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valley of Vefsen gives the shooting to be had there 
a rather bad character. ‘I have shot a few caper- 
calzie, some woodcocks, ducks, plovers, &c., but I don’t 
think, in two seasons, I saw more than a brace of ryper 
—no hjerper, though nearly every day I was through 
the woods or on the fjelds, and had good dogs. I once 
crossed the fjelds from the Vefsen to Hals Fjord, about 
twenty-five English miles, and saw no game of any 
description, though, I must add, I had no dog with me 
at the tme. Very good ryper-shooting may, however, 
be had on the Lofoten isles.” 
Norta THRoNDHJEMS AMT. 
This Amt is bounded on the east by Sweden, 
south and west by South Throndhjem Amt and the sea, 
and north by Nordlands Amt. It contains about 178 
square miles, and is divided into three Fogderies— 
Stér and Vardals in the south, Inderoen in the middle, 
and Numedal in the north. 
Proceeding from Throndhjem, which is situate in 
the extreme north of South Throndhjems Amt, the first 
river we come to is Srorpats Ey. There is a station 
at Helle on this river, where also there is a ferry, about 
sixteen miles east of Throndhjem. It is an early river: 
the salmon go up about twenty-eight miles to Nustad 
Foss. It rises very rapidly, and is frequently flooded. 
