Show A LETTER FROM NORWAY NORWAY february 1910 1897 As your readers have previously bee beefs informed from the pen of atour our worthy president P And andersen ersco of the work bein being done in this the now land of mil mid day darene s perhaps a few items upon a different topic may prove ofin of in terest owing to the lengthy winter of nor way her people have a better chance of participating in the sports of that beasom than any other country here in the southern hartwe part we have had sleigh ia ever since november and our friends inform us that irwill it will remain until may next As soon as a child is able to walk without the aid of his mamma he is taught to use skates and skis snow shoes and so he be continues never loosing his interest in these sports until h his s form is bent with years and his hair grows gray of old age last monday february esth was what is known as a day set apart each year for the best ski runners canners ot of the country to meet and compete for prizes and championship the morning of the above mentioned day dawned clear dear and bright yet cold the registering kinteen censi s below at 8 a in while it was yet dark a constant stream of people could be seen winding ther the r way towards large and small old and young some upon their ki some in sleighs and others hoof ing it As the common expression any way to get there at 1230 12 30 over people were assembled at the toot loot and spon pon the side of the hill where the con test was to take place in standing upon the summit ot of mount HoS Bol and gazing about one can but exclaim how beautiful lul are the works of natures god upon the north east and west the eye is met by series of rolling hi bi Is be decked with the original norway pine and ud spruce to the south at a distance ot of five miles lies the city encircled upon three defee sides by low hills beyond the city to the south can be seen the sleepy christiana fjord upon which numerous ships adas are seen darting to and tro fro is a track ot of land thirty yards wide and halt bute length with a descent of 75 this has been cleared of trees for the purpose about seventy five yards from the foot of the bill an embankment of snow has bew been built to a height of fifteen feet on the upper side ot of which snow is piled atil it lorms a flat precisely at i the various military bands upon the grounds united in ia rendering the Nor national air a vi els ker dette dene landet Lande fc the bugle rave gave the signal and all eyes were cast towards ards the top of the hill where nox could be seen descending at first at t a moderate rate increasing jn in swiftness until he reached the flat here he dhe made a disparate des parate leap over thirty live ave feet into the air reaching the ground about one hundred feet irom from the starting point the bugle sounded again and no 2 followed then no 3 and so am a until each of the computers com peters had ahad two chances of trying his skill the greatest jump without falling was mus made by mr cato aall teet feet mr abar charles es larson juril jumped ped feet but bat fell the ones who were fortunate ia fa making the leap and remain remaining ing i upon their fiet feet would rup run with the speed of a mid sad and upon the flat below where amid aid the cheers and applause ot of the spectators gators would cuta cut a half circle with U eskis skis and thus enable himself to top short just in front of the crowd the L he other poor fellows not only missed tibe e appl auses of 0 the people but re d a good shaking up as well the rapid speed that they were going zuid at rendered ered their fall not of the lightest land many would turn summer sets in ahe he air striking the ground here bere and tre there onty only to bounce into the air agai again n aid continue rolling until they reached a toot at of the hill among the competitors were two lap landers who showed remarkable courage in in the daringness of their jumps but were not so well as the other boys consequently they were among the fallers the health of the elders laboring in norway is excellent none complaining mail addressed to 27 will reach any of us N C NIELSON Ni IELSON |