It is astonishing to observe how soon telegraphs are run up in India. The atmosphere being so dry, no precautions are necessary for insulation. A pole of fir is stuck in the ground & remains there till it is rotted by the white ants, the wire is coiled loosely round the top, & thus the telegraph is carried on in the rear of the troops almost as fast as they can march, provided the wire is to be had in sufficient quantities
William Russell: My Diary in India in the Year 1858-59
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