Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-03-04


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vUv ugged spurs OF ihe BafHrl
N rtf.u.s shrIyr down through
frrlI, cultivated slupcH to nnt
stretches of iaauf sand. where
France nud Spain look lf each
other arroas tha winding estuary ~
the mdaF.oa river The romantic sIi
uaii0u OF ihu Spanish town 0f f..ni"r-
sbln. rising above i's stride az bat
tered walls t0 fhH ma I.r raa'I" Of
Charles y aud .Hn graceful b..irF Of
The ancient church foarIrg f'..l high
o.. f likely fo leave One .nmpr"s'rd
hy tvs torpedo craft of obsolete tfpos
nFing the French an1 spanish h1ga
upon me river below Those 'H0 craft
tuNftrr represent iH. authorities Tor
tho maintenance - order between 'hr
fishermen ~ the tHo countries Ih"
waters ~ each arr con. .drrnd 20 90
tend 90 e three mile limit from their
respective cOaFfs A. f happens ihu'
iho HrdIno shoals ffqHrut This cor
ucr of Doc rpy 90 Hscay. where the
waters OF 'lo two countries ndloiu, The
necessity i0r International regulation
Is evident Moreover as me hsh shoT
lI rpo BOO preference i1r 'h' prpN
unity ~ fh, French rua.. 90 follows
Thar me Spanish nsh.re boats are The
most frequent trospns ere
We'll Pa,roled
This portion Of 'ho coast is kept "a.
'ro'lod by o. French Ooa-'Fuard vessel.
fhe Qui Yier. stationed az So Jean do.
Luz. and 'hc ai capture furnishing
fhe subject OF the Illustration uas
made on January 81 Upon an arrest
being made Within Co., boundary lu
10. the Delinquent ,.,I - detained
and an inquiry h,i1 hy .hr command
lag officer n mo French and spanish
torpedo boats 900 The U.dasson river.
and their arbitration ir almost i1vnri
ably accepted Or fh. 0f,r. .s proved
The trespnssing boat b. held 600 couns
cation for limited period and a One
Imposed uron 'ho owners
Although the p'lqrsol river forms
the boundary between France and
spain. ,,, Fg'gJeuaba pa % Spanish
port. ana Gul, shelters Spanish nsh
rc 9or' Tho nearest French port h.
81 Jean de- Luz. ouly some four or I've
miles distant On both OF these. a.
well as 90 San Sebastian. me old type
y fishing boat propelled hy oars and
sails. has iu the course ol The last Ten
years boon almost entirely superseded
nf steamboats, Thee" ar. substantial
ly huN launches. constructed hr thr
local bolilglldera. aud equipped with
engines and boilers of French manu-
pcinre 4 fleet of o. .f these sf,em
launches works from So Jean irlul
Tho Fuoniorrabia noot numbers 49,.
and Is increasing n ls usually ad
mltfcd tho' their Introduction has
been Of material advantage 90 The Ip.
dusiry
The craft need 20 ha good soahoa's.
for ne mild climate that prevails dur
ing iho winter is uo guarantee against
bursts of rogsh weather 10 sea Only
week or two aEo tho boats were
caught AZ sea Pos gale. and san Sc.
hastInn boat 'ouudersi through spring
iuR a leak llrr crew. however. were
rescued by "a Fuontorrabia boat Dur
ing The balmy months that correspond
with our winter these boats are oc
rupled Boo sard'ne.dshing Their crews
consist almost exclusively OF Basqncs.
Who. whether thev come from the
French or the spanish side OF the py
roueos have alvay their language IN
common. A. q matter of fact. no per
manent armos''y exists between the
two sides nofuiihs'andiug the occa
sional conflicts thar occur upon the
fishing grounds
Tho method ~ fishing pursued Is
quite peculiar io 'hose waters. and a
day AZ sea With ne boats incllnos ono
90 make some excuses f1r poaching
Tho main object Of the fishermen.
shen they ruf fo sea. 10 10 look Tor
porpolses So valuable Is their aid
considered 'hai fhe Spanish authorI.
ties impose % One Tor killing one Bat
a sch1o. 0' porpoisss does not nee
essarl5 imply sari.ues The Tor
polses are quite ms anNiously locking
for ssrdines as ite fishermen. and
once fhe. ara sshfed they arr fol
lowed through ne most devious
courses
stones arc PorpoHsss
90 ffr E.'. arioUf nf fhe chase fhl
aassfIna o' landmarks. or 'he precise
distance o' fba coast. mas become a
very unimrruah' dsal when the
pofpoises ,ommenre iesl8F 1ui o.
'ts water o.. apll anrc. ~ shoaI