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formation predominates. Farther on we obtain a view of the
mountains towards the S. At (22 Kil.) Skollenborg sandstone makes its
appearance and the country becomes sterile. The Labrofos (p. 21)
lies 1 Engl. M. to the S. of Skollenborg. To the left is the
Skrims-fjeld (see below). The train approaches the Lnagen, which descends
from the Numedal and forms a waterfall, and stops at •—
28 Kil. Kongsberg. — Hotels. Victoria, at some distance from the
station, in the W. part of the town, on the right bank, R. & L. 2, A.
V* kr., B. 80 0.-, Britannia, on the left bank, near the station, well
spoken of-, Skandinavie, also near the station. All three hotels are often
crowded in summer.
Carriages to Tinoset: Carriole for 1 pers. 15, there and back 23 kr.
46 0.; carriage with 2 horses for 2 pers. 30 or 49 kr. 68 ø., for 3 pers.
36 or 62’/2 kr. Those who detain the carriage in Tinoset for more than
one night pay 4 kr. extra per horse for each day. To Bolkesjø or Hitterdal,
carriole 8 kr. 12, carriage with 2 horses for 2 pers. 12 kr. 96, for 3 pers.
16 kr. 20 0.
Kongsberg (490 ft.), an uninviting but not unpicturesque
town, situated on the Laagen or Laugen, in the S. part of the
Numedal (p. 24), contains 4560 inhab. (formerly twice as
many), who are almost all supported by the neighbouring
silver-mines. 41ost of the houses are timber-built, but the large Church
and the Raadhus are substantial stone edifices. The former was
erected in the middle of last century, when the population of the
town was about double the present number. The town owes its
origin to the Silver Mines in the vicinity, which are said to have
been discovered by goat-herds, and was founded in 1624 in the reign
of Christian IV. In the town itself are situated the Smeltehytte, or
smelting-works, where specimens of the ore may be purchased, the
Mynt (mint), and a government T aubenfabrik (weapon-factory), the
last of which is near the Hammerfos. The rapid Laagen is crossed by
two bridges. A monument to Christian IV. was erected here in 1883.
The .Silver Mines of Kongsberg, the, property of the government,
now yielding an annual profit of about 12,500b, were discovered early in
the 17th cent, and have been worked with varying success. Of more than
a hundred mines opened since the first discovery of the ore , four only
are now of any importance. The principal of these is Kongens -Gnibe,
about 6 Kil. to the W.S.W. of the town, which is nearly 2000 ft. in depth,
and a little to the N. of this mine are the Gottes-Hulfe’, the Armen-Grube,
and the 1 Haus-Sachsen’ mines. Besides the perpendicular shafts descending
to these mines , there are two level shafts or adits, the Fredriks-Stollen
and the Christians-Stollen, entering them from the hill-side, the latter being
300 ft. below the other and connecting all the mines, the aggregate length
of which is upwards of 3 Engl. M. — Permission to visit the mines is obtained
at the offices in the market-place, but the expedition is a laborious one,
which hardly repays the fatigue (guide 2 kr.). The veins of native silver
which the mines contain are mingled with sulphuret of silver and copper
pyrites, occurring generally in lajers of calcareous spar. Beautiful
argentiferous crystals are also frequently found. The finest yet discovered is
now in the University Museum of Natural History at Copenhagen.
The Jonsknut (2950 ft.). which rises a short distance beyond the
Gottes-Hulfe and Haus-Sachsen mines, commands an admirable view of the Gausta
and other mountains of Telemarken to the W. Near the Jonsknut rises
the Skrimsfjeld (2946 ft.). 10 Engl. M. to the S. of the town, and also
commanding a beautiful view.
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