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taly190
1873Alexandria, Egypt, to Brindisi, Italy930
1874Lisbon to Madeira633
1874Madeira to St. Vincent, Cape de Verd Islands1,260
1874St. Vincent to Pernambuco, Brazil1,953
1874Jamaica to Colon, South America660
1874Pernambuco, Brazil, to Bahia, Brazil450
1874Bahia, Brazil, to Rio Janeiro1,240
1874Italy to Sicily7
1874Jamaica to Porto Rico582
1874Rio Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul840
1874Rye Beach, U. S., to Tarr Bay, Nova Scotia550
1874Barcelona, Spain, to Marseilles, France200
18Bahia, Brazil, to Rio Janeiro1,240
1874Italy to Sicily7
1874Jamaica to Porto Rico582
1874Rio Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul840
1874Rye Beach, U. S., to Tarr Bay, Nova Scotia550
1874Barcelona, Spain, to Marseilles, France200
1874Shetland to Orkney60
1874Valentia to Newfoundland1,900
United States vessels have lately been employed in taking soundings for the Pacific cable.
When this line of telegraph is laid, its length between the terminal points, namely, San Francisco and Yokohama, will be 5,573 nautical miles.
The cable will, however, be divided into three sections, — from San Francisco to Honolulu, 2,093 miles; from Honolulu to Midway Island, 1,220; and from Midway Island to Yokohama, 2,260 miles.
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