The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-13

auds OF the Atlantic Travellers seldom
visit them. Their only connection With
the outside world ls by a German
steamship line which Is under a sub
s.d5 from The English goVernement TO
call once every three weeks 10 carry
the mails. These ships come here on
their way % and from Hamburg and
the west coast OF South America so
that the Falklarder kus a ChanCs every
siN weeks 10 go To Europe Via Monte
Viueo. and on alternate six weeks 70
the Pacific Via the strait. Now and
then a whaler or seal hunter comes to
the islands. and Occasionally OF late the
English gunboatse have been visiting
them fa -the summer. Ns
l. WAS Ia pre-of tho Kosmos steamers
that | came from the Strait OF Nagel-
Ian 20 Port Stanley. We sailed one
whole night along the north coast Of
the islands for they extend from east
20 west about 200 miles. There are 2Uo
OF them, consisting OF two large ISL
ards and many so small that they do
not even make "A dot on the map Some
Of The smaller islands are inhabltai
only by peuguins. there being 30 many
OF these curious birds that the gov
ernor OK the Faklands has been called
the king az the penguins.
The islands altogether have about
two thirds as much land "a the state
of Mass 8chusetts. and East ana West
Falkland tle two larger lslsudF. are
about I'VE times as big as RHODE ISL
and. All ~ the larger islands are COW
cred with sheep farms. ~ such !n-
mense size that twenty seven nlcu. a.
IS said, own the whole country. The
total population IS about 600 and over
1900 ~ these work Ia one way or an
other for these twenty-seVen men. The
Inhabitants are nearly al SCotChmen
and the islands are a little slice of
Scotland I'm the South Atlantic.
SHEEP FARMS.
The pasturage OF the Islands COM
prises 2.cc5.ooo acres. Upon them more
than three-qUartcrs OF million of the
finest sheep o. the world are feeding
and from them half a million dollars
worth of Wool is exported every Year.
one company alone has 240. 600 sheep
and the man who owns less than -. 900
sheep is considered a very small farmer
indeed.
Outside OF sheep raising there ale
no other Industries There are only
fifty pigs "a the whole territory. and,
although the Prsss is good for cattle.
there are but Jew in the Falklands. Not
enough wheat IS raised 10 make q
Maryland biscuit and the only sign OF
agriculture is the little garden Of cab
bagcS, potatoes and turnips which YOU
shepherds on the moors, at the cap
ital. Port Stanley, and at the o,her
small settlements scattered here and
there.
The Fallllsnds are "a very cave OF
Aeolus, The cold winds blow almost
ell day and every dry. They some
times blow. II IA said, the vegetables
out OF the ground. They blow SO hard
that not = tree can live. and today
there are not enough bushes here to
furnish the switches for "a country
school.
VEGETABLE COCKTAILS.
The pasture. however grows luxu-
rian,ly and the sheep keep fat II the
land i not oVerstocked. They breed 50
fast tint tens az thousands are killed
and thrown into the sea every year.
their skins only being saved. There
Is a curious grass here which acts as
q tonic as well as a food for the ami
mails eating H. Ii is TO sheep and
cattle a sort OF vegetable cocktail IL
Is called tussock grass IL has stock
from four 10 six feet high and its
blades are about seven feet long. The
plants grow in punches close together.
as many as 80 roots spriusing from
one plant Animals etat the roots as
we'll as the leaves. and feeding upon
them speedily become fat The roots
arc even eaten by men. and IL is said
that two Americans once lived for
fourteen months 0pon them on one OF
the smaller Islands The roots decay
IA the old plants and raise the grass
upward. so that IL grows upon cush-
son OF manure. as II were. Some OF
these cushions are six feet high and
I've feet - diameter, so that the grass
apTsnging from them makes them look
tH the distance like 9 grove Of low