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up to the North Cape, and for some distance to the East- 

 ward of that point, the mountains which fringe the coast 

 are, generally speaking, loftier and of more rugged out- 

 line, almost the only breaks in the line of cHffs being the 

 entrances to the numerous Fjords and the lesser valleys 

 at the mouths of the rivers. 



To the north of Trondhjem the rocks appear to be 

 somewhat less altered, consisting mainly of Schists, fre- 

 quently showing the original lines of stratification very 

 plainly. About three hours steam north of the entrance 

 to the Trondhjem Fjord, is a magnificent range of cliffs 

 of all shades of red, yellow and brown, with occasional 

 white bands. Lit up by the evening sun, as I saw them, 

 these cliffs are a truly gorgeous spectacle, the recollection 

 of which is not easily effaced. These Red Rocks have 

 been referred to the old Red Sandstone, but this sugges- 

 tion is, I believe, not generally accepted, and in the 

 absence of fossil evidence their age must be considered 

 not proven. 



Further north the rocks are for the most part of 

 Schistose character, gradually getting finer in texture 

 until at the North Cape itself they are more of the nature 

 of a dark grey clay slate than true Schists. 



From Bodo northwards, to some 40 to 50 miles 

 beyond Tromso, the disturbance and dislocation has been 

 tremendous, and this, together with the action of the 

 frost on the splintery Schists, has given rise to some of 

 the grandest scenery possible. For some 200 miles or 

 more the Lofoten Islands, the islands of Hindo and 

 Senjen, the islands in the neighbourhood of Tromso, and 

 the peninsula behind which lies the Lyngen Fjord, 

 present one continuous succession of lofty mountains 

 with sharp jagged tops and equally sharp valleys 

 between, many of the valleys and mountain sides being 

 occupied by glaciers of no mean dimensions, affording 



