New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-04
THE ATLANTIC TELFd8APH.

the Editor Of The LyneLJargh Republican.
TUE ATLANTIC TELFd8APH.
Yesterday steamer brings late intelligence
Of the progress of the telegraph. The last
mile Of cable has been cooled in tie hugo tanks
Of the Great Eastern, and that vessel Is on the
eve Of i, aying the More for the west coast Of
Ireland, thence to begin on the 9th or 10th
of July her momcntous voyage 10 America.
Nearly all that human skill and Iatierce could
do for the Atlantic Telegraph has been done
except the laying Of the cable in Is bed at the
bottom Of tho ocean. Whether that is to he
accomplished this time, We shall know IN
about three weeks. II is within the limits
of probability that by the oath of this month
the New World and the Old shall he talking TO
each other across the Atlantic at lightning
speed.
The Great Eastern has in her 1,tW tunS OF
cable; 2.6CO miles in ell; 800 miles more than,
with good lu K, will BIZ wanted for laying. Add
tanks and cal and engines and the burden Of
the big ship on this voyage Is 2l,Co tuns'
which is 5000 less than her tunnage capaclt}.
For convoy she has two Britieh ships OF
war-and British only. 1t is stated That our
Government was applied to for the loan oil u
national vessel, but declined with dignity on
the ground that vessels of the United
States were still subject TO restrictions in
leaving British ports. Vslentia, on the
coast of Ireland. is the starting point;
Hearts Content, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland,
the destination Of the telegraphic feet. But tho
Great Eastern does not approach Valentia
nearer than twenty miles, and at that dis
lance will splice TIE oceon cable with the shore
end previously laid. On this side, tho
deep sea cable will reach to within
three miles of the shore, ard at that point
be spliced From valentia, the shcre end
will be the heaviest ard strongest piece OF cable
ever mado, weighing per mile about half a.
much as an ordinary railway track. 1t is to be
laid from the head of q sheltered inlet near
Cahircivcer, and the sea end bucyed and
watched by tie ships of war till tho Great
Eastern comes up. The splicing OF 1t with the
end of the main cable is matter OF five houro
work. and when that is once done the voyage
of the Cable Fleet begins.
For the success of the voyage no apprehension
whatever seems to be felt except OF very
violent Storm The Uondon) Times remarks;
This latter risk IL now literally all that has TO be
{. ared Eyer,tl1us else which human foreSigi' can
suggest. either in cable or ships. everything "meh
long experience scientific progress can devise.
has been provided. and the success or failure
of this vast expedition IL now only cues,
ton OF weather. On this only Doubtful
point, therefore. ma q, ns,n Y.u AlI IN
his PEI Of many Year, and hundred OF voyage
backward and forward in command o. he CuhaIa
that IN the carly part OF July IL never blows lonG OF
strong and that during that time ho hns re'er even
heard Of any bnd welther which could for moment
affect vessel like the Great Eastern.
But il will not do to DO Over-sanguine even
with tbs confident opinion Of capable officer,
for
..u must NOT DE- forgotten that in the Last menoyn
bic expedition In the Agameninon. midsummer
WIS fixed on as tic time when storm III tae Az =,
the Nete0folog Departments b-th here ana IN
America certainly Justified such an expectation. az
they showed that for - years no storm had taken place
al fiat lime Yet II was precisely the 2lst OF Janc
that the hurricane with which the Agnmemnon ana
Niagara had been battling Tor some days wls at Us
hight. and those OIL hoard tho i'll slowed AgamenDcn
Of least knew not from hour "a hour which was " DO
their last
Recent surveys Of that portion OF the bottom
Of the Atlantic on which the cable is to lie have
considerably diminished the supposed difficulties
of Il safe submersion. What was before thought
the worst part Of tho route--a sudden dip
hundred miles west from Iceland, the wa
ter deepening in few miles from
300 to 1000 fathoms-proves to be much less
precipitous; in fact, not precptous at all.
Careful soundings over the whole distance show
instead of q cliff q gradual slope of nearly 90
miles, with an average inclination of not more
than Jas feet per mile-bardly o respectable
hill. Nor is there anywhere bad or rocky bot
tom, but with the exception of few miles
of loose stone there is nothing but ooze, mud. or
SANDAL soft and comfortable for the cables
long sleep.
The commercial prospects Of the COMPANY
seom to be as fair as colnd be wished. New
shares are selling at = preiniuih and old 81, 600
shares, Which after tho last TAI lure Lad only II
nominal value, and very lately sold for less than
goo, now bring ESQ. There can be no doubt
that il THO cable IL laid and can le worked et
tho rate Of six or eight words minute, it will
prove enormously profitable. A revenue Of
6 ,C0O. 600 a yesr n.,rly twice its whole cost
vii easily be earned, and the stockholders seem
likely to reap at last some due reward for their
nntn rnr, 20 and fhnir nurllauo,I,v faith In inll