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His house stands within a few yards of the river, 

 a portion of which he has the right to fish, but he 

 only kills very few fish in a season, as his duties take 

 him far afield. 



He is a sportsman according to his native lights, 

 and kills rype with his Storjord-made gun, which cost 

 Kr.54 and weighs 11 lb., so at all events he got plenty 

 of metal for his money. The weapon, like his fishing- 

 tackle, is of peculiar make and shape. 



He speaks English, French, and German, which 

 is a good deal more than we could do with a com- 

 bined effort, and is no mean performer on the 

 piano and flute ; in fact, he is just the man one 

 would have expected not to meet at Storjord. I am 

 exceedingly obliged to him for much information 

 concerning the district, and for his general kindness 

 and courtesy. 



Saltdalen derives its name from some salt mines, 

 which formerly existed near the fjord, from which it 

 extends (including Junkerdal) to the Swedish frontier, 

 a distance near upon fiftj^ miles, but from Storjord to 

 the nearest point of the frontier is only about fifteen 

 miles. 



The climate of Nordland throughout autumn and 

 winter is colder and more severe than that of more 

 southern Norway, and at Storjord for months together 



