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tind on the Malangenfjord; to the N. are the Skulgamtinder in
the Ringvadse; and to the W. are the Blaamand (3280 ft.},
Stan-tind, and Vastind, on the Kvnlø. This prospect is very striking,
especially when seen by the subdued lustre of the sun at
midnight, when half the community is still astir.
The Harbour of Tromse always presents a busy scene , and
among the vessels are generally several of French nationality.
They bring goods of various kinds, and carry away cargoes of
salted cod-roe (Rogn), which is used as bait in the sardine-fishery.
The principal exports are, however, dried fish, herrings, train oil,
and furs, most of which are dispatched to Hamburg. Tromsø also
carries on a considerable trade with Russia, and equips a number
of vessels for the capture of seals, walruses, etc., on the coasts of
Spitsbergen and Nova Zembla. — The harbour of Tromsø is
approached by two straits, the Grøtsund and Fuglsund on the N.,
and the Malangenfjord on the S. side.
An *Excursion to the Trojisdal (‘Daleri), for the purpose of
seeing a Lapp settlement, should not be omitted (4 hrs., there
and back; guide unnecessary ; horse 5 kr. or more). Immediately
on landing we cross the Sund (50 ø. each), 500 yds. wide, to
Storstenæs at the entrance to the Tromsdal. Thence to the Lapp
Encampment is a walk of about 1 hr., the ground being rough and
somewhat marshy at places. The path leads through a birch-wood
on the S. bank of the brawling stream, and passes numerous
patches of snow. We at length reach a kind of basin, with the
Tromstind rising on the S., and a waterfall on the S. side, where
there is a colony of a few Lapp families from the Swedish district
of Karesuando t, who occupy several Darfe Goattek or Gammer.
The Gamme is a dome-shaped hut, formed of stone, small
tree-stems, turf, and birch-bark , with a round opening at the top for
the exit of smoke and the admission of light. Each hut is always
provided with a fire, over which is suspended a pot or kettle, and
around it recline the inmates. The hearth is called Aran, and the
seat of honour beside it Boasso. These Lapps possess a herd of no
fewer than 4-5000 reindeer, but a few hundred only, enclosed in
a Rengjarde, into which they are driven to be milked, are usually
shown to visitors (a small fee expected). Among the pretty and
useful articles manufactured by these Lapps are fur-boots
(Skal-Komager, or Skaller) and spoons and other objects in
reindeer-horn. The traveller should taste the rich reindeer-milk, which is
drunk diluted with water, and observe the peculiar crackling of
the animal’s knee-joints, reminding one of the sound produced by
t In accordance with the frontier-treaty of 7th-18tli Oct. 1751, the
Swedish Lapps are entitled to migrate to the Norwegian coast in summer,
and the Norwegian Lapps to Sweden in winter. — These migrations
are said to lead to frequent disputes with the permanent inhabitants
(comp. Friis, Finmarken).
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