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Tvedt. In the southern -part, on the Bjorvand (lake), a single 

 lodge is inhabited (or was so imtil the Spring of 1895). In 1896, 

 the Beaver appeared in the Farvand (lake), just east of the head 

 of the Topdalsfjord, felled trees, but has not as yet built lodges. 



Birkenæs. Possibly no inhabited loclge is to be found here 

 at present. In the Eighties the Beaver was located in Lien wood, 

 and at Birkeland. In 1894, fresh traces of its work were seen at 

 Rugsland. 



In the central regions of the Topdalselv (river) the Beaver is 

 to be met with, but is scarce in Heirefos, a lodge being built on 

 the G-auslaa-vand (lake). It is also located near Austad and 

 Mjaaland, in the district of Mykland. One or more inhabited 

 lodges are to be found on the farm of Baas (in the parish of 

 Aamli), a little to the westward of the colonies at Soplandsø and 

 Maamoen in the district of the Nisser-elv. (See p. 112). Finally 

 it has a resort in the Vatne dal en (valley) on the confines of 

 -Sætersdalen. 



Aardal. The Beaver hacl established itself at the head of the 

 Topdalselv (river) to the North of Dale in Aardal, 1891; in 1895, 

 two lodges were found here. They also inhabit the Tofset- 

 vand (lake), while several others lodges are to be met with by the 

 small lakes on the heights near Gjevedalen (in the parish of Aamli). 



VI. Sætersdalen. 



The river Otteraa (or Torrisdalselven) clrains the catchment 

 basin af Sætersdalen (valley). In size it ranks as the fifth river 

 of the kingdom, and was formerly occupied by Beaver throughout 

 its entire length. During the present century the Beaver, however, de- 

 creased in numbers to such an extent that, for a time, it was thought 

 it had disappeared entirely. Of late years it has once more com- 

 menced to show itself in the southernmost parts of the valley, 

 while stray individuals occasionally appear also in the upper por- 

 tions, but do not seem to have established themselves there. 



Environs of Christianssand. In 1895 and 1896, the Beaver 

 was located a short distance from the town of Christians and, 

 and one lodge was constructed. This is ets yet barely completed, 

 and will, probably, never be fully occupied, as the place where it 

 lies is but V-U kilometres from the town. 



