Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1890 — Cables Around Africa. [ARTICLE]

Cables Around Africa.

The largest owner of submarine cables is the Eastern Telegraph Company, whose system covers the ground from England to India, and comprises 21,860 miles of cable. The eastern extension, which exploits the far East, has 12,258 miles more. Early in 1389 the system of West African cables, which started from Cadh only six years ago, was oompleted to Cape Town, so that the Dark Continent is now completely encircled by submarine telegraph, touching at numerous points along the coast. More than 17,00 J miles of cable have been required to do this, and several companies, with mors or less aid from the British, French, Spanish and Portuguese governments, have participated in carrying oat the work.