THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 



to the construction of telegraphic lines, an extensive net-work of 

 which has been constructed and brought into operation. Thus 

 Berne is connected with the French lines by wires to Besan9on, 

 and with the German lines at B&le. Lausanne is connected with 

 Besan9on by an independent line, and also with Berne on one side 

 and Geneva on the other. Geneva is also connected with the 

 French system at Hacon, and with that of Savoy at Aix, from 

 whence a line of wires is carried across Mont Cenis to Turin. 



From Lausanne the wires are carried by Vevay and Sion through 

 the Yalais to the foot of the St. Gothard, across which they are 

 continued by Bellinzona to Milan. 



Another line passes from Bale by Lucerne, Glaris, and Coire, to 

 the Splugen, which it crosses, and is carried to meet the former line 

 at Bellinzona, and thence to Milan. 



Another line from Bale passes by Zurich and St. Gal to 

 Innspruck, from whence it passes by Batzen and Trente to Yerona, 

 and by Salzburg and Linz to Vienna. 



Lines have, however, been since constructed, including some 

 other stations. 



ITALIAN TELEGEAPHIC LIXES. 



309. Italy is put in electric connection with the more northern 

 countries of Europe at six points, Nice, Mont Cenis, the St. 

 Gothard, the Splugen, the Tyrolese Alps, through Tnnspruck, and 

 by Trieste. 



The French lines are already extended to Nice, and a line 

 between Nice and Turin will probably be completed before these 

 pages come into the hands of the reader. The French and Swiss 

 lines are connected with Turin by the wires over Mont Cenis already 

 mentioned; the Swiss and Rhenish lines, with Milan by the 

 wires over the St. Gothard, and the Splugen and the Austrian and 

 Bavarian lines by the wires over the Tyrolese Alps, and those from 

 Trieste round the shores of the Gulf to Yenice. 



From Yenice to Milan a line is carried by Yerona and Brescia, 

 which is continued to Turin. From this line there are two 

 branches going southwards, one from Yerona by Mantua, Parma, 

 Modena, Lucca, Leghorn, Florence, Sienna to Yiterbo in the Papal 

 States. This line will speedily be continued to Rome. The other 

 branch goes from Alexandria to Genoa. 



Such is the extent of Italian telegraphs completed in 18o4. 



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