The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-12-29

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A esy's march norfh of BsrDsn. ne
weitknovn eogns Fjor1 pisress ths
nsl1s u Moray FOR . 1istancs o.
some 70 niles Il Il. ! bellsye. Tie
longest ford in Scandinavia AiOne
~ in1enfed border. On either eide, are
scattered snail towns and farm
bousea. surrounded by small patches
n caltfyafl0z. behind which riss the
rocky. hsrean1 there u ickly wooded.
everlasting hills. patched with snop
a. " their fides and submits. ~
contrast The little re1-4n1-whifs
houses nesting - their feet look like
chll1ren's TOY erecflons from the deck
u The little fjofd steamer On which
our hshing party stand This same
steamer Is. b. way. 40 annoying
means of e0nyeyance for ardent
salmon 1shermen keen 70 arrive at
their destination. for its course IL
SERIOUS and zigzag 10 The last d.
gree. Our river Il not much over 100
miles by water from Bergen, but the
ford steamer has % maintain connsc-
uon with dozens Of the small towns
and villages already mentioned. and
70 enable them 70 keep touch with
one another and with the outer worlt.
- We fuss across tho BoHne Fjord
backwards and forwards. here and
there stopping at small Iandingslages.
taking on and landing passengers.
dropping a pound Of tea At this place,
packet Of soap Or q parcel Of hard.
ware 81 that, going Bp :;:sIe branch
ford and down again. until one
wearies of the process. and even the
Wild Scandinavian scenery begins 10
pail.
Some 60 miles up the gogss on
the north side. Al the head Of the
branch Bofndal Fjord. q milky blue
gn0wfcd river rusbes headI0ng into
pca<water. II Is named the Aaro. and
10 some respects Is a mystery and
marvel TO the orthodox fisherman.
This river IL the outlet tor two lakes.
mountain girt. and, Of course, snow
led. that run up into tbs great 1eid
mainland Of Norway for some Is
miles These two lakes are again
connected By short river and into
lhom drain the SHOWS Of a wide ex-
Danse Of rocky field. down innumer-
able burns and streams and little
fricklea Ten for about two miles
from the lower lake tho blue snow.
water fwhy is snow.water groeny
milky bIue1 should like 10 know
rushes headIong through a pineciad
mountain gorge. forming a series Of
splendid foamlng rapids that IN them
selves are worth a long days journey
20 see, leaps over great foss some
100 feet in height, where IN the 70
eultlng spray perfect rainbow can
always be seen every sunny day. and
then, By means Of rapid and pool for
but a bare halfmile. forms the bulk
Df the saImon.nshing water wo have
come out from England 10 fog. Last.
y Il another foaming rapid OF a few
hundred yards, then some long estuary
nshlngpools and the sea. Taking the
short extent Of 1shingwGter into con.
the small amount OF good |
lying for salmon. and the obviously |
restricted stretch Of spawning beds
Tor no salmon can get up Aaro Foss
without wInRs-the wonder II that the |
river Is a salmon river al all.
Yet a day on the Aaro river Il worth
! long journey 70 obtain. The nsh run
heavy and play strong A 2b-pounder
Il common event. and l0-pounders
IRE BY no means uncommon. Il was
here that Mr.. KENNEDY killed his os.
FOUNDER not % many years ago. and
svery Aano fisherman. when ho hooks /
! heavy dsh, hopes for something over
10 pounds Treble gut IL a necessity \
and probably more lines have been
broken. and more salmon-nahermon
off. fol the time. degpondont, on the
banks Of Aaro than on any other naIm.
ln river IA the whole Of more or less
accessible Scandinavia. In this com.
Dafinon ! rule out rivers like the Tana.
In the extreme north. whore salmon
have been caught land lost Ike trout
10 numbers end like porpo.scs for size.
We arrived on Aaro one nno sun.
shiny day. We we're glad 10 think the
season promised well. and " was not
long befora We had rods up and tackle
Dui. and we're showing 70 the Aaro
Hsh some Of the best creations IN the
way Of artificial salmon illes that For.
'est had been able 70 supply. The frst
afternoon two salmon, 70 and II
pounds. respectively. rewarded our e.
'orta. and We considered that a good
|iafi had been effected. There we're.
however, no features out o. the or.
Ilnary 10 tba play they gave. Split
|ane roda treble gut and the wilon
4 a alx'dosreee jock Scott ny had
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