, 1869-06-28

lktAtory OF the French Cable Enter
Priso-A stopping Place In Mid
Ocean CAritnt and Plans, Ac.,

lkt4sory OF tho French Cnble Enter
Priao-A Stopping Place In MID.
Ocean-Cnritni md Plans, &c.,
dc.
From. tA< Se,r 1'orE #orId, Jm,te Is
brief rcriew OF the French Atlantic cable en-
teTprIse, which has progressed 20 fur that the
gable Il no. being laid by the steamship Great
Eastern and her couBorts, ought 10 X: interesting
u Juns, i,s', .she French Government granted
resulted. TIE CONCESSION the building
la,lpg and working q the r. ut cable VISA
GRANTED to Baron Emile d, & + = ,:i,. r, ot fa51s
II conveyed the exclusive night 10 run q
cable IRON Brtss, France, to the coast Of the
rom IT, se anuer tne en
dttions: No soil 1ure1En TO France and the United
States to he touched BY the cable In lis transit:
The price OF despat: II OF twenty words not to e1.
The concession hs.lnx been secured, tho r.w
company wns organized WITH good energy. It's
ehasrH Of fleo each. In less than eight days the
subscription lst whs nlled oy the most respectable
hen5ng houses n En1ope 20 n re aaarfs wsse In.
1t premium 81 : to per cent, Tie nrst ply
r,ent Of tl,tNp,0ep was na1e On the osy The sno-
sspson e;ossa e H. TeesIspa
vance upon ITS disbursements. This COMPANY,
which had manufactured tho former Anglo Amer1-
I'D ssciiiies, he ony one ready to UNDERTAKE tic
at.'l more dltsicult and costly contract fof the
French es}ae: ...,
and has been continued. y. prup!.tous sea.
sens, up 10 the Tune Of the sailing Of
1ns css'e nee, TIC ,on'e aa u1,,na'e!y e;
scund1nEs were nsde under the supervision OIL
expert Scientific men and seh1neI-ts from BEest,
Hnass ne Aans'9 :" the ;n soutes ,n eess
i.lard Of 81 nerge, on the south coast Of Scr--
ionnalAnd; and thence down cape Breton Island
@ n1a HSrs Sse 'o f ss nxs To
St rerze to boston, nboul 7es E1l1es- The line
Will then have length Of : *o7 uiies from eud to
end. nearly 1.svo niles more than The length Of
ne a1e.eT Ienih Ct tne snem.rtas pls-
cable between this country and Ireland
trnyesseF, and was secommeadedh hy Czrtan James
Anderson. formerly OF the Great Eastern, on the
~ kcer'ng IN the sao fathon, ltae upon Milne
Eank and around the kolthefn cdge Of the Grand
B.1 n9 s{ ef 9E o. ans
The northern edge Of the Grand kaak WIS avoided,
because it Is uncertain S. what depth the lcsoergs
ground. They are aalA, upon good authority, TO
ground At times In ninety fashomA
II Is not certain Ut what depth the vessels en-
plo! IN The seal trade may sometimes choose 70
station In the track Of Ice foes
There dangers arc avoided In the track chosen
for the French cable; and am Justified BY my
o*u eApeasnss y. -! ..s ~ tuc - .t n. R ~
soutnetn edse o1 Inc Itaaa hanA 70 sasut t1eHe,
aeI tnsnss @ 70 ne p,see ot ssn4ng u u Ae n5 49, -
entutg ltee tsom Aus uSa4el !fosa lcer an1 aoes
nos c5oss aht anehofage 1esfsed ~ " &ne aee1 "
n-9ng setttE
The cable upon AAhe Hank ana s1oM tne 1Eau1
Hank 10 sAint t1eEfe ana ineaee 70 Amenea @ Sun.
Wh1cs OF 40 uf!es) III oe Islo IN "a1cr o. saca
cary depth that rena.Fs viii be . matter Of ces-
thinty, ard n+ aIe 1usuaed tEom w ~ sonndiaSs =
~hich slrvad! e1ist N amFm!ns tnat me aerlh Q!
water a-onG the deep sea PORTION can oe Grcatet
than that IN which the present Atlantic cables are
i4id
5o the 5eqnaass apea m a a.
favorable ground ~n! lie found from Milne Bank
10 ,he Grand Liant ot SewtoaEdlsad
Subsequent soundhgs have GENERALLY CONFIRMED
Captain Andersoa.s psssan,ntion
impress upon the minds Of readers rhe vast ua-
interrupted distance 10 :c travel>e ts The French
cable before II reaches the is:and of ST. Pierre
This island, let II oe understood, Is tic s11alest
and southescmosi 81 tae EroUP ol tSrre- Whlea us
inEnedsa'tls sonta OF the Aaln southern eoast u
Aewioundhnsl, aEu so1th*-ss Of sht Se.1oGua, =,
land feplEsGlA OF huf1u: Tue eastern coa'l y!
THIS peninsula l. The western shore 9! F9accaua
Lay. =,