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Show Tho Star 1st ru in I Ui iilllv. Ro many marvelous tales have- lwil told of tho Ncrw-gmntiiwlstrniii that several writers, even of geographical works, have J rououueed it. entirely mythical. But tho whirlpool is a reality, and from survey J has become weli known. It is on the Norway coast to tho south of tlio Li 'iToden isles, and runs bet ween a small Inland called MaskcneH and a rocky i.-let. The depth of the water wa-ter in the straits is about K'O i'.'et, while jiiKt outside a l.'-JOO foot line will scarcely scarce-ly touch bottom, nud tho strong currents rushing in and out of tho fiords create not only tho maelstrom, or mill stream, but numbers of other whirlpools that render navigation exceedingly dangerous. danger-ous. The olrait, of tho tnnehilrom is perfectly perfect-ly culm at ebb or at; Hood fide, but with tho rising or tho f'.iliiir; of lim tide, or wheu a hi.'th wind is blowing or a storm raginr, the waters driven in from tho ocean find their way out again through the strait with sucli mighty vioVnee that no ship can pass through tho eddies. There ia little downward suction, as is commonly supposed, the danger lieing that tho vessel will become unmanageable unmanage-able and be driven on the rocks. It is said that whales have been found in tho vicinity with their heads completely cruslied in, having been caught in tho current and dashed against the cliff Tho Norwegian government has surveyed sur-veyed the 'maelstrom and warned all navigators against its dangers. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. j |