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tively the Peace River Pass and the Pine River Pass, and it is recommended 
that one or the other be constructed when practicable on account of the value of 
the territory thus to be opened. 
The last report of Mr. Fleming also covers urgent recommendations as to 
the establishment of a Pacific submarine cable in connection with the Canadian 
Pacific Telegraph system. The cable, it is suggested, may start from one of the 
deep water inlets at the north end of Vancouver’s Island, and be sunk in a di- 
rect course to Japan, or it may touch about midway, Ambia, one of the Aleu- 
tian Islands. At Yeddo, in Japan, the connection would be made with the 
Asiatic telegraphs. As an alternative route the submarine may land on one of 
the Kurile Islands north of Japan, and thence extend direct to Hong Kong. 
Either course would complete the connection with the whole Eastern telegraph 
system and effect important results. Such a line would connect all the great 
business centers of America with China and the principal ports of Asia much 
more directly than by the present lines of telegraph by way of Europe. The new 
line would be employed for the most part by the English speaking people of both 
hemispheres, and the frequent mistakes of polyglot telegraph operators in Europe 
be avoided. The further inducement is held out that it would bring Great Bri- 
tain, Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and all the outer 
‘provinces and colonial possessions of Great Britain into unbroken telegraphic 
communication with each other in entire independence of the lines which pass 
through other European countries.—/V. Y. Herald. 
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PLANETARY PHENOMENA FOR OCTOBER, 1880. 
BY W. W. ALEXANDER, KANSAS CITY. 
Mercury sets on the 1st at 6 h. 03 m. p. m., and on the gist, 5 h. 53 m. p. 
m. It is unfavorably situated for observation during this month, owing to its 
being so far south in declination. | 
Venus sets on the 1st at 6 h. 34 m. p. m., and on the 31st at 6 h. 24 m. p. 
m., and like Mercury, is too far south of the sun to show to advantage. 
Mars is in conjunction with the sun and can not be seen. 
Jupiter isin the best position possible for observation, being on the 7th in) 
opposition or 180 degrees from the sun. It rises as follows: On the ist at 6 h. 
oo m. p. m., and on the 31st at 3 h. 52 m. p. m. 
The following is a brief summary of the phenomena presented by its four 
Moons, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, the time used being Kansas City 
mean solar time. 
