Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-04
W(akema3's W(aDdeTi3q8,
ODD INCIDENTS or FoREGGN TRAVEL AND
49,. OBSERVATION.

LONDON, oct. -, iS93.-li one has
sailed up and down the magnificent
Norwegian coast, it is easy TO believe
the statement that one-tenth OF the
entire population Of Norway arc fisher
men. Twenty million cod alone are
annually taken. The value Of fish each
year exported from Norway is nearly
{i7,ooo,ooo From Bergen to Vadso
one is scarcely ever out Of sight Of
fshcrmen's nuts, fisher fleets, fishing
stations, and bleak and dreaU towns
where fish and fishing are the exclusive
reason for the presence Of man.
Agriculture along the entire coast and
among the coas, islands Is carried ON in
patches so tiny as to astonish the trave-
Ter at their insignifcance, Little strips
few rods in length and few feet Ia
breadth are regarded by those patient
folk as priced possessions, and what
they are made to produce is amazing.
To such straits are the coast and islet
fisher folk sometimes put for soil tina, It
Is often transferred from mainland In
boats, Bit by bit, TO fll some crevice, or
to be walled in and cultivated against
the floods and tcmpests which often
wash il ruihlessly into the sea ] have
seen these little patches often cared for
with vastly more expense and labor than
the owners rude habi,aiion II is not in
frequent to discover them hall way up
the broken side u a bcetling craE; !
know OF many that can only be reached
by lowering the owner TO his farm by
means Of windlass; aud it Is no uncom-
mon thing to see them walled in at the
edges, forming portion Of sloping root
OF stone hu,s abuuing plains Of mighty
jagged rocks behind. These bits OF
green seem to take on added intensity
OF contrast for their sterile and desolaie
surroundings, and emphasize the only
marketgardening Of the eoast-the
tremendous harvest Of the sea.
In all the vast region where cod are
taken the curious apparent scene Is con
smnily presented at the fishing stations
your steamer will call at or pass, Of
some vast Clothcs.washing industry
The absurd notion possesses you that
the laundry Tor all Europe has been
found. Tor at a little distance the white
drying cod, hanging over poles or GOV.
cring acres OF fiat rock, seem like count
less and immcdsufable collections OF
hNgcyic bleaching in the nightless days
OF the Arctic regions. This Norwegian
Goldfish has the two names o "Stokhsh,
N.N q. -. %. I'LL ~
fish. The former derives is name from
being dried 10 pairs hanging from q long
gfOk or pole. and the latter are "klipfsh'
from being cured where poles are not
available, on the flat surfaces OF the
khebc, the everlasting rock. From these
they are sent to the barn-like structures,
around which cluster the dfeary habiia-
tons OF the coast and islets, which are
60 the fishing industry what the "stur-
haus" Is TO the Morse farmer; and from
these they are taken by coasting craft
called ''jagts" TO the great watersidc
stofehouses OF Bergen, from which they
find their way to their final market In
various Mediterranean ports,
So you will never escape the sight,
taste and smell OF FISH IN Norway
Every animate object along the coast
from human TO sea.gull is seeking for
fish. Every coast city, town or huddle
OF houses IS engaged IN catching, curing,
storing or selling fish, and would rot In
ruin in a decade II fish disappeared from
the seaToads and lOrds, The most
picturesque sights Ia these waters are
the fleets Of hshemcn's crafts going or
coming between the home ports and
outlying stations and the numberless
iagts which their high peaked prows and
immense sails creeping In and out Of the
blue bays and shadowy lords or mass
ing In bcwldcring confusion about the
quays Of Bergen aud Throndhjem.
At your hotel every manner Of fish is
served in extraordinary variety and tire.
mendous quantity. II you are enter.
tanned 1t the house OF a friend, the
never'iailing dish is thrust before YOU
The bender further countrywards
assaults your safety with picked fish.
II you take pot.luck with the peasant,
there Il is again ground into powder
and mingling with his poTidge. Up
among the mountain saetcrs the women
who care tor the herds and hocks will
force II upon you rs a hospitable deli
cacy. Al the tourist stations along the
great stone roads Of Norway II hobs up
TO haunt You, dried, picked and in
caviare. Aud penetrating the remotest
country districts, among the highland
lakes and streams, you will starvc u You
do not at once fall upon fresh fish, served !
while II Is stll almost quivering with is |
inny, bloodless life. have known !
travellers who passionaicly protested |
against the universally Of Great Britainis |
'ham and eggs grow Vuiceess IN dis. |
pair from the omniprcsence and immu. |
liability Of fish Ia Norway
A Iuneresque picture indeed Is that |
gradually unfolding from your steamers |
deck when morning breaks through the /
mists and begins 10 light up the city Of |
Bergen. a tumble Of spars,of huge flap. |
ping sails, and then the dim outlines OF |
all manner Of shipping, but chiefly the |
odd looking lines OF the old dragon.
ships Of the Vikings, the latter OF course
laden with endless stores Of fish, are
FIRST to come In view, Then ghostly
rows Of half defined outlines OF what
suggest Brohdignagian monks, squatting
at the waterside with cowled aud bowed
heads as In meditation or prayer THESE
prove to be the vast whte.lronted
ancient store.houses OF Bergen. What
seemed q cowl AZ the peak OF each is
only huge vippehom or rude crane,
with IT'S cumberous hood-like cover,
used when the Nord-lArStUvne or
northern seailrers' arrival, crowds the
nay with hshing-cait Ia unloading the
unsavory Height Here Is the ancient
Hanseatc quarter, Brave are the tales
OF trade these odd old storc-house shells
might tell STRANGE gr.u.s ,yar., ,uga !