The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-02
The RussO-Ameriesn rsl,v,.,h

| whether it is or is not practicable to
connect the Eastern shore of tbs
American Continent with Europe bV !
telegraphic cable, there is no Question
that our North Pacific coast NAV bs
joined to Siberia by telegraph; that a
cable OF the best quality may be taken
10 the points that shall be most sppro,
pirate fof the connection, and laid A
quickly and work with as great Ger.
ISlnty as that crossing the Mediterra.
mean uniting France and Algeria.
fortunately, the great and enliobt.
ened Empire Of Russia owns an tha
land between the telegrapnic system ~
Europe and the North Pacific ana 49,
a toothold IN the extreme northwest-
ern corner of this continent This sim.
plihes the business Of procuring the
right OF way. II is doubtless precisely
as practicable to connect st. Peters
burg and Petropaulski BY telegraph a.
New York and San Francisco: and
there IS no more question of the ulu-
mate construction of a coast line of
telegraph along the Paciic, from San
Francisco 20 Alaska, than that one has
been built from New Orleans 10
Halifax.
Telegraphing can be done across
Asia as well as scross America: and we
had striking example, a few DAYS
since, OF the facility with which intelii
genoe is transmitted from shore 70
shore OF our ocean-bound Republic.
The Legislature of California. regard.
ing bill introduced into the Senate of
the United States with disfayor, adop-
ted protest against il, and transmit
ted the document with all the formali-
ties complste, by telegraph from Sacra-
meato 20 Washington.
1t will not, We may depend upon Il
be many years before the cities of
America will be In communicated h.,
telegraph with those Of Eurooe bv va
OF the kossa-American line: and ~
most experienced and scientifcallv.in.
formed telegraphers are of opinion that
intelligence can be more readily sent
from New York westward around tba
world TO London, than eastward
through the Atlantic, even II a cabls
were successfully laid.
O1r readers are aware q survey is be-
ing made to demonstrate the practica.
billty OF the Russian telegraph. and
show where and how the work should
be done. A very interesting reDort
from Colonel Palmer, Secretary OF tba
Western Union Telegraph Company.
engaged in this enterprise, has receptiv
been received and published. IL e
dated st San Francisco, on tha lstb Of
December, and is full Of snoouraRe-
ment The object Of the expedition is
the exploration of the country through
which the lines will pass on both conti- |
nsnts, examining harbors and coast
lines, locating cable crossings, and. 40 /
far as possible, determining the route /
Of these lines.
II Is ascegtained IS 10 the proper
point for crossing the upper limit Of The |
great ocean, that SeniaTin Strait Sibe-
ria, offers all the protection necessary
with good bottom, daep water and safe |
landing IN PenkeSu Gulf or AbOlesher
Bay, aud from tins strait to Grantley
Harbor, the bottom of Behring Strait |
IS mud, sand and gravel, averaging
about thirty fathoms in depth, and /
distance between proposed landings
0ne hundred and seTenty-eight miles /
The Secretary says:
The most northern regions through
which our lines Will pass present no
serious Obstacles; neither IN the con-
'truetion nor successful operation Of /
ielegrsPhs The submarine crossings
Fiu have ths advantage Of even and
lott bottom, with safe landings, and ca
oles not so long ss 10 make their Der,
ormance doubtful The Land lies
irmly planted in the frozen earth viii
Iiand As If rlOFtioed in rock; no tim
Der 70 tall across nor sieets 70 weigh the |
sIFes, they will stretch over the fFozen
iesolstion unbarmed sed unmolested;
,eside, with teiadesr and dogs the win
er WstOhing viii be cOmpsrstigelY (
.Asy.
Ihs Bshring Straits crossed in one
hundred and sevsnty-eight and Anadyr
Say two hundred and nine NAUTICAL
ailes between landings, with water Of
uch depth that icebergs alone could
njure the cable; these are unknown
Behring's Straits or south Of il the
.orthwIrd currents preventing any
ritt OF deep masses south even when
be surfaee-current is changed by strong
orth winds, the lover water stiil
loves northWs-d
The Indians Of the see coast are mis-
spresentedi We found them friendly.
onest and exceedingly Hospitality
ever mAnifesting, on any occasion, nor
bout any ct our vessels, the least dis
lsIllO1 To Eteol hut fha- -. 49,
g PROBABLY that the white nan, who
IS 90 uuch, can freely give These
soPie can be made useful with proDer
anagementi more 30 in the future
ian IN the beginning Of cur work