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Ant XVIL.—The Atlantic Cable; by Guontte wiedts Elec- 
trotypist o* the U. S. Coast Survey. —(In a letter to Prof. 
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urvey Office, W Washington, Sept, 11, 1858 
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‘.® | is the Atlantic Cable has pee laid for more fiat a en Gith 
and the line is not ‘yet opened to the public, it is evident that 
there is 8 some great difficulty in the way. According to the 
ews pers the trouble i is in the recording Anna I fear, 
t such is not the true cause of the delay. I inves- 
however, that 
oe tigated the electrical. conditions whic’ would obtain in the cable 
48 soon as I had da specimen of the material, and ascer- ; 
tained fee ee entertained by the managers. From 
that. investigation I positively predicted } that the cable would be 
a a Failore unless other views of the Co sideete and distribution 
erring eale fae a 
Poe tig” of aiatoias — 
before the current. mat - : 
