands, separated by small bays,
the largest whichthat OF Copper Islands, about 200
miles 1850 wersts) broad the breath OF the others beng
- follows
loo miles C175 wersts)
Ito miles Q22H wersts)
$50 miles (2Thi wersts).
go miles (52H werss).
so miles US wersts).
E5to 10 miles {S4 to Tx wersss).
S2-5 miles (8A wersts)
3d. mile ak wersts).
Total so islands.
These islands mostly extnguished volcanoes,
Nanous rocky and woo,less Some of them are inhacd
~ nd arpR md Arartc AOptQ