Stages between Stockholm
and Uleaborg, through
Finland.
Kolky.
M a nm ò .
Onganger
M o n o
Skrivars
Fyrkarnefs.
Swedifh
miles.
Arrival and
Departure.
A p ril 7.
T r a v e lle d all
n ig h t.
State of the
Weather.
Thermometer
o f Celfius.
A b o u t n o b n
3 ° Q
A th aw .
Expen ces in
Swcdifli Money.
3 h o rfes
2 fle d g e s
3 m e n
O 3 0
O 4
0 9
1 o
3 h o rfe s
2 fle d g e s 0 4
3 m e n Q 9
3 h o rfe s 0. 3 0
2 fle d g e s " O ' 4
3 m e n 0 9
3 horfos 0 3 6
2 fle d g e s 0 4
3 m e n 0 9
3 ho rfes 0 24
2 fled g e s O 4
3 m e n 0 9
3 h o rfes 1 0
2 fle d g e s 0 4
3 m e n 0 9
L O C A L O B SE R V A T IO N S .
Kojky. T h i s is, p ro p e rly fp e a k in g , n o t a p la c e fo r c h a n g in g h o rfe s . W e
h ow e v e r to o k th is r o u te a t th e a d v ic e o f th e g o v e rn o r o f W a f a , w h o
d i r e f t e d th e p e a fan ts to k e e p h o rfe s in re a d in e fs fo r u s , in o rd e r th a t ,
b y g o in g o n th e riv e r, we m ig h t g e t u p o n th e ic e o f th e te a , a n d th u s
tr a v e l m o re eafily w ith o u r fle d g e s ; b u t I c a n n o t r e c om m e n d th is
ro a d . T h e p e a f a n ts a re n o t a c c u f tom e d to th is, em p lo ym e n t, a n d d o
n o t k n ow h ow to a f t , fo t h a t o n e is e x p q fe d to in c o n v e n ie n c e .
W e c am e b y th e c om m o n p o ft- ro a d t o Manmo ; h u t th e tw o la ft m ite s
w e re o v e r la n d , a n d t h e w ay s e x tr em e ly b a d . I h av e re a fo n to fu f-
p e f t th a t th e p e a fan ts d id n o t fo llow th e o r d e r s o f th e g o v e rn o r , a n d
t h e r o u t e h e h a d tr a c e d o u t fo r u s . T h e w h o le o f th e way from
M a n m o to O n g a n g e r w a s o v e r th e ic e o f th e fea.
Onganger. N o p la c e fo r p a ffe n g e rs to lo d g e a t. - W e p ro c e e d e d c o n -
f ta n tly o v e r th e F r o z e n S e a , tra v e r f in g th e b a y s , a n d p a llin g b e tw e e n
iflan d s o r ro c k s , t h a t rô fe a b o v e th e fu rfa c e o f t h e ic e . O n t h e le ft
t h e h ig h fea is fe e n , o n th e r ig h t th e c o a ft, w h ic h is v e ry f la t, a n d
p re fe c ts , a t fom e d ifta n c e p in e w o o d s to view..
Mono is a p e a f e n t’s h o u ie , w ith o u t a n y a c c om m o d a tio n fo r tra v e lle rs .
O n e - th ir d o f t h e w ay g o e s o v e r th e ic e o f th e fe a , tw o - th i rd s o v e r
la n d .
Skrivars. I faw n o p la c e fo r th e r e c e p tio n o f p a fle n g e rs . W e w e n t
c o n tin u a lly o n th e ic e o f th e fe a , w h e re w e faw fom e b o a ts fro z e n in ,
n e a r to which- we pa flëd w ith o u r fle d g e s .
Fyrkarnefs. N o p la c e to a c c om m o d a te 11 ra n g e rs . T h i s is lik ew ife a
d e v ia tio n from th e m a in ro a d , w h ic h w e p r e f e r r e d , fo r t h e b e n e f it o f
t h e ic e b y fe a , as t h e p a fla g e o v e r la n d was very b a d , W e w e r e c om p
e lle d t o tra v e l a ll n ig h t fo r w a n t o f lo d g in g , a n d fe a rin g t h e th aw ,
w h ic h b e g a n to d im in ilh th e ice.
6 F a g e rn e ls