laughing moll heartily, and taking this miferable adventure eafily.
It was but a harfh kind of pleafantry; but, as there was no remedy,
we determined to fet out afreih; and, by way of greater
precaution, we had recourfe to our compafs, in order to apprife our
guides when we thought they were proceeding in a wrong direction.
This contrivance was not without its u tility ; and we foon
came in fight o f the place whither we were bound. But before
we could arrive at Alten-Gaard, we had yet a journey of eight
miles to accompliih. As we were incapable o f this without ex-
haufting ourlelves too much, we went in and flept fome hours at
the firft houfe that we came to. Next day we reached the habitation
of a Norwegian merchant, which alone compofed the village,
lb much longed for, of Alien.
C H A P T E R
CHAPTER X.
Situation of Alten-Gaard—ProfpeEl to the Frozen or Icy Ocean—
Bathein this Sea—Inhabitants of Alten-Gaard; their Hofpitality—
Plan for proceeding to the North Cape by Water—Departure from
Alten-Gaard— Pa/s near Mount Himellar, or Heaven-man ; Waterfalls
from this Mountain—Beautiful Scenery—Meet with the
Habitation of a Lapland Family, but find the Houfe deferted—
V'fit another Hut—Condition of the Laplanders on this Coaft— -
Their Mode of Life, and happy Simplicity—AffeSiing Family-fcene
—Fall in with Jbme wandering or mountain Laplanders—Their
Tents and Premifes defcribed—A Herd of Rein-deer—Miferable
Appearance of thefe Animals—Their great Sufferings from the Heat,
and the Flies, ejpecially the CE/lrus Tarandi, Linn.— Rein-deer
Milk—Pafs the Whaal Sund, or Sound of Whales— HaueJund, a
Jingle Houfe, in a difmal Situation—Appearance of Nature as you
approach the North Cape— Mageron, or Bare I/land—Arrive at
the N o r t h C a p e — Defcription of this Promontory.
~|~N walking to the merchants houle we obferved in an adjoining
pallure two or three horfes. The appearance o f this animal,
which we had not leen in the courfe of five hundred miles,
indicated that we had come to the refidence of a perion who was
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