Full resolution (JPEG) - On this page / på denna sida - Sidor ...
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
Below is the raw OCR text
from the above scanned image.
Do you see an error? Proofread the page now!
Här nedan syns maskintolkade texten från faksimilbilden ovan.
Ser du något fel? Korrekturläs sidan nu!
This page has been proofread at least once.
(diff)
(history)
Denna sida har korrekturlästs minst en gång.
(skillnad)
(historik)
nearly level with the deck, and exclusively for
summer use, during the excursion season. In the
winter these should be unscrewed, taken quite
away, the hold enlarged by occupying the lower
part of them, and the ship thus adapted for
merchandise and rough winter voyages. By these
means the vessel might be profitably applied to
both uses and do duty all the year through. As
it is, the shortness of the Norwegian excursion
season renders it almost impossible for shipowners
to build first-class and suitable steamers for such
a service, and make them yield a fair profit upon
the capital invested, without charging very high
passenger rates.
The hotel at Hammerfest has sadly declined
since 1856, though the present host is a simple,
honest fellow, striving to do the best he can for
his guests. For my bed, a plate of biscuits, and
three glasses of port he charged only one mark.
A few more Sea Lapps had landed while we were
away, but the total numbers were far short of what
I saw in 1856. We were much amused in
watching a little courtship scene enacted in the main
street. A Lapp youth with an approximately
clean face was walking by the side of a
well-dressed Lapp girl, holding one of her hands between
both of his. She made great show of struggling
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
