The Ordway new era., 1905-10-06

I has remained IN suspense
s. for more than tifiy years;
In fact. II " q very "oid
quarrel" Prior to 1886
Sakhailen was called Kara
the japanese. and was then
riy Inhabited by Nippons and
IT was n navigator from he
nm, Mania Rimo, who first. In
1904. located its safe anchor
Ich had. however. already been
noted by the Frenchman, In
in 17I7. So far back as 1856
.nesc protested agalns, u con-
which was ratified ana exc
1859. In virtue of which the
m Island was shared between
ind Russia. the 10th parallel
ndc forming the limit of the
influence. Later. In 1879. nm
treaty OF st. Petersburg, the
q part OF the island also he.
ussia's property In exchange
mediocre archipelago OF the
the yield OF which is nil from
omical point Of view, ana on
rasion Japan lodged another
Sakhalicn is situated TO the
4 Japan. n strait dividing 1t
so. The Russians converted IL
cnltentinry colony. where the
and their issue numbered
1000. They were given ;he
pf colonizIns the island. a task
~ performed with as little
is as success.
a,ivcs are very primitive an1
b., but at the same tiice quite
they are known by the name
uiliaks and the Amos; and they
ong the large rivers of the isl
i Is to say. the Tyne and the
The width OF sakha!ien
between sixteen and i30 miles.
long Is the island lover go
That its area equals the sixth
France. or about 10000 square
The island IL particularly
in gold. silver. timber. amber.
mbaginc. furs. coal and petrol
bosiis. the latter being more cx-
hnn those Of the United States.
now known that the petroleum
found In the vicinity OF the
River. which Is one OF the
rcams OF the island. are more
bit than those OF Baku.
bgh the island IL covered with
u so long every year. and dur
ice Is still found Mt n distance
han one yard from the surface
larth. the Japanese were cspc-
hxious to take Sakiialicn he
,sh is the National food in
md since the beginning OF the
y have had TO get II from the
and 1ndo- China coasts. And
not naturally u rich country:
eipal agricultural products are
liberties. vegetables and indigo
ed quantities: and 80 poo- is
that II requires more mnnur"
nt Of nny other country In the
Consequently. fish Is not simply
he chief foods OF the Japanese.
lipplies them with an excellent
BIZ material for their fields. In
mes the Japanese ngricnliurists
h their lands and rice fie'ds
So of bean shells. which We're
. from the ports OF China and
Shanghai and Chefoo Fusan
mulpo. The bean manure had
'antage OF being very cheap.
being only n fifth OF the price
lsh manure, but the latter has
lnical power incomparably
and the fields amended by rits
nent yield very rich crops. so
most skcptical Japanese. hav-
taught by experience during
against China. are now con-
hat it is advantageous to use
tillzer. in spite OF Its higher
i times, fish used to come in
bmbers oil the shores and in
lnese rivers. and could be cas-
bred. The Yeso Island was es-
famous for Its fish. but those
IS are gone. for salmon have
little deserted the rivers ow-
|he irrational and immOdernte
The herring has abandoned
lnese waters. having undoubt-
en- frightened by the boats.
|ecamc more and pore numer-
hey like quietness and dislike
hd sometimes the firing of a
nite enough 10 make whole
I've the bay where It had taken
larters. All this, however. does
in that fish are scnrce In the
rivers OF Japan. but they are
fewer than In the past. Fish,
ther hand, are more numerous
er in the Russian seas of the
I. In Kamtchatka they arrive
SO compact that they have
pwn to capsixe boats on their
In the bays, which are 80
Z on the continent. the natives
n In abundance, which, beiDn
the sun and stored, supply
fh food during the winter; and
Alien. at the time the salmon