The New York herald., 1876-10-21
TELEGRAPH EXTENSION.
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AFRICA TO BE CONNECTED
WITH THE WORLD.


WITH THE WORLD.
From the London telegraph, Sept 221
In connection with tho idea of introducing the teie-
graph the African continent from Egypt overland
to the Cape Of Good Hope, Mossrs Kerry Nichols
Edwin Arnold and Colonel J. A. Grant forwarded Ger
tain suggestions to the Brussels Geographical Confer.
ence to be brought the notice that body by the
last named gentleman, which has been collected in
small pamphlet. Mr.. Kerry Nichols Observes
"Commencng at Alexandria the Egyptian telegraph
line extends in southerly direction for distance Of
l,100 miles to Khartoum, and surveys have alroady
been made for its continuance to Gondokoro. Consd-
ering therefore, Khartoum tho base Of operations
for tho construction OF the line southwark the distance
from that place to the Equator head OF vIctoris
N,yanza would be about 1000 miles, and southwark
across The lake TO DeIagoa Bay 900 miles, giving
total distance Calculating direct course) OF 1900
miles to complete the connection with South Ari
lines or in other words, only 600 miles further
than the distance covered by the Australian overland
lInen
To the overland lines nowiin active opera
ton Mr. Nichols adds one-that trnversing the con.
tnents ol Europe and Asia. beginning at ST. Peters.
burg and ending upon the eastern OF Siberia OF
about 5000 geographical miles; that OF the United
States, IRON San Francisco 10 New York. a length OF
$500 miles; tho transandcan South America
across continent. distance Of 100 miles, and ihs
Australian line IRON Adelaide TO Port Darwin 1000
UNDER THE VICTORIA
Mr. Arnold says:-"Of the great link thus proposed
wire brings us daily intelligence IRON Khartoum
which is 260 miles IRON Alexandria; and this 10 beng
cxte nded To Goud0koro 700 miles iurther on Hence
the route almost all tho way M'tcsas capital u
within practical control the distance beng about $50
miles. KING M'iesa's city makes a safe and central
station, ana thence the wire should be taken under
the Victoria Lake, which gives 100 miles moro OF
oasy waterwork TO Muanza Hence should 20 ovor-
land by opckcs old route to kazc which is aoout I5O
miles OIL aud thence should biiurcatc on fairly secure
roads. 10 UIji and Bagamoyo (Zanzibar Having thus
picked up Two commercial cmporiuns IL would nass
nd NH
land 10 Lake Nysssa where II is TO be submarine again
TIL II reaches the new town Of Lvingstona Hence IL
would safely proceed down the Shire and Zambsst
rivers TO tho sea, where q short ocean line
would connect. IL with Delasoa bay, or, better
cneaply pass overland IRON Lake Nyassa to the Trans
yaal frontier Tho distance be covered between tho
Egyptian ana colonial ends Is about ., 200 miles, hut
out Of this al least l50O may perhaps bo laid In
beds ot rivers and lakes There however no necey
SHY Tor expensive insulated cables; smplc railway
wire stretched openly from tree TO tree upon polcs
may be carried from kharioum TO tho Lmpopo, and
established will be maintained by small subsidized
to the chiefs. Commerce and profit will soon protect
what they depend on stations will arise ike beads on
u string, and the Aforesaid subsidleswith the fear 0
.iclsh' and travelling inspcctors-w keep the lins
open as surely all Others huvc bocn maintained
barbarous countries. There is nothing insur-
mountable IN the enterprise nor would the capital
required be large In comparison with the prod
rcsults TO be achieved and tho profit 10 be derived
The line TO M'tcsas capital from Gondokoro should be
hung bv European staM The King OF Uganda would
equip second party, liking the wiro down tho lake
and to Kazu Zsnzbar division would lay the line
IRON Bneamoyo, through kszc TO UjtL A fourth de-
tachmcnt, well equipped, would take a section from
Ujji down TangaDykn TO Lake Nyassa (overand) and
to I.ivngstoni. nth expedition would CARR IL 10
the colony either by sea or land. -
Colonel Grant Is of opinion that tho continent Of
Ar.ca with lis Nile Valley, its inland seas and its
hcalthy elevated INTERIOR offers many facilities to
the construction OF line as Australia or America IN
deed, greater facilities. But the personal obstacles arc
certainly considerable. the greatest being the varied
but not numerous population. Ii there was but one
government all T. distance there woulu be but ono
man to deal WITH but IN several instances there are
chcis every ten miles, so that the maximum number
OF chiefs TO DO subsidized would 900 bur Win
care the subsidies TO thom would amount 10 mach
~ Tho end OF tho year. The telegraph constructors