The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-02-02

wheels or tables, revolving horizontally,
with reel. Of the several strands 40 AZ
ranged on their margin ~ 10 maintain
a relatively stationar, position. instead
Of always keeping their axes pointed to
the centre nf motion. The strands.
converging upwari towards snail
opening in the roof, meet. ond arc
twisted round he jnsc covered core,
and So f,,m lhp entire cable, which is
conducted over grooveI wheels 10
another and very n5,'w ,rthy depart
mrnt A visi. ~ a large brewery i.re
called BY the appearance Of this place,
whore platforms leai be, v"en huge
tanks, or whs' wpn!l elsewhere lie
vats They are eight in number. fonr
being II j anl four oval The round
tanks are - feet IN diameter. and the
"val once measure 3S by q. Their
depth i. Il feet. and they are intended
~ receItacit.s for The cable. which
descend. INTO tham from the wheels
overhead, .nl is coil.i verv neatly by
mn nal labor. Each tank will con
vcnientv II III li0 miles of the cable.
but their capacity, If taxed 10 the u most
nd be fou,i yr-a'sr bv eone zen
miles or more 4 s'ream IL water cor
-t.n,iv falls over the edge nf each
tank. AMI, percnla,'n. the coils OF
cable. fni- i,s way INTO All open space
which ia kept clear in the middle,
whore il rises to q level with the coil.
The waer iss's the efficiency Of he
protective covering; and the deli..asely
adjusted batteries in The e!-cuician'a
room. into which the ends o. all the
cables are led IN hunch proves The con
iac,ing power 10 he nnnfuencei hy
penetration from without. a messur
ed force is teirg continually SEN
thr nigh tie wires and the leas, d-f-c,
in the in. III ION can be registered with
nniallir. accuracy, even t. its exact
distance and degree. Hitherto the su
perintenients OF this anxious work have
been very fortunate bn, II has anmc
times happened fha, great length Of
cable has had to be uncoi.cd, tire &c
tecil.e in ent out, and the whole
mate good. an account ,s kept of the
la |, progress. ,nd there were 629
miles compile ed on Fr'ds. evening ="
which ann' her , miles wuull have been
added y. tie end Of the shnr, day =.
work 50 ,ha, speaking :elerabls I'D,
the card w. must state that the nnG,
b-r II miles # tin>i.i w,se al ihi>t,,ne
in h til Ia a, hore.Icn wha,f Is Gil
The distance fem the wes, c.as, #
ire.an,, Ia Trinity Bay, newfoundland.
il $40 Lau'icnl niles Two.f the
eics' talks a'- nearly full nd will soon
be ready for srnhsi k,'ien by the Anne
;h,>t and llls, we ghos'!y looking
su,kS. which lie near The wharf I'h.
decks If these yeseels have beer
Knocked ahou. cnnsid-.a ably, and in
grea; part got rid Of TO make room for
tanks in which 'he cable will be -towcd
in tie same manner ~ at the factory.
rhs hniks when laden, will be towed
70 lie midway, where the Grea, East
earn is new lying. with three enormnn,
tanks an board, occupying by compar
iso,, with the surrounding bulk. 80 lit.
lie SPACE as 10 deceive experienced
ey.> AS TO their actual dimensions.
Til ri. AMI the An .ihys, have each
Two Tanks on board, the diameter Of
which is aonewhat less than these ~
NJ Mnd.n Wha,f the depth being great
or. They will hay. I, make nine t'ip.
to &c, all the cable alongside the .biy
ship"
Mr.. Canning and Mr. Clifford. nnlcr
whose control the operations have been
conducted a, Easl Greenwich. will ac
company ,h+T precious charge on board
the Great Eastern, snd viii direct the
lawn. of the cable acroas the Atlantic
Ocean. Onr stasemcn. of the mileage
Of perfec,ed cable gives hut li.see idea
OF the length 81 AL the materials taken
sepcra' ETY.. Enr cram! lc, 10 make up
the 900 niles II csblr ~s..ch. allow
ing f,,r var Il. contingencies: y II be re
u,.ired 1900 mics "frapl.er wire are
us..i, rh ln>nla ing ma'ersss, - rqnsl
l IAN aryrer III, length If ~ 800 mile.
the iute be ng in sn strands. viii ex-
tend n 23 900 l.s.r,, .'''.,l' "a, a." be
the length II VIE and A.
each wire il seperat !; !, sered With 5
v s,s Or strans i yarn. ls3.oop miles
O. tho after VII. be worked IN Q theca
ble maxim. tcae;h.T > length of ma,