Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-09-28
Telcyraphic Extension.

There are $4,000 miles Of tclc-
graph wire in Europe, $4,000 in
America, 1900 in India, and 10000
in Australia. There are in addition
$4,000 miles Of submarine cable, and
yet Geographic extension thorough
out the world is going on at the rate
of 100000 miles Of wire per annum.
The dc. clopmcnt OF submarine tclc
graphic communication is at present
Il matter oil serious interest and con
sileration. It's construction is cost
~, and the laying Of it is hazardous;
while the amount of business, cspe-
cially in the Indian Pacific oceans, is
not so large rs might be wished.
There are how two distinct lines
of communication between America
and China aud the East--one by way
Of the Mediterranean and the Indian
ocean; the other by the way Of st.
Petersburg. through Siberia to tho
Amoor river. In addition TO these
lines Mr.. Cyrus Field proposes TO
lay cable between San Francisco
aud Shanghai. The route OF this
line runs in a south westerly dircc
ton, IN a straight line to Honolulu.
one of the Sandwich Islands, dis
lance oil 1850 nautical miles; thence
TO Midway Island, lilo; from the
Island to Yokohama, in Japan, 2,2G0;
AMI from Yokohama to Shanghai,
1,o35--total distance, 6,5l5 miles.
Another proposed line between
Shanghai and San Francisco, about
the same distance, takes nor,hcrly
direction, very similar in character
TO that ct the southern line, the two
lines forming two opposite oh;usr
angles. the extreme northern po.nt
being ut the Alenlian Islands, the
southern ut the Sandwich Islands.
The Russian line. which is under
the control OF the Government, rams
by way Of Moscow and Tomask t.
Urkautsk OH the southern shore OF
the Balkal sea, and thence To the
Amoor river. which it strikes at Tie.
han, the north eastern point ni the
Chinese Empire. From there
branch line runs TO the mouth of the
Amoor, the main line taking due
sou:herly direction to the Japan sea,
sklriing the coast OF Corea. and
crossing the Yellow STA to Shanghai.
This line is abou, 1850 miles in
length. The route by the European
and Indian lines is a very circuitous
one, hut reputcl to he more trust
worthy than the Russian route. The
first branch of it is the Falmouth,
Gibralter aud Malta Inc, 33,I5G mites
in length, and opened May 81. 1870;
the second, the Anglo Mediterranean
Company, nom Malta to Alcxand'ia,
96S miles, opened October, 1868;
then the Sncz and Bombay line,
1900 miles, opened April, 1870; the
British Indian Extension Company,
TO Cevlon aud Singapore. l 1856 miles,
opened Is months ago, and the
China Submarine Telegraph Co,
from Singapore to Hong Kong AMI
Shanghai. 2.6l0 miles. lately opeme...
A line, l.726 miles IN length, is also
constructing between singapore anu
Port Darwin. on the northern shores
of Australia, passing through The
island of Java. THIS line Will br
completed before the end ct this
year, according To the s;ipulalionS OF
the contract. Another line is also
contracted for between Mclb ,urn"
and the southcrnma>t poin, Of New
YEA and Thus, by this route the
line OF commu ica,inn between New
York and Shanghai is l2.2Ot miles,
and with Australia 1890 mites A
message can he s,nt direct from
NV York to. Shanghai over these
lines and an answer received in two
hours time. This, OF course, is no,
the Sordinary time occupied IN the
transmission ut messages. two .ays
sometimes being taken BY nc Rus
sian route, the distance bctwe, New
York AMI Shanghai is abuu, 800
miles.