286 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
the cable was to be laid was 1000, 2000, or 3000 fathoms. In any case 
it was very sure to find bottom and rest there; and the distance across 
is no greater at the greater depth. The disctissions of Professor Trow- 
bridge afford valuable suggestions with regard to all deep sea soundings, 
and we trust that his method when perfected may be the means of giv- 
ing us reliable results respecting the whole ocean. E 
In the absence of any official documents, we quote from the daily 
journals some facts relating to this great event, drawn from the private 
journal of Cyrus W. Fietp, Esq., to whose dauntless energy, skill, and 
1€ ith in a successful issue, the world will ever be eager to award the 
highest praise, since to him more than to any other person belongs, beyond 
appears on the whole not to have been unfavorable. Ses 
Thursday, July 29. Latitude 52° 59’, longitude 32° 27’ W., the jee 
graphic fleet all in sight, with a smooth sea, cloudy sky, and a light wie 
from the S.E. to S. At 1p. m. of this day the “splice” was success 
made between the two ends of the cable, and electrical signals passed | 
fectly through the whole length on board both ships. Depth of w: 
1550 fathoms. The distance from the entrance of Valentia harbor was 
eight hundred and thirteen nautical miles; to the entrance of Tnmiy 
Bay, N. F., eighteen hundred and twenty-two nautical miles, and from 
there sixty miles to the telegraph house at the head of the Bay of . 
equal in all toeight hundred and eighty-two nautical miles. The Niag@ 
had sixty-ni iles farther to run than the Agamemnon. Each ship 4 
on board about eleven hundred nautical miles of cable. The following 
table presents a condensed view of the Niagara’s voyage : 
| ist. sailed] Miles and — { water | 
Date. ios N. |Long. W.}| in Tast 24 fithoons of ca- sag peer Pept choms. 
: : hours. | ble paid out |[P™ | og 
July 30, Friday, |51° 60’| 34° 49") 89 1131m. 48 | 1550-1989 [a 
|, 31, Saturday,!51° 50’| 38° 28’| 137 | 159m. 8537.| 1 oe 
Aug. 1, Sunda 
Aug. 1 
, {50° 32’/41°55’| 145 | 164m. 683f.| 14 | 1950—2424 
-| 15 | 1600—238 : 
147 | 161m. 763f.| 10 Ne Od 
4m. > 6.7 
66m. 382f, 4 
