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Show I Telegraphic. Col. James Gamble, of San Francisco, Fran-cisco, superintendent of the western division of the Western Union Telegraph Co., arrived at the Walker House yesterday, on his annual an-nual visit to the various stations in his department. Ho left San Francisco Fran-cisco with Cyrus W. Fiold and party, who proceeded cast after a short stay in California in the interest of the l'acitic Ciblc Company, of which Mr. Field is the leading spirit. Colonel li amble says that Mr. Field is as sanguine of success in laying the tj.000 miles of cable necessary to connect con-nect Japan with Vmcrica as he was that an Atlantic cable could besuccess-fidly besuccess-fidly laid and profitably worked, and it seems probable that the enthusiasm which enabled him to earry out the one great enterprise against olwtacles which appeared wholly insurmountable insurmount-able to others, will sustain him iu the more dillicult work now before him. The only question in Mr. Field's mind is in relation to the nature of the bottom of the lu itic Olc.ui. So lar, the . s-juii Jing. demonstrate a highly precipitous submarine surface, and one badly calculated, therefore, for cable purposes. Other soundings arc now being made with the hope that a more level bottom mav be found. As soon as a. practicable route is discovered the work will lc pushed with rapidity to completion. |