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gentleman from Gothenburg told me he had 

 formerly taken large trout there. I took, in 

 this noble stream, a little trout about as long 

 as my hand ; and the only fish I got to eat 

 at Trolhetta was bream. The Falkenstein, a 

 darker water, very like a second-rate Scotch 

 river — say the Don — abounds in salmon; 

 and there I had a very good day's fishing. 

 I took six fish, which gave me great sport; 

 they were grilses, under 61bs.; but I lost a 

 salmon, which I think was above 10 lbs. 

 This river I conceive must be, generally, 

 excellent; it is not covered with saw-mills, 

 like the Norwegian rivers in general ; its 

 colour is good, and it is not so clear as most 

 of the rivers of the south of Norway. 



Phys. — Do you think the saw-mills hurt 

 the fishing? 



Hal. — I do not doubt it. The immense 

 quantity of sawdust which floats in the water, 

 and which forms almost hills along the banks, 

 must be poisonous to the fish, by sometimes 

 choaking their gills and interfering with 

 their respiration. I have never fished for 

 salmon in Germany. The Elbe and the 



