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ters; telegraph-station), on a promontory in the Malangent’jord,
near the mouth of the Maals-Elv, the waters of which still ruffle
the surface of the fjord. The estuary of the river freezes in winter,
hut the fjord remains open lower down.
A very interesting excursion may be made from Jlaalsntes through
the Maalselvsdal to the S.E. to the Rostavand and the Rosla/jeld (a
carriole-drive of about 6 310, and another to the S. to the Allevand in
the Bardudal. — Instead of returning to 3Iaalsnæs, the traveller may
proceed from Kirkemoen in the Bardudal to the W. to Søveien on the
Salangenfjord (see abovel. — The inhabitants of these valleys are chiefly
colonists from the ffslerdal (valley of the Glommen, p. 274) and the
Gud-brandsdal (p. 118), the first of whom were induced to settle here by the
chamberlain Berndt Ancker in 1796.
1. Through the 31aalselvsdal to the Rostavand. We drive from
Maalsnæs (fast stations as far as Bakkehaug) past Bollændernæs, a place
deriving its name from the settlement which the Dutch attempted to found
here in the 17th cent, against the will of the German merchants of
Bergen, by whom the whole trade of Norway was then monopolised. This
circumstance is alluded to by Peter Dass in the following lines: —
‘3Ien der denne Handel lidt Ifenge paastod,
Da blev det de Bergenske Kjøbmænd imod,
Hollænderne maatte sig pakke.’
(But their trade was soon doomed to expire
By the merchants of Bergen in ire:
So the Dutchmen had soon to be off.)
The first station in this picturesque valley is (14 Kil.) Guldhav. The
road then leads past the church of Maalselven to (11 Kil.) Moen (good
quarters). The imposing mountain facing us is the Ghirragas Tjokko, or Istind
(4865 ft.), somewhat resembling a crater. An excellent point of view is
the mountain called Lille Maukel, near 31oen, 1850 ft. in height. (The rest
of this route lies beyond the limits of the 3Iap.)
Passing the small stations of (18 Kil.) Bakkehaug and (12 Kil.)
Neer-gaard (slow station), with its small church, we arrive at ffverby (poor
quarters ; slow station), which, with the Nordgaard, lies at the confluence
of the Maals-Elv and the Tabmok-Elv. [Through the valley of the latter a
route leads to the Balsfjord and Lyngenfjord.] Above the Rostavand rises
the huge Rostafjeld (5110 ft.), the ascent of which is not difficult, and
may even he undertaken hv mountaineers without a guide. The route
is to Gaarden Eongslid (very good quarters), whence the ascent is made
through a small valley on the E. side. Wild reindeer are sometimes seen
on the way. Opposite the Rostafjeld, to the S., rise the Likkavarre (4895 ft.),
Ruten (4385 ft.), Alap (4955 ft.), and Seutivarre (Kamnæsfjeld); to the S.E.
the Likkafjeld\ to theE., quite near, the Brattifjeld.
2. Thkocgh the Bardbdal to the Altevand. We follow the above
route to 31oen, and drive thence to (17 Kil.) Sundli, the first station in
the Bardudal. A route to the left, before we reach Sundli, leads to
Fos-moen and the *Bardufos, a fine waterfall of the Bardu-Elv. To the left
rise the Istinder, the westernmost of which may he ascended. From (23 Kil.)
Sætermoen a route leads to the S. to the Salangerfjord (Søveien); see
below and p. 251. — From this point to (8 Kil.) Viken and the Altenvand
the road is uninteresting. From Strømsmoen (good quarters) onwards it is
rarely used except by Finnish traders on their way to Sweden in winter. —
On the Altenvand, about 14 Kil. beyond Viken, boats are always procurable.
To the N. of the lake rises the Guolagærro (‘box mountain’, 5660 ft.),
and to the S. the Rokomborre (5350 ft.). At its efflux from the lake the
Bardu-Elv forms a deep ravine, which is so narrow that a man can leap
across it.
3. From Sætermoen to Søveien on the Salangenfjord. A good road
crosses the hill called Kobberyggen (’seal’s back’) to (10 Kil.) Brandvohl.
We next drive along the Eedrevand to Vashoved, and lastly to (17 Kil.)
Søveien (p. 251).
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