Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-30
VlEBNANS WANDERINGS
veNzAscs AND ROUNDABOUT.


.,s aenerosiiy-..rhc Region Round
,,ou, Penlanee-st. siiehaers nay
and Mount
,c.,v,isht, isoc. by Edgar l.. wakomnn1
p,sz,ycr Cornwall June 2j.-Bcforu
-, the ancient Cornish seaport Of St.
80 friendship with the nshcrfolk Of
~. town led to the gaining Of much inter
ting information regarding the famous
sn,ber fishery Of the bny.
pbef reference was made in my proceed
,.snrtlcle to the coming Of the shoals the
'i,,,s,sr OF the fish. which Is very similar
~, dlmlnutive Passport (Mt) herrinys
s.,tsd as sardincs aud given French labels
|. ,hat entorprlsing Yankee port. and the
-,ruine sartinc Of Biscayan water. while
.,s,lon was mndo Of the curious opera
,of tho "hucn" or watchers and the
,sIrsrsal excitement in st. Ives when a
' s.l,s. from 1000 to 1000 feet long arc
al tor impounding the shoala They arc
,,,tied in a large boat called the seine
,o,, worked by from eight TO ten mcn
with Olras No ha4iH ti' "a'"' ihN INV
t,,t Is attended by two smaller boats
aid towboats." which carry smaller
~, called thwart or stopncts, while
a., towboits are followed by still aHoih-
., tesder. rowcd b. strong lads, and us'd
mr carving men between tho larger bss'~
o, to and from thc shore, az circumstances
nay rquitc,
when tho watchers upon the heights
,i-n,l the orlcr so shoot both the seine
t,st and the thwartboat start from tho.
same point From the fofincf the seine Is
,,d around che i'ili on the outside, form
itsa largo segment II circle. From tho
twafttaat the s,opnct is thrown, iorn-
i,ea s1ft Of continuation Ut the circle, but
tbsfoIlowcr remains NJ tho point II dc
ttHnre 10 prevent the ilsh from passing
through the opening between che ends Of
The two nets
As soon AZ the seine Il shot the work Of
uo "b,owsprs" begins. Twenty 20 forty
dthtsc take the warp or line 90 81 shore
tHl. attach II TO huge cnp-tau aud ia
drawing 10 inshnrp. At the same Nv
ano.hcr line called the towtopc 10 carried
irm thc opposite extremity, aud wsh this
Usntn Ion the st.nrhull warp the not IN
ward. Tho nets, with the ii-h iurl0.od or
psuntd in. are now brought near enough
ioanl 90 be cut uf tides way and are safe
lymoor,d.
Gathering In or taking up the hsh T.
CALLED "turklng." WHEN tho tide g. low
he rineh0nt IL utilized within tAa
moord sciac. aud has un bunri what T.
called a "tuckurt." with this the fish
ar, seoened from the wrlggling shonl and
,r5ught 800 near the surface that they may
felIppgl out VI the sen In basket Boat
load after baatlo.d is thus taken until
enough are secured 20 be- handled IN tie
eutbs prsceas between one low tide and
another. and when the shull- are large u
wei Of night aud day work isoftcn r.
uiifcl
'Tuekirr" NJ nirht IL always an inter.
ts,luc and often u brilliant scenc IN 81.
M hy; the boats fastening 10 aud frn.
IL eirs sparkling with phusphorrs rcncc
a. rrry sturdy stroke: the suiducd yet
ugir activity of the fishermen ~ they
r.lnge thclr bHascts Into the water 20
r.,e no each DIP "a stream 81 quiyotiug viii
ur' tho hustle mud excitement nlong thu
per and tho busy streets where the labor
ieyor ccasos so long vs. the sholl holds out;
aud then old 81, Ives hanging like ragged
mistlutoc from the heights above, with
The terrace lights like flashing tiara, ar
all worth storing away among the pleasant
pictures OF the memory.
From the boats the pllchnrds are taken
20 the cellars aud sturchuuscS In "gurrics.'
These arr square vessels like open boxes
with handles 10 each end. The h,h nrf
salied In bulk, that H., they nic built Int
huge piles In alternate hyrrs NJ ilsh and
salt All this work u done by womru unt
girls who are quito us powerful In all nee
tvory handling and carrying ns the men
aud far more drstUrous.
Tie fish asc allowed to tcmu'n In balls
for thirty or forty days. During this thai
aV'-t amount NJ pickle and oil dr'in'
away, finding is way intorcccpaclea IRON
which the oil II SKINNED, Then TIE lisi
arcwa,hed pcriccilycl,nn inhugctrouHhs
when they nrc put with great nlcgiy and IL
Regular layers into cusk7 locally chllo,
"hossAcats," u ilfty-two gallons each
Ihry arr then subjected 10 strong pres
tnre for q week, causing another lnrg'
How OF oil, after which they uro hcnlpl
up aud mc ready iorcSportatiunt Med
hsrrunean ports.
These ourrrs OF 81. Ives are tho wives
daughters aud swecihcnrts OF the 81. I've
Fishermen, brnwny OF arm, stout of frame
among tho clunncst Of women at home, no
given to the unrcngaiablo blliing-gate o
The Ihamos-sidc f'hwlyos; and they Rc
mort pleasure out OF their neighbour!
teas and their Wohlcyan prayer meet
ings than Is secured out 81 any manner o
diversion by any other lowly women
Know But despite the prayer meeting
tney enjoy their rough larks aud play
81 20 Al