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fish of the cod species, is largely caught here in nets, each of
which is managed by 6-8 boats. The proximity of a shoal is
indicated by the black and ruffled look of the water and the attendant
flock of thousands of sea-gulls. The Sei enters the fjord in pursuit
of the Lodde (Osmerus arcticus, a kind of smelt), which resorts
to the shore to spawn. At this season (known as the Makketid or
Parringstid, the ‘mating time’ of the sea-fowl) numerous Russian
vessels are seen in the harbours in this region, where they purchase
fish, salt it on board, and convey it to Archangel. — The steamer
enters the Porsanger-Fjord. It passes the Porsangernces on the right,
a promontory glittering with white quartz, and steers to the S. to —
61 Kil. (38 Engl. M.) Repvaag, near the Tamse, a flat island
with extensive moors where Multebær (‘cloud-berry’, Rubus
chama-morus) grow in abundance, and tracts (Dunvcere) where the ‘down’
of wild-fowl is largely collected. A considerable sum obtained
from these sources is paid annually to the ‘Stiftsamtmand’ of
Finmarken. — In the Porsanger-Fjord, -49 Kil. (30V2 Engl. M.)
farther S., is Kistrand, the next station, with a church, a clergyman,
a doctor, and a telegraph-station. On the S. side is a small
birch-wood which is locally regarded as a little paradise.
After this long deviation frcm its direct course the steamer
returns to the N. to the mouth of the Porsanger-Fjord and steers
round *Sværholtklubben, an almost perpendicular promontory
of clay-slate, 100Q ft. in height, a resort of millions of
sea-fowl (chiefly gulls, Larus tridactylus). When scared by a
cannon-shot fired from the steamer, about one-third of the birds take to
wing in dense clouds, and after an interval of a few seconds
of perfect silence utter their peculiar cries, the effect of which
collectively somewhat resembles the sound produced by the escape
of steam from a boiler. The gulls which remain sitting on the
ledges of the black rock contrast picturesquely with it, looking
not unlike long rows of pearls. The proprietor of the promontory,
the Landhandler Krebel, lives in a small bay on the E. side of it,
called —
Sværholt, where the steamer touches in fine weather only,
and of which he and his family are the sole inhabitants. ITe
derives a considerable income from the sale of the sea-fowls’ eggs;
while the birds themselves are used as fodder. They are prepared
for this purpose by being buried in the earth for a time, and are
afterwards packed in casks.
Beyond the Klubbe, the N. extremity of the long peninsula of
Spirte-Kjarga (the latter word being synonymous with iYas,
‘promontory’), which separates the Porsanger-Fjord from the
Laxe-fjord, the steamer steers to the S.E. across the latter to —
138 Kil. (86 Engl. M.) Lebesby, on the E. bank, a prettily
situated place, with a church and a Landhandler. It next steers to the
N. and passes the mouth of the Eidsfjord, at the head of which
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