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found along the coast, and in the fjords. The 

 best general shooting will be found in Siredal. The 

 average number of bears killed in this amt is 2 jV per 

 annum. 



NEDEN.ES AMT. 



This Amt is bounded on the north and east by 

 Bratsberg Amt ; on the south by the sea ; on the 

 west by Lister and Mandals Amt ; and on the north 

 by Stavanger Amt, and a small portion of South 

 Bergenhuus Amt. It contains about 90 square 

 miles. The principal rivers are the Nid, Topdals, 

 and the Otteren. The latter of these, as mentioned 

 above, flows into the sea at Christiansand, under the 

 name of the Torrisdals Elv. It is divided into two 

 Fogderies, Nedenaes and Eaabygdelag. The salmon 

 and trout fishing in this Amt are very insignificant. 

 The NID ELV, near Arendal, used formerly to be 

 famous for its salmon-fishing, especially below a foss 

 named Eygende Foss ; but of late years it has much 

 deteriorated, and I should scarcely think it worth 

 while going out of the way for, to try. 



The OTTEEEN ELV, in Saetersdal, is said to afford 

 good .trout-fishing ; but the fact is, Saetersdal has been 

 so little le-travelled, that even Norwegians know but 

 little about it. The inhabitants of this valley are a 



