CHAP. XXXVIII. Sardinian Electric Telegraph.—The Land Line completed.—Failures in Attempts to lay a Submarine Cable to Algeria.—The Work resumed.—A Trip to Bona on the African Coast.—The Cable laid.—Importance of Cagliari as a Telegraph Station.—Its Commerce.—The return Voyage.—Conclusion 432

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INDEX TO THE ILLUSTRATIONS.
LITHOGRAPHS.
AJACCIO	frontispiece
MAP OF CORSICA AND SARDINIA	facing p.    1
ERSA, CAPO CORSO	“       33
CORTE	“     157
VIVARIO	“     205
BONIFACIO	“     242
VALLEY OF THE LISCIA, SARDINIA	“     275
THE LIMBARA, FROM TEMPIO	“     296
THE PLAN OF OZIERI	“     318
WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
CORSICA.
MARSEILLES, FROM THE RAILWAY	7
ISLETS OFF MARSEILLES	12
CHÂTEAU-D'IF	14
MARSEILLES, FROM THE CHÂTEAU-D'IF	17
FRENCH COAST, OFF CIOTAT	23
OFF TOULON	24
IL TORRE DI SENECA	34
ISLE OF MONTE-CRISTO	47
MEETING OF MOUNTAIN AND PLAIN NEAR BASTIA	48
OLMETA	77
ISLE OF MONTE-CRISTO, THROUGH A GORGE	91
BETWEEN OLMETA AND BIGORNO	95
PONTE MURATO	103
CAPO CORSO, FROM CHESTNUT WOODS	107
NEAR BIGORNO	122
CITADEL OF CORTE	161
PINUS MARITIMA	185
PINUS LARICCIO	185
CONE OF THE PINUS LARICCIO	186
BARK OF THE PINUS LARICCIO	186
BOCAGNONO	209
HARBOUR OF AJACCIO	217
BONIFACIO, ON THE