Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-16

eastward. consequently the Colonia
sailed direct from England to Amer.
lea. arriving on the coast Of Nova
Scotia on August 10th. and landed the
heavy shore end Of the cable on the
morning Of August rs. Moving out
from the shore she struck a rock and
remained fast on II for four dsys
The injuries she sustained comp lied
her to 20 into drv dock at Halifax
with $500 miles OF submarine cable
aboard. She was the largest and
heaviest shin ever taken on that dry
dock, exceeding by Thousands OF tons
the United States batt,eshiD Indiana
NJ ten Thousand tons, which went into
drv dock there couple Of years ag'.
Rorairs were made and the Colonia
took the sea again.
On September % she laid he~
course from Canso. ~. q. ravirc OFT
cable. On Septembar % she pessei
thron-h hurricane IN mid-At,entic,
olfhouoh on that dnv the weather on
both sides of the Atlantic was report ID
fnr with oArtle winds. on October
2 she arrived without mishap ~ a
roint 1877 milos from the c,ast ~ Ire
land, where the final solice was 10
he made between the cable that she
he'd paid ont from the American side
ard the 1877 miles of cable rreviorsl"
laid westward from the Irish coas.
by the steamship Cambria In the
month Of June. The weather was
heavy and the Colonia was compelled
to heave to for several davs await.
ing smoother seas to enable her to
make the splice, which was made on
October g.
At some ro'nts the cable was laid
at depth Of nearly three miles below
the surface cf the sea. The ouanti
ties Of material used in the manmfac-
ture Of the cable were 1.4l1,2OO
pounds Of copper: 799.HSS rounds cf
guua percha 16.s45 900 rornds cf
brass. tare. jute ysrn. iron wire and
preservative compound.
The SIGNALLING speed OF this cable
is fifteen ner cent greater than that
OF any other cable OF equal length in
the Atlantic. The cosr of the cable
varied from $1,000 to 10000 per mile,
according to the character Of the
the ocean bed and depth Of water, the
great variation in cost being due to
the different diametars and WEIGHTS
OF the sections OF the cable, that
which is laid in the deepest water be-
Ing the lightest for the important rea-
son that It would be impossible to re-
trieve heavy cable from deep water
because OF the enormous pressure.
Gable in deep water is practically safe
from mechanical injury and therefore
does not need to be 30 strong. 50 that
the sections laid in the deep waite.
are Of smaller diameter and lesser
cost. The sections laid near shore
are 0f massive construction and verv
expensive. In the ne1ghborhood of
the fishing grounds on the coast of
New H0ud1lxsaA, type of cable mid.
way between deepsWatsf ana shore.
end cabla Is used. This intermediate
size is made strong to resist injuries
from the anchors of fishing craft, the
most prolific source Of dancer to sub.
marine cables. This intermediate
type Is made Just heavy enough to af-
ford reasonable prospect OF retrieving
1t in the event Of its being damaged
BY the anchor Of a fishing vessel.
The completion Of this cable in.
creases so greatly the alreadv large
facilities Of the Postal Telegraph
Gable company for ocean cabling that
no other company can now excel OF
even equal It's cable service.