. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 55M0' se'sû' Depth m Fathoms. Under 13. important fishing station. The herrings swarm here in such quantities that they may at times be taken in bucketfuls, and all the fish—herrings, cod, salmon, perch, pike—are generally preserved in frozen masses, very few being smoked or cured, owing to the inferior quality of the salt. On this coast the cattle and swine are mostly fed on red herrings. The vast basin of the Dvina, larger in extent than all Italy, has only three towns whose population exceeds 5,000, and two of them, Vologda and Archangel (Arkhangel
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 55M0' se'sû' Depth m Fathoms. Under 13. important fishing station. The herrings swarm here in such quantities that they may at times be taken in bucketfuls, and all the fish—herrings, cod, salmon, perch, pike—are generally preserved in frozen masses, very few being smoked or cured, owing to the inferior quality of the salt. On this coast the cattle and swine are mostly fed on red herrings. The vast basin of the Dvina, larger in extent than all Italy, has only three towns whose population exceeds 5,000, and two of them, Vologda and Archangel (Arkhangelsk), owe their importance partly to their rank as provincial capitals.
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