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Fremont Journal
Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio
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The New York Tribune reports on the shipment of the submarine telegraph cable from London to connect Newfoundland with the North American continent. Engineer Mr. Canning and Mr. Cyrus Field are overseeing the project, with the land line across Newfoundland advancing rapidly and expected to be operational within six weeks.
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"We learn that the cable for the submarine telegraph to connect the Island of Newfoundland with this continent, was shipped from London on the 28th ult., and may be expected soon to arrive at its destination. Mr. Canning, the engineer, who will superintend the laying of the Mediterranean cable, was to sail for America on the 6th inst., to oversee the execution of the new enterprise. Mr. Cyrus Field, by whom the Transatlantic arrangements of the Company were made, is also about to depart from this city for the Gulf of St. Lawrence, to be present when the cable is laid down there. The line across Newfoundland to St. Johns is in a state of great forwardness, some 650 men being employed in pushing it to completion with all possible rapidity. We confidently anticipate that within the next six weeks this important portion of the telegraphic line between Europe and America will be completed and in working order."
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Island Of Newfoundland, North American Continent, London, Gulf Of St. Lawrence, St. Johns
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Shipped On The 28th Ult., Sail On The 6th Inst., Within The Next Six Weeks
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The submarine telegraph cable to connect Newfoundland with the continent was shipped from London on the 28th ult. Mr. Canning sails for America on the 6th inst. to oversee laying. Mr. Cyrus Field heads to Gulf of St. Lawrence. The land line to St. Johns advances with 650 men, expected complete in six weeks for Europe-America telegraph.