Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-06-06

A nench
pHD rugged spurs Of the Basses
Pyrenees shelve down through
fertile cultivated slopes to nat
stretches Of tewny sand, whore
France and Spain look at each
other across the winding estuary Of
he Bldassoa river. The romantic IT.
oa&ion Of the Spanish town OF Tuenter.
rabia, rising above it, girdls Of bat,
tsred walls 70 the massive castle Of
Charles v. and the graceful belfry Of
tho aaoient church soaring stu high
q, = likely to leave one unimprossed
b. tWo torpedo-craft Of obsolete ypes
Tying the French and Spanish Aass
apon the river below. These two GRAFT
however. represent the authorities tor
eAo maintenance Of order between the
0shermen Of he two countries. The
waters Of each are considered 70 a.
tend to thrsemilo limit from their
respective coasts. ~ Il happens that
the sardtne shoals frequent this cor.
nsr q the Bay Of Biscay. whore the
watsrs Of the two countries adjoin. the
necessity for international regulation
Il ovident. Moreover, - the 1sh show
IN especial preference for the prox-
Unity Of the French coast, Il follows
that the Spanish fishing boats ars the
most frequent trespassers.
We'll Patrollsd.
This portion Of the coast 10 kept %
tzulled by . French coastsuard vessel.
the Out vive, stationed It st. Jean-de-
Lea and the last capture, fuEnishlng
the subject Of the illustration. was
made on January Il. Upon IN arrest
being made witAin the boundary 1ila-
IL, the delinquent vessel u detained
and an inquiry held BY the command
lng o1acers Of the French and Spanish
tpepedo boats In the Bidassoa river.
and their arbitration ID almost invaT1-
ably accepted. II the oRenss u proved.
The trespassing boat II held In couna-
cation for Q limited period. and . me
Imposed upon the owners.
Although the Bidassoa river forms
~ boundary between France and
Spain, yet Tuenterrabia II . Spanish
posk and only shelters : Spanish flsh-
(1g 0eet The nearest French port e
u Jeanrde-Ln1, only some four or 1vo
miles distant In both Of these. -
ven - q San Sebastian, the old type
& Ashins boat propelled By oars and
sails, has In the course Of the last ten
rsarS bosn almost entirely superseded
b steamboats,. These are substantial.
y built launches, constructed BY tho
local boatbuilders, and equipped with
engines and boilers Of French manu-
eaoturA A Aeet Of = Of these steam
launches works from g. Jean-de-Lna.
The 1usntsrrabia lleet numbs1 =,
md = Increasing. Il II usually "a.
mitted that their introduction haa
BEEN Of material advantage 70 the n
1ustTy.
The eraft nssd to bs good ssaboats.
lue The mild climate that prevails dur
mg The winter u no guarantee against
bursts q rough weather ct sea Only
10 wook q two ago the boats were
caught q go By . gale. and San 81.
bastian boat foundered through sprins.
lng leak. Her crew. however. wers
rescued by Tusntssrabia boat. Dur
mg the balmy months that correspond
With our winter these boats are %
supied In sardine- fishing. Their crowu
consist almost exclusively Of BasQuos,
who. whether they come from tho
French or the Spanish side Of the Py
rsoses, have always their language IN
eommon. ~ matter Of fast, no Per
manent animosity exists between the
Two sides. Notwithstanding the ooca
sional conflicts that occur upon the
fishing grounds.
The method Of fishing pursued d
quite peculiar to these waters. and I
day ct sea with the boats inclines one
to make some excuses for poaching
The main object Of the fishermen
when they put to sea, 10 to look FOL
porpoises. SO valuable 10 their aid
considered that the Spanish authors
Ties impose fine for killing one. But
! school Of PROPOSES does not nee
sssarily imply sardines. The Dor
poises are quite az anxiously lookins
for sardines a. the fishermen. and
once they are sighted they are fol
lowed through the most devioui
courses.
Stones and Porpoisee.
In the keen ardour Of the chase tn,
question Of landmarks, or the precis,
distance Of the coast, may become ,
very unimportant detail. When tn
porpoises commence leaping out o
the water the appearance Of q shoe
n sArdinss may be sxpsotsd- Pursue,
- s1Egosndsd hy u pospelseaI ~