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191 Kb. Eidanger (Hotel; several bath-houses in the fjord), J/2 hr.
from the station, pleasantly situated on the Eidanger-Fjord.
195 Kil. (121 Engl. M.) Porsgrund (Stiansen’s Hotel, well
spoken of; Victoria, with cafe’, R. &L. 2kr. 550., tolerable), a town
of 3600 inhab., situated on both sides of the Skiens-Elv, which
descends from the Nordsjø and here enters a bay of the Friersfjord.
Beyond Porsgrund the train ascends the left bank of the broad
Skiens-Elv to —
204 Kil. (125 Engl. M.) skien. — Hotels. ’Hover’s Hotel, at
the pier of the southward-hound steamers, K. L. 2’/2, A. >/2, B. 1, D.
2 kr.; Royal, new; Victoria, on the hill above the railway-station:
Phcexix, on the hill behind Hover’s. The last two second-class.
Steamers. The steamers for Telemarken (to the N.W.) start from the
dam to the N. of the Damfos: to Ulefos and Tangen i Hitterdal twice daily,
except Sun., in 2>/2 and 51 ,’2 hrs. (fares 2 and 3>/2 kr.). Steamers to
Porsgrund and Langesund twice daily, starting from a pier about >/2 M- (Engl.)
from the other steamboat-quay; to Christiania 4 times weekly ; to Arendal
and to Freder’dshald once weekly. See Communicalioner,~Sos. 154,156 215,336.
British Vice-Consul, Mr. J. Franklin.
Skien (pronounced Sch’ien or Sk’ienj, the ancient Skida, a town
with 7300 inhab., dates originally from the 14th cent., but has
been repeatedly burned down (last in 1886) and rebuilt. It now
contains numerous modern stone houses and paper-mills. To the
S. of the town the Skiens-Elv forms the Kloster fos and the
Damfos, two waterfalls of great volume, which are crossed by bridges.
On a small island between the falls formerly stood the nunnery of
Gimsø, founded in 1110. On the steep Bratsbergklev, to the E. of
the town, are the ruins of the (Va^r-) Bratsberg Chapel, belonging
to the adjacent Bratsberg-Gaard, which has given its name to the
entire district (fine view).
The steamer for Ulefos ascends the Skiens-Elv, passing through
the three curious locks of Løreid, and after 1 hr. enters the Nordsj.0
(50 ft.), a picturesque lake about 45 Kil. or 28 Engl. M. in length.
To the right in the rocky bank, at a height of about 155 ft. above
the surface of the water, is the Mikalshul, or Michael’s cave, which
may be visited by boat from Løveid. Roman Catholic services
were held in it in former times. In about 1 hr. after entering the
lake the steamer reaches —
28 Kil. Ulefos i Holden (skyds-station at the pier, small but
tolerable; Hotel Aaeheim, 25 min. from the pier, on the way to
StrængenJ poor; Peer Jensen’s Inn, on the N. side of the river,
20 min. from the pier), with numerous saw-mills, iron-works,
two churches, and several villas belonging to wealthy
timber-merchants, is picturesquely situated on the NT. bank of the lake,
and on both banks of the Eids-Elv or Songa (small boat
10200.), which descends from the great Telemarken lakes and here
enters the Nordsjø. About 13 min. from the pier this little river
forms the fine waterfall which gives its name to the place. To the
S.W. rises the Nukefjeld (1285 ft.; 3-4 hrs.), a fine point of view.
Baedeker’s Norway and Sweden. 4th Edit. 3
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