The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-09
1af INTERNATIONAL OCEAN rsLrcRApH COMPANY.

TO THE sDsr2R Telegraph rh company i organ
49,. !. - 80 very Important extension Of me tale
.s, sf 4 q shc West India islanda which vii ulti-
r.,.,l 4. sxssuded 70 the mainland Of Central and
south Amsr,ea. short time since the government Of
span granted Z concession 10 this company, giving
them the exclusive right for forty years 70 lay al cables
between Cuba and the United States and BY royal de-
cree Issued recently the Captain General Of Cuba was
requested afford every facility In carrying out Tho
project The state Of Florida has also granted similar
exclusive concession for period Of twenty years. which
has been further ratified and sanctioned By the govern
msnt Of the United States The value Of The privileges
thus granted will be apparent whom II 10 seen that
this link between Cuba and the mainland viii form the
nrst In the chain which will ultimately connect the
whole OF the India Islands with Central and South
America and the transit business Of the Panama route
Il will place jamaica and other British West India
isands in communication with the United States and
British North America BY means Of the existing network
Of teegraphs 10 America and with Europe By means Of
very liberal grant has also been made 70 Nessn.
losrsphic line between Busnos xyrss ana The Chilean
frontier which, In connection with the telegraph lines
Of Chile embracing fifteen and those projected
but short distance TO bridge over and to establish this
connection, for which grants are now bcIng sought.
When this section complete tho and eastern
coasts OF South America will be In immediate communi-
cation with the West India islands the United States
According TO the United States Treasury returns for
the year ending june 1865 the value Of the imports and
exports between the United States and the countries
brought into teIegraphc communication BY these nnes
not including the eastern coast OF south America,
oicis statements, prepared by direction Of tho British
the year 1866 show that tho entpe trade
OF the Wet India Islands amounted in 1896 70 the
OF $780, S09l9 OF this the trade Of Cuba alone
amounted 70 1896 DOC, 900.
The Isthmus OF Panama 10 the natural focus Of the
west coast which, according 70 ali laws political ana
geographical should belong TO us Is almost entirely
in the hands Of the European commercial commnnilis
attributable. mainly 20 the liberal system Of postal
connections whereby England Sos,ers indirectly mo
establishment Of markets FOR her principal staples.
Were merchants placed telegraphio communica-
with the West India islands Brazil and the ropub-
lies Of Colombia, Ecuador. Peru, Bolivia Ch,e and Ar
gentine, there be why fair average OF
the commerce OF these countries should not directed
70 Us.
rt TO be opened by the ntercolonsl Telegraph
Company That between Cuba, Jamaica and Panama will
no doubt shortly follow. The Florida cable has been
manufactured by the India Rubber, Gutta Percha and
Telegraph Works Company their mandatory In ST.
vcrtown, England where ample facilities exist for the
making Of the cable IN ell It's paris, from the gutta
percha insulation to the final completion Of the
covering OF wire. This cable - now being shipped In
the steamer Nava, Liverpool and will sail for Key
West on the 18th instant and the line win probably DO
opened 10 the public early In July The India Rubber
Gu'ia fercha and Telegraph morks 'ompany guGan.ee
been ound after submerson 10 eve entire satisfaction
Tue tuba cable constructed In three parts All OF
t are composed OF the maeria o. viz An outer
shcalng o. galvanized iron wire, OF thickness differing
accord ng the depth OF water and tbreo OF gutta
percna surrounding the conducting wires, which are
seven In number. The copper IL about hun
drcd pounds 10 the mile, while tho gutta
percba covering weighs one hundred and seventy
pounds per mile.
rbe shore end OF the cable, extending from Key West
in Florida to sandy Light, Is protected by very thick
wire. and weighs twelve tons per mile. From this
point three hundred fathoms water Is TO be dmin-
lshed In size and weigh nine tons per mile The deep
portion is again smaller weigh ny two and onehaif
per mile II Is thrccquartcrs Of inch in dame
ter rather less than the Atlantic cable but nearly
much strain Will BE- brought upon the latter had
and the greatest depth Of water In only eight
hundred fathoms whereas the Atlantic cable had 70 be
laid some places at depth OF two thousand fathoms
No difficulty II apprchended therefore, In submerung
cable while the comparative shallow depth or water
would render graphing for lost end, in Of scc
dent, quite easy.