New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-01
ssysrd Tsylor IN Northern Europe.
No. xxxIx.

TEILEMARK AND THE RiuKAN-F0sS
ssss.-sesas- Of rhs n. y rnbeDs
CnRisTtAEIA, Norway, Sept 1, 1867.
Eonx.bsrg, whence my last letter was written,
b ssiebrased Cor lie extensive silver mines, which
we're hrss cyeted BY Christian Nv. in 1924, sud are
sow worked BY the Government They are doubt
~. Interesting 10 minerslcgisss, but we did not
whit lAsu The guide book says; The principal
sutranee b. he mines 10 through level nearly two
Eashsh DHe. in leogth; from this level you dc
send BY - perpendicular ladders, Of the average
kpsth u ave ssbc'as each, n very fabgains TASK,
s,d ,Ass "A yourself Al the bottom Of tbs shaft and
Are ?. ,sissd by the sight Of the veins of nstve s
ve,'pes BIZ 81 which. after al, are you allowed
n vas into your yoshet Thank you prefer re
r.siuips sbose ground rnd am content with the
smsl,ed specimens VI the ore, stamped with the
bod II Oscsri.
The Feal II orr Journey vss the Riuhsn- Fess
wtieb bee in he Upper reiismsrk. on the south
ssstsrn edge u ihe great plateau Of be Hsrdsnger
ped. This cascade disPutss rith the Voring Fos'
Ne ,npremscJ Of tho ,hcu'and waterfalls Of Nor
wsy. There are several Ways from xcngseerg
khthss, ami m our ignorance II the country we suf
Arsd ousselves " BE- guided by the landlord Of our
hoteL Let 20 traveller follow cur example The
rad he recommended wac slsnest impossible for
ssriels., And misesbly supplied with hCrses, while
nat isrOssh Hitterda, by which we retained, IL
broad, s,ss 9th and elcelienk We left on the morn
ing alter our arrival taking road which led up the
valley Of the Lauren for sone distance, aud then
stfnsh wesswsrd through the hills 20 little station
s>Sl,a Mveu Here, ~ the phase wss rarely visited
By tssveku The people we're simple honest and
fficsdb. Houes could not be had 10 less than two
Aeun, std my postilliOo, an intelligent fellow, far
gene in eossumPtou, proposed taxing the same
horses ~ the heIt ,tatiOo flteen miles further. He
seeeptsd any o6er Of Increased pay, bat another,
whs syyesrcd ~ be the owner Of the horses, re
hsed. ssmandisg more than double the ususl rates.
"Hsv IL t." said /, "thst you we're willing TO
bring ~ 10 Moen Scf one and eAf marks sDd ~iu
no, tshs ~ h. Bclse'j0 Or less than hye'" at
was my turn, Ne answered, 30 sirnish post
Aortes sm bound ~ law to bring you here, ct
"a pace 61ed By the law; bat now can make my
swp bargain. and want price thst will ieave me
soge profit" This was reasonable enough, aud
se haa)y sgr.sS 10 utsr two Of the horses, taking
NE postmaster, f,r third.
Tho fsgios Ne Dew srayersed was sioioss vii
arrpsss. There we're grazing farms in ths valley,
sish lev seds Of Osts or barley, but these soon
erased end n mterninsble forest iDciosed Ne. The
ROAD. ierrbh rough AID stony, crossed spurs Of the
hs, 30 sly climbing h. avid sumInit-lsvel whence
ws slsgAt shngses ef Lakes far below US, and the
blue nOun'al-uIees in the west with the Py'a-
@'Sa peak q Ne Geusts tJsd Growing them.
Bcltssjo, which ne reached N 4 little more than
nfec hours, IL ,'oan h,mlet N the western slope
81 the mountain overlooking vide tract II lake
pd b,sst Most Of TIE ihs.sis4at, were away in
Ne buvsstheds, bai The 'kyd,ikl6sr, tsl. pew.
sriui fLos, Win SIN OF inef.Ale stup dty on his
hee. cane 6fsa,G a, ve pulled in our hocses on the
ts,y tqsaio be.asen the ross q magazines. Can
we sst horses 1t once - "Ne-Eg" was Bis
ars-bTs answer, scco nysriea VITA cen broader
grin, 90 We tths We n good joke How
SCOT :" "Iu three hours But if we psy fast
yuoti" lie hes.tAisd ,erstshet bis head, ard
arsWIeS; In = Ists stuEd"-s short tine -
which nay nan any tine from Ave minutes 70 .s
many hsura Can sc ges sis'h NTH 2" "Mt6"'
Gao we ees butter p "N,-s t-.ji" What eau
~ seti" Melting" Fortunately, we bad fore
80, this emergency sBd hsd brongai msa' with
~ irou Kobg,bs.g
We nsh pc'sess.oo q 'Se Kitchen, ,pscicu, and
tslerstly slssE apartment, Win ponderous bspebs,
Nspss swo ,ltss q u, and two Seds;ssds, q. huge
and Usb ~ lASse Of iinss, bull, along toe .hird.
EporUou, plI',ers o. pewter, sar!ken and stone
wAse we're ranged GO shelses while 9 cupeo.rd
ka,ssbsslly Pautsd Nrisined the .Ioal or ero ssery