New-York tribune., 1870-04-22
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH LINES

DETAILS OF TIE BlLL"
The telegraph system which Sir Charles
Brirh (ho left this city the other day for Havan) is
about 10 initiate WILL when completed he Of great extent
and importance, embracing submarine and land lines
,oipipg together the West India Islands and connecting
these with Panama well with the continent OF sonth
America both on its Atlantic and Pacific sides. We III
this country will form connection with the entire syS-
tenn through the Cuba Cable and the line of conmunca-
ton WILL Of course, be continued 10 Europe through the
Atlantic Cables Sir Charles Bright expects 10 be en-
eased for two years in the work Of cabcaying which he
Is now about begin, and during that period he VIII
probably lay less than 1900 milCsoi submarine caDle
We have recently had advce from London that the feet
bearing such Of cables required for the west
India liucs was ready sail for Cuba, and We shall
doubtless hear Of tS arrival there before the close OF the
present month II is the most perfectly appointed tcle
graphic expedition that erbeen sent Nom Lns'h'
TIE WEST INDIA LINES
Tho new lines for the West Indies will begin from Baa
bauo a small seaport the southern coast OF CUBA
"a miles from Havana, and will run thence In the
direction Of Santiago and Jamaica AT Morant's Point
near Kingston. Jamaica, tie cable Will be DIVIDED lho
two h1aucAes running in different directions, one line
striking directly TO Panama AID The other follow
ing TIE chain Of West India Islands, San Domingo ST.
T7,onas the Wpdward Islands, and Trinidad, to the
mainland nj DencraIa The cables of these West India
lines were contracted FOR IN London last August, ana inc
contractors agreed to have them completed In eGh'
months and submerged in eleven There Is every reason
their contract The capital of the company s25oCp'
but the cost Of making and laying the lines is limited 10
$J,OO0ON
TIE soUTH AMERICAN SUBMARINE AND LAND LINES
From thc Continental termni of the two branches OF
t,e West IuF q system at Demerara or British Guiana
and at Pa,a o. there will be cable lines along both the
Atlantic aud Pacific sides of tho South American con-
ue8t which VIII 10 connected with land lines running
along tie coast and crossing tie Andes in Chill inc
Whole Of south America, excepting Patagonia viii thus
be ipclc cG within telcg11phic circuit ana VIII pc III
tclesrarhic communication with Central America the
West Indies. Moth America, Europe, Africa tat s0ez"hu
A,zfuGriaJ, and Asia tat Bombay aud other points,
TIE CONNECTING LINES
Tho brazilian Capic lire Will connect WIN Ihe west
India lnc at DecraTa, whence 1t Will follow the Brazil
ian coast Cape Saint Rogue, which Is "lthh
resv distance a PcrnambuCc, from which place land
lines viii communicate with Rio dc Janero and proceed
s.ut.y yg = slautayidco ana thence to Buenos Ayres
IN the argentine Republic. ITO company which has
contract f,r ine Brazilian cable is known as the IN
teraii i.-.a Company Of the South TraLSatanuc Ie!c
.rarh id is q cIet corporation from the West lndia
T..,.r42l Company. From Buenos Ayres land line
VIII c, iie Continent and the Andes Mountains 20 the
coast ot Ci a'onc which Il will run to the Peruvian
border VIII ch II will follow far Payta or TuInbez
where Will he Of the tcTulni Of the Cable connect
ing with TIE lsthmus Of Panama. The land lines in
the last-nou; oaed Eepublcs-yz: Feru Chill ana The
Ar-cinc Rcpubllc-are in much better state and can
he spoken O. much hopefully than the land lines
esabIi she'd or projected in Brazil. We learn Ivy our
latest adces Valparaiso that the line across the
is making good progress and that the apprOpla-
tons made in its behalf by the two Governments con-
ccrned have been promptly paid IT is styled the Trans
audiuc Telegraph, and is built by the capital of the
merchants OF VALPARAISO and Ayres. Tue cable
lue IN tie Pacific, Peru TO Panama running along
the coast OF Ecuador and NewCienada, will complete
this immense tolcgraphc circuit which, starting from
the other Of the Ismus have traced round tie
continent of south America. With the aid OF any Ordi
urry map tho reader will havebeen able TO follow us from
point oIt and Will be enabled TO study out the scope
and com elcnsyeneSs Of the great telegraph project OF
projects which, to be practically begun, will require
between two ald three years for completion.
We understand that, though Sir Charles Bright
originally intended TO manage the laying only of the
West India cables is probable that he viii also under
take the work subInergng the Brazilian and South
Pacific cables The contract for the Brazilian cable
gives thrce years time for it, completion; hut tho
English cable contractors Will become responsible for
Tie construction and submerging Of such cable within
atwelyemCpth from the time they get the order The
new cable ard land telegraph lines we have described
will bring into telcgraphic communication with this
country something like 100000 people. They ought to
DO the means Of increasing greatly our commerce with
South America and the West Indies and doubtless they
would be the OF doing this il we possessed com
erca steam marine Of iron vessels As it II, tie Eli
ssh who have laid these cables, WILL for tbs tine at
least obtain nearly all their commercial advantages
FIELDS BILL.
The bill recently submitted TO Congress by Mr. Cyrus
W Field to incorporate the "Pacifc Submarine Tee-
graph Company" provides that Cyrus W. Field, and
all other persons who shall may be associated with
him. and their successors" shall constitute the Company
The capital stock Of the company shall consist of 100000
shares at the value Of 500 eaeh in gOld-s00OOOO
This capital may DO increased from time to time by
vote OF the stockholders Nine directors are TO be
elected when the whole s0O00O0 has been subscribed
o.rt, In Tho prtir ire uuSt
in within year from the time OF Organization. NO
tices of annual TO be published for three
days In three papers NewNOrk three in Washington,
and three in London. The principal office of the Com
pany shall located in either NewYOI or Washington,
as the directors may determine The bill al
lows the Company TO construct and ope-
rate one moro cables in aud over
tho waters reefs islands, shores and lands which
the United States has jurisdiction from the shores OF the
state OF California 10 Japan and the Empire Of China
either direct by the way Of the Hawaiian Islands, or
other island or of the Pa idc Ocean, by the most
practicable and eligible route" The Secretary OF the
Navy Is required to detail ono vessels Of the
Navy to make surveys and sOudiDgs in that portion
OF the Pacific Ocean, and in that part Of the Pacific coast
both OF America ana Asa, thr9gh anu over WHEN ~
proposed establish Tie said elcgraph alo to assist
the application Of the said Company In laying down
the submarine cable, and transporting materials con-
ncoted herewith and generally 10 afford such assistance
a. a. & @ gTs rae cye, of the fHterior is
directed 20 issue land script TO the Company for
OF tie public land The amOunt s left blank In the
printed copy of the hn before This land Is to he
given I'm Quantities not less than 100 acres, and shall
scrip is issued until when the Secretary shall he
slt fed tEa The whole capital has been paid in After
she secretary shall convey the title TO the land 70 the
sta-ts shall 80 al times have priority all other
tons private per.ons IN Transmitting messages over
the cable and snail have the right to transmit messages
free OF arg IN an amount not exceeding at regular
bc4 t Sngfacture or It's cable within one year after
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