The Howard union. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-31
The Russo. American Telegraph,


Now that failure has followed the last
attempt to connect Europe and America by
telegraphic wire laid across the bed Of the
Atlantic Ocean, increased interest will be
felt in the enterprise known as the Russo
American Telegraph. This telegraph will
connect London with New York via st.
Petersburg in Russia and San Francisco
and St. Louis in the United States. The
work upon it has been prosecuted with
diligence for seine months; and will be com
peted next year. From San Francisco the
line will be carried through British Column
bia or New Caledonia into the Russo
American Possession on the northwest coast
of the American continent. The COMMUNE
cation between the opposite shores of ASIA
and America will be established in latitude
so. The distance across is 400 miles, but
an intervening island reduces the distance
10 which it will be necessary to extend the
submerged portion of the cable TO only $50
miles for the longest interval. In Asia the
line will be taken up by Russian officers
and completed so as to connect it with st.
Petersburg through the mouth of the river
Amoor, in latitude $3.50. From New
estminister, at the mouth Of Frazer river
in British America, TO Nicolaeffsk. near
the Amoor, is 1000 miles. The line will
be completed through large part of the
Frazer river valley the present season.
Since February last $50 men have been at
work upon this section of it. Next spring
there will be on the ground the wire and
all materials necessary for the prosecution
Of the work for the remainder of the route
on this continent. The materials will in
clude 200 miles Of submarine wire.
The California Alta, from which we
collect these facts, mentions the clearing
from the port of San Francisco on the l0tl
ult., Of the bark Golden Gate, the flagship
of the telegraph squadron, which was bounc
for the Gulf Of Anadir and the shores o.
Behring's Straits, with Colonel Buckley
Superintendent, and his staff on board
A propeller, the George s. Wright, was a
consort of the Golden Gate. The bark:
Clara Bell and Palmetto, and schooner
Milton Badger were up the coast. The
five vessels mentioned form the telegraphit
squadron. Congress authorized the Sec
re.ary Of the Navy to detail either steam
or sailing vessel to make soundngs, trans
port material, and assist in laying the sub
marine cable, but that official has persisteDtlN
refused 10 furnish vessel, or 10 assist th,
enterprise in any way. The Secretary O
the Treasury, however, placed the revenue
cutter Shubrick at Colonel Bulkley's com
mand, and has in many ways extended
iavors, and so also has the Collector OF tn
Port San Francisco.
The Golden Gate as she proceeds north
ward will stop at the mouth of KvichpaI
pronounced Vic pax J, which is grea
river with delta 100 miles wide, reachn
from 81 deg 80 min. 10 SO deg. H r
Mr. Kennicott and party will disembark
1t will be the duty TO ascend the river an
explore its understanding which ha
never been done heretofore, although som
Russians attempted it fifteen or twent
| years ago. 1t is supposed that the Kvich
| pax is the same stream as the Youken, int
which the Pelly river of British Americ
, empties. Mr.. Kennicott spent four year
on the Youken river, about latitude 6
| deg. in the service Of the Smithsonian In
stitute, and therefore the present enterpris
f is not altogether novel 10 him. Will
Kennicott goes UP the Kvchpak. Maio
Pope will go up Frazer river and down tn
Pelly and Yluken TO meet him. Msjo
Pope started in May last.
D., Colonel Buckley will also land a party {
the mouth Of the Anadir river, at lati.ud
65 deg. in Siberia, and it will be their dut
to ascend that stream, and they will be mt
by another party, to be sent out by Majc
e Abasa, Russian nobleman, who, ate
0 having studied the telegraphic business i