A River of Norway: Being the Notes and Reflections of an AnglerLongmans, Green and Company, 1903 - 168 страници |
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... miles to the head of the fjord . It drains an area of about 250 square miles , and like most rivers of Western Norway , is almost wholly dependent for its head of water on the summer melting of the winter's snows . Mid- way in its ...
... miles to the head of the fjord . It drains an area of about 250 square miles , and like most rivers of Western Norway , is almost wholly dependent for its head of water on the summer melting of the winter's snows . Mid- way in its ...
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... mile from the mouth of the river . Salmon were unable to ascend it until thirty years ago , when a fish - pass or ladder was ... miles . The country which the river drains is com- posed of a hard rock , with very little soil . This fact ...
... mile from the mouth of the river . Salmon were unable to ascend it until thirty years ago , when a fish - pass or ladder was ... miles . The country which the river drains is com- posed of a hard rock , with very little soil . This fact ...
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... miles from Bergen , to fish the river for the sixth year in succession , we anxiously scan the higher hills . Extraordinarily heavy snows are said to have fallen during the past winter . Such re- ports 4 A RIVER OF NORWAY.
... miles from Bergen , to fish the river for the sixth year in succession , we anxiously scan the higher hills . Extraordinarily heavy snows are said to have fallen during the past winter . Such re- ports 4 A RIVER OF NORWAY.
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... miles up the valley , above the pool of " Second Fos , " hereafter to be described ; and , like most of these peasant proprietors , he can turn his hand to almost any- thing ; he could probably build one a house , or a boat , or a pair ...
... miles up the valley , above the pool of " Second Fos , " hereafter to be described ; and , like most of these peasant proprietors , he can turn his hand to almost any- thing ; he could probably build one a house , or a boat , or a pair ...
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... these poor peasants from the vulgarities which beset funerals in towns . The distance to the churchyard is about three miles by road . The coffin , decked with simple flowers с and sprigs of fir , was driven on one of 33.
... these poor peasants from the vulgarities which beset funerals in towns . The distance to the churchyard is about three miles by road . The coffin , decked with simple flowers с and sprigs of fir , was driven on one of 33.
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&c.-continued Aamot's ALEXANDER INNES Alvaer Fos Anders ANDREW LANG angler angling ascend Bergen big fish boat BOOK brown trout Cabinet Edition cast CHAPTER cloth CO.'S STANDARD Coloured Plates Crown 8vo English Essays fall fish run fish-pass fjord flies flood foaming Frontispiece Froude's J. A. Furenaes gaff Gifford Lectures gilt edges gilt top grilse Haggard's H. R. half-bound HISTORY hooked a fish Illus Illustrations Jacob Olsen JAMES JAMES ANTHONY FROUDE Jock Scot July jump June killed ladder lake land Lars Lectures Lervik LL.D LONGMANS & CO.'S Lord Lower Stream M.A. Crown 8vo Maps Max Müller MESSRS miles Namsen Norway Norwegian rivers Osen peasants Photogravure pool prawn probably Proctor's R. A. rapid rise rock sea trout season Second Fos shore Silver spawning sport Story tackle take the fly Text tidal water tide tions Translated trations upper waters vols wading WILLIAM yards
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