| Show weight and and bual L or ane first arst cable the original 1858 cable weighed 93 03 pounds per mile and had a conductor of seven copper wires of 2231 23 gauge price of deep sea wire per mile price of spun yarn yam and iron wire per mile cost of outside coating of tar and gutta percha 25 per mile total cost per mile at per mile the total cost of the 2500 miles of deep sea wire was to this add 25 miles of shore end wire costing 1450 per mile and we find that the first ocean cable exclusive of instruments st cost |
