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the same rails for a few hundred yards to the main line (views to
the left). It then passes Storskarven on the right, and traverses
a hleak and monotonous plateau. Near (406 Kil.) Nypladsen(20bb ft.)
is the Kongens Grube, with the huts of the miners. Large piles of
copper ore(Kobbermalm) are generally to he seen waiting for
transport at the station. A little farther on is the site of an old furnace,
marked by its deep copper colour. — We now cross the turbulent
Glommen, which descends from the Aursund-Sje (2155 ft.). Beyond
(412 Kil.) Jensvold (2090 ft.), the train crosses large expanses of
debris. A stone to the left marks the highest point of the railway
(2200 ft.), on the watershed between the Glommen and the Gula.
The train now follows the valley of the latter to Melhus.
420 Kil. (260 M.) Tyvold (2180 ft.). The train descends
circuitously on the slope of a broad mountain basin. Beyond (432 Kil.)
Reitan (1780 ft.) it passes on the left some picturesque gaards in
the old Norwegian style, and traverses several cuttings through
the rocks. Below lies the church of Hov.
442 Kil. (274 M.) Eidet (1380 ft.). We now reach the most
picturesque part of the line. The train crosses the Drøilieme,
passing through seven short tunnels, and enters the deep wooded
ravine of the Dreia. which it traverses by means of a lofty bridge.
In the cuttings we distinguish first the clay-slate, and afterwards
the granite and gneiss formations. 454 Kil. Holtaalen (985 ft.),
prettily situated in the bottom of the valley, with an old
timber-built church. The costume of the peasantry here is interesting,
usually consisting of a red jacket, leathern breeches, and a Toplue
or peaked woollen cap. We now descend the valley of the Gula to
(463 Kil.) Langlete (770 ft.) and (472 Kil.) Reitsteen (670 ft.). —
480 Kil. (298 M.) SingsUas (575 ft.; Restaurant), with a bridge
over the Gula. Large terraces of debris to the left mark the
entrance of the Forradal. On the same side is a fine waterfall. —
486 Kil. Bjørgen (455 ft.), prettily situated. Three short tunnels.
499 Kil. Rognces (300 ft.), with another bridge over the Gula. A
little above Steren, to the left, lies the church of Engen, situated
at the confluence of the Sokna-Elv and the Gula. We then cross
the Gula and reach —
510 Kil. (316 M.) Støren (290 ft.; Railway Restaurant; see
p. 211), in a beautiful district on the Gula, perhaps the most
prettily situated place on the whole line. The scenery here presents
a park-like appearance; the valley is well cultivated at places,_and
the rocky mountains enclosing it are partly wooded. — Road from
Støren over the Dovrefjeld to the Gudbrandsdal, see R. 25.
The remaining stations are unimportant. Beyond (517 Kil.)
Hovin (170 ft.) the train crosses the river, which here forms the
Gulefos. 524 Kil. Lundemo (108 ft.); 530 Kil. her (80 ft.). The
train ascends to (535 Kil.) Kvaal (160 ft.) and then re-descends
to (538 Kil.) Seberg (100 ft.) and (541 Kil.) Melhus (75 ft.), with a
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