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36 THROUGH NORWAY WITII A KNAPSACK.
in bright red pots. Everybody appears to be
industrious and well-to-do, and nobody rich and useless.
Beyond the town the road ascends, and commands
some fine views of the lake and river; seats are placed
on the most picturesque points. By the side of the
road I passed a mass of charcoal and ashes, the remains
of a log house, recently burned down, showing the risks
to which this kind of building is too liable. The road
is a new one; the date of its construction, from 1851 to
1855, is inscribed upon it.
There is a fine cascade here, the Hunefoss, with a
gate leading to it, but nobody to pay for opening it.
As civilization advances, this and other waterfalls will,
1 suppose, be capitalized as in England, and sixpence
charged to see the show. There are huge sawmills
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here, doing a vast amount of work by water power.
Dined at Mosshuus station on brown bread, fish, and
cheese, the charge for which was 12 skillings, or 5hL
Stopped for the night at Holmen station, supper of eggs
and cold raw ham. There appear to be no
establishments in Norway corresponding to our public-house,
the French auberge, the German gastliaus, or the
Italian osteria: everybody appears to live at home.
These posting stations are farmhouses. The distance
from Lillehammer to this place is rather less than
twenty English miles, through the entrance of the
Guldbransdal, which extends nearly up to the Dovre
Fjeld. It is one of the richest valleys in Norway, and
the most frequented by tourists; for whether they
proceed northwards to Trondhjem and the midnight sun, or
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