The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-20

the Farce Islands, $50 miles; thence TO Iceland.
24O; to east coast of Greenland, 743; TO Labra-
dor, 507; 10 Canada. 210. There Will be two
cables, sixty miles apart laid by this company
the whole submarine distance. Ii Is stated that
the water in mid ocean Is very deep, hence
danger from iceberes will only be encountered
near shore. 1t u calculated that messages will
be sent by this line at halt crown (say 30 cents
ia currency per word.
America; what is generally known rs the Russo
American line. This company's cable is to be
laid from Russian America to Asiatic Russia
(across Behring's Stralts) via some small islands
about halfway between the two continents The
land lines are and have Tor two years been in
process of erection. Already it has been erected
for seven hundred miles north of New Westmin-
ster, British Columbia and by the end of this
year eight hundred miles more will be done.
In Asatic Russia the line is also being pushed
with commendable energy. The American, Rus
sian, and British Governments lend every facility
to those engaged in this great enterprise, and all
mate13el for the company Is everywhere admitted
Filth A French line via Lisbon, Madeira,
Canary Isles, Cape Verde Isles with branch to
the Senegal river In Atrica), across the Atlantic
Ocean to Cape San Rogue in Brazil, and thence
to Cayenne in French Guiana, is also on the
taps. From Cape San Rogue land lines win
doubtless run to Rio Janeiro, aud to all parts of
South America. .- '.A
Sixth. International Ocean Telegraph Com
pany, projected by the renowned MajOr-GeDerai
William +. (BaldyO Smith, office, No. Al Wall
street. This line has just received concession
from the Spanish Government. The route for
this cable is from the mainland of Florida by
way OF the islands OF Sandy Key and Key West
to Cuba, the distance between the two latter
being only 81 miles; thence to St Domingo,
thence TO Porto Rico. Also from Cuba to
Jamaica and thence to the Isthmus of Panama.
The organization of this company is:-General
William f. Smith, President; Alexander Hamil-
ton Jr., Vice-Prcsident; Alfred Pel Jr., Secre
tary; NJ. l.. Deaheld, Treasurer. Directors:--
Alexander Hamilton, Cambridge Livingston,
Charles KNAPP 0. X. King, James A. Scrymser,
Alfred Pell, Jr., Maturin l.. Deladeld, William
f. Smith, and William Z. Blodgett. While
speaking of this cable 1t may be well to mention
that, under the auspices of ex-President Murillo
OF Colombia, several hundred miles OF telegraph
wire were projected and are now partially COM
pleted across the lofty Andes--at one point in
the crossing OF which the wires will be thirteen
thousand feet above sea level! A grand chain
of telegraphs running from Patagonia up on
both sides of South America to Columbia, and
iron Behring's Straits down through Russian
America, British America, Washington Terri
tory, Oregon, California, Mexico, and the Cen
tral American Republics viii doubtless connect
with this line as well as with the Russo American
line.
Seventh. line from New Zealand and
Australia, running from island to island of the
Sunda Group to Singapore thence connecting
with the line of telegraph running from the
East Indies TO England. When the Russo
American line is completed, a land branch
through China and Cochin-China to Singapore,
Will also probably be constructed. Several OF
those companies were organized, or partly so,
some time ago, but the successful laying and
working of the two great American telegraph
cables has given them an impetus never before
eXDerienced.n