The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-07

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ana Ien vne Telegraph messages are read The ssvus
weighs exactly grain and half These instruments
are Of the most delicate and sensitive character.
THE TBLEdRAPHIo PLATEAU OF THE ATLANTIC ON
WHICH THE CABLE IS LAID.
Between valentia Bay, Ireland and st. Johns New
foundland the soundngs taken in 1857 showed that the
bottom of the ocean possessed the most favorable cond
lions for the successful laying and working of telega
phc cable
When the subject first proposed 1t was feared that
the inequalities which supposed to exist In the bed
of the ocean between Ireland and Newfoundland would
present insurmountable barrier 70 the successful
completion Of the project; but 1t has been proved
that there are no such inequalities in this part OF
the Atlantic These soundings proved the existence
of this plateau, which appears to have been placed
there especially for the purpose Of holding submarine
telegraph The greatest depth does not exceed TWO thou
sand four hundred and twenty -four fahoms me capio
passes the north Of the Grand Banks and rests on the
plateau, and at depth where the waters OF the sea-
judging from the nature Of the bottom when brought to
the surface quiet and completely at rest as the
bottom of mill pond There seem to be no perceptble
currents and abrading agents at work on the surface
of the plateau. The engineer who made the sound
ings brought up with the sounding apparatus speci-
of the bottom, which, when examined with
the microscope, were found to consist of shells SO
minute as not to be perceptble to the eye. These
little shells at suggested the fact that there
currents at the bottom OF the from which they
are taken that the spot where they were found was
their burial place. and that after having lived and died on
the surface they had sunk gradually to the bottom,
where they had lain undsturbed by CURRENTS for If the
plateau swept by currents they would doubtless,
have been abraded and mingled with the other microscopic
remains which lie the bottom Of the ocean, such
sand gravel and other matter but particle of sand
or gravel found among them.
In the profile of the soundings taken along the plateau
every apparent depth exaggerated enfod in order
enable the eye TO Judge of the effect The soundings
were made at intervals Of thirty forty, sixty and
one hundred miles, all attended with complete
success, but frequently involving many hours both
night and day. of great suspense and hard work.
losing sometimes two three thousand fathoms
of line, sounding apparatus and all There were
no currents near the bottom to affect the sound
ngs, and frequently the slack line would be coied
or kinked upon it, showing plainly that 1t reached the
bottom without the assistance of the lead determining
the important fact that cable wire Of the ghtest
kind would reach the bed Of the ocean.
WHAT TELEGRAPHING TO EUROPE is GOING TO COST.
As now well known the of tecgraphing by the
Atlantic cable to England the continent of Europe
will be very heavy We append an official statement,
showing the established rates the company with other
information of interest to those who going to use
the wire If successfully laid
~ ST. HELEN's PLACE, !
BIsnorsGArE STREET WITHIN, E. c.,
LONDON, July l, 1868. }
In the looked for OF To the effort
TO connect Europe with America by telegraph, II is ex-
pccted that cable will be open for public business
before the end OF the present month. q
The extent to which the telegraph between Europe and
America will be used by the public is at present purely
conjcctura. It nav however, be assumed as in any
likely to be considerable, and as the capacity OF
that in ARRANGING the charge for messages II will be
necessary proceed expermentay, their desire being
to discover the lowest charge at which the cable can be
kept fully and usefuy employed until II may be posi-
bic by means Of additional cables and improved appi
ances SO to increase the rate OF as Thereby
which only be done by extending the working
powers of the company
been determined in the first instance The directors
have thought would add much public convenience
to make universal charge FOR each o. me s,ea. teie
use cable from all calculation to local charges the
payment all which included in the charges made by
the Atlantic Telegraph Company for which they under
take deray the whole cost of transmission from the
telegraph station II: which the message originates ia
| that OF its estimation.
In thus offering great public facility IL must be dis
tncty understood that the Atlantic telegraph Company
will not incur accept any liability whatsoever either
for tho transmission Of the mcsag, to the cable OF
for its safe delivery at its destinations nor will they
ccpt any liability. arising from delay or stoppage by
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mep,s Nor will they consent to be liable for any
sum whatever, under any circumstances whatever a.
damages otherwise for loss accruing from errors mis-
takes delays other In respect To any message
ntrsted then beyond the return Of that portion OF
the charge accrung TO the company out the amount
received the agents Of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company itself shall fail in ransm sson OF the message
II ,s therefore recommend that the companies OF
governments receiving messages for transmission through
the shold adopt for signature by sendcrs oil tce
grams to and rom America message form similar IN ~
conditions that annexed which Is the form that vii
be used BY the Atlantic Telegraph Company that al
D rsons employing this mode Of communication ma,
Ia s terms SPSS Shc sA '%eI
secretary and General Superintendent.
| VALENCIA STATION.
FORWARDED MESSAGE no.
| Message originally forward from - station
| Message re eived from - station.
Londn TIM.
| Received At counter at zee. - IN on - E, 1856
T E,osSc% as at. IN Of 1856
io'"' csenature Of forwarding cerk)
INQUEST.
| (Datc.)
To the pn,,,rs oy rHs ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CoMrAxY:
Gr>rLgwFN-I request that you forward the underwent
| ten message upon the following conditions, viz
Messages only received cond.tionaly that no 70
sponsbity attaches the Atlantic Telegraph Compan!
for delay failure IN the TRANSMISSION or delivery,
for mistakes from whatever cause they may arise.
order provide assnst errors IN the TRANSMISSION oil I'm
portant messages by The Atlantic Telegraph Company
m sa es OF consequence be repeated by being sen
back from the station al which they have been receives
tho station from which they were originally sent Doi
bic the usual price transmission will be charged 10
| such repetition
| (Signaturc)
| Address,
| Witnessed by me =, Clerk
FRAY write distinctly Figures must be written at full
Prenx. - Code time. -. No Of letters, -
| No of words chargcable, -.
| Receivers name, -
| sendcr's name, -.
| PROVISIONAL CHARGES FOR rBE TRANSMISSION o
| MESSAGES.
From any telegraph station in Great Britain or Irelan
| 10 any telegraph station in America twenty words O
less including address, date and signature, not exceedn
in all one hundred letters, twenty podnds.
For every additional word not exceeding i've letter.
| twenty shllings per word
The letters in oil words after the FIRST twenty will
counted and divided by fve each five fractional n
| mainder will be charged as word.
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