The Year in Norway. 1 1 



into the winter season, which may set in at any date 

 after the beginning of November ; then many of the 

 rivers become clothed in ice to such depth that while 

 in this state they are used as roads. 



From now until the break up of frost in the follow- 

 ing spring the inhabitants of such rivers and lakes are 

 prisoners, merely refreshed by the under-current provided 

 by springs. 



The temperature during the next few months compels 

 the fatness of the clouds to fall as snow, and preserves it 

 as such throughout the winter. 



A copious supply of snow before Christmas is anxiously 

 awaited by those interested in angling, and, to ensure a 

 good season, this should be augmented by other falls 

 during the early months of the following year. 



The snow falling in December becomes hard and com- 

 pact by the frost of the next few months, and is further 

 compressed by subsequent falls, the total forming solid 

 material capable of stubborn resistance to the rays of the 

 next summer's sun, thus providing the angler with a 

 lengthy season. 



If the snow stored up on mountains and fjelds shall 

 but have fallen dm-ing the later months of winter, the 

 coming angling season will probably be of short duration, 

 for the supply is soft, and easy of disintegration by rain 

 and sun. 



