Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-06-27

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parts of Europe, give up the ground
floor of their dwellings to chickens,
pigs and steers; but their own quar-
ters upstairs in these houses of many
animals, are spotlessly clean.
Many Mines and Foundries.
One derives a false picture of the
center of Basquedom around Bilbao,
unless he takes the little eight-mile
side trip from the city down to the
sea. Paralleling each side of the
river is an electric tramway, and par
alleIing each Of these in turn Is a
| steam railway.
Town after town Is to be seen on the
way. Along the left bank Of the
Nervion shipbuilding yards are sue
| ceeded by immense iron ~foundries and
smelters, and dozens of steamers are
tied up alongside these Industrial
plants, all combining to fill the air
with the smoke of mans activities.
The pretty green hillsides far be-
yond the river are married here and
there by patches of reddish-brown
color, where. In the distance. can be
seen the puff of the little locomotives
Of the ore trains, and occasionally the
rumble of a dynamite explosion Is
heard. These are the mines, and from
many Of them, stretching for miles
through the air, to the loading berths
on the river, are aerial cables, to which
are fastened buckets full Of red ore
moving continually from mine to
river. with parallel cables carrying
back the empties to the far-away
brown patches on the hillside.
/ The river winds Its way between
these rich hills, and finally, rounding a
corner, comes suddenly to the sea-
The strong sea breezes of the Biscay
blow away the smudgy fog of indus
try, and one energies again into sunny
Spain.
At each side of the river mouth Is
a town-Portugalete on the left and
Las Arenas on the right. A beautiful
and unusual bridge, connecting h
two forms a fitting monument to
| mark the union of the Nervion with
the waters of the Atlantic.
There are few harbors more beau
tiful in setting than this. with n
breakwater of stone stretching far out
into the sea from the P~ortugalete side
and another, of equal length, from
the Las Arenas side. Within h
breakwaters are vessels riding at an
Choir on the deep, blue water, a few
steamers and many small fishing
schooners, for the fresh fish of the
Basque sea are marked high In h
record of fish excellence. {
Basque sardlne Women.
One of the unique little pictures of
the Basque towns on the sea is that
of the barefooted sardine women,
walking with infinite and unaffected
grace through narrow streets Of stone
tagging, with great square wooden
trays balanced on their heads. On the
trays are hundreds Of silvery fresh
sardines laid out in neat rows. And
the women cry. "Sardinas, sardinas
vivast' indicating that their wares are
still alive.
Among other qualities Of excellence,
the Basques are the leading athletes
In Spain, They supply a goodly num-
Der of torreros for the bull ring, but
the really noteworthy excellence nf the
Basque sportsman lies in no more nor
less than playing ball.
1t is not baseball, however, but the
great Basque ball game, juego de PEE
lota, democratic and popular as is the
national game In America, One sees
the boys In the villages hard at it,
and In the cities the fond Basque
parent, like the American, Is NJ
times caused a violent shock by the
smashing of a pane of glass In the
dining-room, caused by the unwelcome
entry of a pelota, a little smaller and
a little harder than a baseball.
The game is, perhaps, a more violent
form Of sport than baseball. and in
many respects closely resembles
SQUASH rackets.
In a description OF the New England
of Spain"some mention must be made OF
San Sebastian, the second city In the
BASQUE provinces, but the least Basque
In characteristics. 1t Ia a modern z
town on the Bay Of Biscay only q few
miles from the French frontier.
summer residence OF the royal far
and the most popular Of Spania
sorts. 1t mas a fine casino and
xfyaied bathing beach.
many ways, 1 Sebastian