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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 time. Very good ryper-shooting may, however, 

 be had on the Lofoten isles." 



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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 

 Stor 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 STORDALS ELY. 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. 



