CHAPTER I. 
FINMARKEN AMT, 
Tus Amt, which is the northernmost and largest in 
Norway, is bounded on the north by the North Sea; on 
the north-east by Russia; east by Sweden; south by 
Nordland, and west by the sea. It is divided into 
four Fogderies—'Tromsen and Senjen in the south, 
Alten, Hammerfest, and E. Finmarken ; and contains 
a superficial area of 59,778 square miles. Magnificent 
salmon-fishing isto be had here. But before beginning 
to speak of the rivers, it will be best to devote a few 
lines to the route. 
There are two ways open to the traveller’s choice: 
the first, by disembarking at Christiansand and waiting 
for a steamer to the north, for I do not think they 
correspond. It is a tedious and monotonous journey. 
In the first place, it occupies eight days and a half 
from Christiansand to Throndhjem. From this latter 
place to Hammerfest it takes a week, and from Ham- 
