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dal (see above). — From Hegge the traveller may walk to the S. to
Kiever-sled on the Urfjord, row thence to Somnhoved, and walk to Sømnæs, the
steamboat-station to the E. of the Torghatten (p. 234).
Some of the steamboats next call at Tilrum-Markedplads, to the
N. of Brønø, others at —
20 Kil. (121/2Engl. M.) Røre, on the large mountainous island
of Vægen, to the W. Most of the vessels then steer past the
Vel-fjord, in which, to the right, rises the huge Mosakselen, while on
the N. side are the Høiholmstinder. They then pass between the
island of Havne and the mainland, on which lies —
30 Kil (”from Brønø) Forvik or Vivelstad. We now approach
the imposing Seven Sisters (see below), which have long been
visible in the distance. To the E. towers the conspicuous Finknce
(4330 ft.). The steamer crosses the Vefsenfjord, passes on the right
a hill remarkable for its red colour, and stops at the flat island of —
24 Kil. (15 Engl. M.) Thjøtø, formerly the property of Haarek
of Thjøtø, a well-known character in early Norwegian history.
The steamboats skirt the W. side of the large island of Alsten,
touch at Søvik, and then at (27 Kil..) Sandnæsen (good quarters;
telegraph-station), at the N. end of the island, near which are the
old church of Stamnæs and the district-prison. The view of the
Seven Sisters from this point is strikingly grand. At the S. end of
Alsten (65 Engl. sq. M. in area; 1500 inhab.) is the church of
Alstnhoug (5 Engl. M. from Søvik, 12 M. from Sandnæsøen), where
Peter Dass, the famous author of ‘Nordlands Trompet’
(published for the first time in 1739) was pastor from 1689 to
1708. This work contains a most accurate description of this
province of Norway in poetic garb, and will be found an
invaluable travelling companion by persons acquainted with the
language. (Best edition by Eriksen; Christiania, 1874.) On the
Haugnæs, near the church, is the so-called Kongsgrnv. — About
4 Engl. M. from Sandnæsøen is Gaarden Botnet, the best
starting-point for the ascent of the northernmost of the *Seven Sisters (Syv
Søstre), which rise to a height of upwards of 3000 ft. There are
in reality six mountains only, but the summit of one is divided
into two ridges. The highest summit is called the Digertind.
The view from the top is one of the grandest and most peculiar
in the Nordland.
From Søvik a steamer of the Helgelandske Dampskibs-Selskab (comp.
Communicationer, No. 289) ascends the Vefsenfjord via Sandnæsøn twice
weekly. The scenery is very imposing, and in the interior of the fjord
the mountains are beautifully wooded. The long and narrow S.E. arm of
the fjord, into which the steamer steers, is named the Vefsenbunden. Here lies
the steamboat station of Mosjøen (Fru Schrader’s Hotel; English
vice-consul, Mr. H. F. Dahl; telegraph-station), with 1200 inhab. and large steam
saw-mills. From Mosjøen a good road leads to the Tustervand and to
Stor-nes on the Resvand (1475 ft.), which ranks next to Lake Mjøsen in point of
area. From Stornes the traveller may ascend the Brurskanke and the
Kjering-tind (5805 ft.), on the W. side of the lake, and then follow the course of the
Resaa, the discharge of the Tustervand and ltøsvand, towards the X. to
Ueisaaeren on the Raneufjonl (p. 236). About halfway thither a digression
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