Opinions of Lieut. von Zeilau, of the Royal Danish Army, and Arnljot Olafsson, Member of the Icelandic Diet (both of whom accompanied the “Fox” Telegraph Expedition in 1860), Commissioners appointed by the Royal Danish Government, on the practicability of the proposed telegraphic route.
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“We concur in the opinion that it is practicable to submerge or land telegraph-cables at the places selected on the Færöe Islands, and also to construct a line over-land there, and that in our opinion, cables, when landed, will remain undisturbed.
“We have the same opinion in regard to the landing and maintaining cables on the coast of Iceland, and also that a line can be constructed across Iceland with all reasonable prospects of permanency.
“As regards Greenland, we give it as our decided opinion, based upon our own observations and received information from the best authorities, that cables can be safely laid from Greenland during the autumn months, for instance, at the Igalikko (Julianshaab) Fiord, where cables can be submerged beyond the reach of icebergs.”