Stages between Uleaborg
and the North Cape.
Ofver Muonionifca..
Kelketfuando...........
Pallajoveniö..............
Suontajervi............
Lappajervi..................
Pallojervi.....................
Kintafara............
Re ftijöki........................
Swediih
miles.
Arrival and
Departure.
State of the
Weather.
Thermometer
of Cellius.
July 1. morn. 18° 0
noon 2 9
even. 19
water 18
fun 45
July 3. morn. 25"ö
noon 27
even. 20
water 2 1
fun 35
July 4.
Staid till
July 6.
morn. 1 7 ° 0
noon 18
even. 11
water ] 9
fun *
Expences in
Swediih Money.
N. B.
Thewhole
of this
journey
was performed
with 2
boatsand
4 men,
without
changing,
for
which we
paid together.
.
N. B.
From this
place we
engaged
fome
Laplanders,
at \
12 0
7
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
O f v e r Muonionifca, or Upper Muonionifca. The habitation of a Finlander.
There are no boats to be, had at this place. The people of
Muonionifca brought us asTar as Reftijoki.
Kelketfuando; a fmall Finnifh fettlement. The merchants of Tornea have
built here an apartment with a fire-place, to flop at in their journeys
to the fairs in winter.
Pallajovenio is the firft Finnifh colony in Lapland, properly fo called.
You pafs the frontiers of Oftrobothnia between Kelketfuando and
Pallajovenio.
Suontajervi. Here lives a fingle Lapland family, clofe by a lake of the
fame name (jervi fignifies a lake),. No boats are to be had here iu
fummer, becaufe the Laplanders go from home to fifh.
Lappajervi, a Lapland fettlement, about half a mile (Swed.) in the interior
of the country, on the right of the river. No boats to be had.
Pallojervi, a lake without any habitation near it.
Kiniafari, an iiland in the lake of Pallojervi, without ariy permanent
habitation. Some Laplanders occalionally ftay there during the fifli-
ing fealbn.
Reftijoki: the name of the river which flows into the lake of Pallojervi,
A defert country. We fell in with fome wandering Laplanders on
the right bank of the river. You are obliged to go on foot.
3 D 2 Kevijcrvi