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94 Kil. (5S M.) Fredrikstad (Rail. Restaurant; Bertha
Stormoens Hotel, V4 from the railway-station, well spoken of;
*Olsen’s Hotel, Isacfisens, both more than 1 M. from the station),
a town with 11,200 inhab., and a place of considerable importance
owing to its situation at the mouth of the Glommen, Norway’s
largest river (350 Engl. M. long), on which the timber of the JØsterdal,
the most richly wooded district in Norway, is floated down to the
sea. All the timber was originally exported hence in logs or planks,
but much of it is now manufactured on the spot into doors,
window-frames, etc., which are largely exported to Germany, Holland, and
France. The river here is broad and deep. It is crossed by a
steam-ferry. The busiest part of the town is the so-called Forstad, on the
Wj bank of the river, which contains the railway-station, a large
new church, a theatre, and the :Forlystelsehns Valhalla’, the last
a popular place of amusement. The old town on the left bank
was founded by King Frederick II. in 1570, and was once strongly
fortified.
On the Torsøkile {Kile, ‘bay’), 7 Kil. tn the E. of Fredrikstad, and
6 Kil. to the S. of Sannesnnd, lies Hundebunden, a pleasant sea-bathing
place, also called the Torsøkile Baths. About 10 Kil. to the \V. of
Fredrikstad is the Hankø Kystsanatorium (three hotels and numerous villas:
‘pens.’ 120 kr. per month), which has daily steamboat-communication
with Christiania (6 hrs.) and Fredrikstad (1 hr.)
Beyond Fredrikstad the train passes on the left some curiously
worn rocks and a few isolated houses. It then crosses an arm of
the Glommen and describes a wide curve towards the W. The
banks of the Glommen here are covered with saw-mills,
timber-yards. and brick-fields. 103 Kil. Greaker. The train now quits the
Glommen. 106 Kil. Sannesund, ’/oEngl. M. from the village of
that name which serves as the port of Sarpsborg, with the quay for
the steamers to Fredrikshald.
109 Kil. (67 M.) Sarpshorg (Railway Restaurant; Aarland’s
Hotel, well spoken of, moderate charges; Kristiansen s Hotel, R.
2 kr.), a small town with 2800 inliab., on the left bank of the
Glommen, founded in 1840 on the site of an ancient town, which
had been destroyed in 1567. To the N. of the town the river forms
the lake of Glengshelen, and to the S.E. the magnificent waterfall
of *Sarpsfos. A delay of a few hours is enough to visit the fall,
which we may reach in 25 min. from the railway-station, either
by proceeding through the town, or by turning immediately to the
S.E., and regaining the high-road by a pathway farther on. The
river pours its vast volume of water over a ledge of rock 140 ft. in
width to a depth of 74 ft., while the water above and below the
fall is 25-30 ft. deep. The scene is very imposing, particularly
in May and June, when the river is in flood. As usual, a number
of saw-mills and manufactories have been established on the brink
of the thundering waters. The fall is crossed by a Suspension
Bridge, constructed in 1854, borne by four piers, and above it is
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