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of Mountains to be crojfed—Dull and melancholy Appearance of the
Country— Snow on the Mountains in the Midfi of Summer— A r rive
at a folitary Cabin in a Wood—War with the Mufquetoes—
Change of Scenery in defending from the Mountains—Regain the
River Alten, and meet with a Salmon Fifher— Pafs another River,
and purfue our Journey— Lofe our Way, and at laß reach Alten-
Gaard — — — — 83
CHAPTER X.
Situation of Alten-Gaard—ProfpeB to the Frozen or Icy Ocean— Bathe
in this Sea— Inhabitants of Alten-Gaard; their Hofpitality— Plan
fo r proceeding to the North Cape by Water— Departure from Alten-
Gaard—Pafs 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—Vifit another Hut
— Condition of the Laplanders on this Coaft—5Their Mode of Life,
and happy Simplicity— Affecting Family-fcene— Fall in with fome.
■wandering or mountain Laplanders— Their Tents and Fremifes de-
firibed— A Herd <f Rein-deer— Miferable Appearance r f thefe Animals—
Their great Sufferings from the Heat and the Flies, efpecially |
the CEfirus Tarandi, Linn.—Rein-deer Milk— Pafs the Whaal
Sund, or Sound of Whales—Havefund, a fingle Houfe, in a difmal
Situation—Appearance of Nature as you approach the North Cape
—Mager'on, or Bare Ifiand—Arrive at the N o r t h C a p e—De-
fcription of this Promontory — —■ — . 9 7
CHAPTER XI.
A Grotto among the Rocks of the Cape—Rocks, of which the North
Cape is compofed, chiefly Granite— Birds feen near that Cape—Return
from the North Cape—A different Route to Alten from the one
taken before— Ifiand of Maafo, and its Inhabitants— Great Hofpitality
and Attention— Advantage of being miftaken for a Prince in travelling—
A Place called Hammerfefi—Hwalmyfiing, a Peninfu/a—
Account of an Englifh Frigate coming as fa r as Hammerfefi fome
Tears
Years ago— Arrive again at Allen— Excurfion to Telwig, a great
Fijhmarket—Embark on the River Alten— Singular Combination
o f three CataraBs— Attempt to afcend in the Boats one o f thefe
Waterfalls— Reafons fo r this Adventure— I t fails, arid the Travellers
are obliged to proceed on Foot over the Mountains— 'Difference
o f Temperature in the A ir— Regain the River, and meet the Laplanders
o f Kautokeino— Reach Kautokeino ; thence to Enontekis—
Difficulty o f the Journey to the latter Place— Two Englifh Travellers
at Enontekis : their Memorandums— The Clergyman o f Enontekis—
Extraffs from a manufcript Account, written by that Clergyman,
refpeBing the Parijh o f Enontekis : its Population, Church,
Inhabitants, Colonies, Manners, and natural ProduBions ; among
the Latter fome Plants and Birds, and Remarks on the Difeajes of
the Rein-deer— Journey from Enontekis to Tornea and Uleaborg—
Conclufion. '■— — — —
GENERAL REMARKS ON LAPLAND.
SECT. I. O f fome Writers who have given Accounts of Lapland,
efpecially the Miffonary Canute Leems:—The Author s Views in
this part o f the W irk explained — —
SECT. II. O f the Origin o f the Laplanders — —
SECT. III. O f the Language of the Laplanders —
SECT. IV. O f the exterior Appearance and bodily Conjlilution of the
Laplanders— Their Habits and Mode o f Life— Their religious
and moral CharaBer — — —
SECT. V. O f the Drefs o f the Laplanders, both Male and Female
SECT. VI. O f the Habitations o f the Laplanders, and their do-
meftic Arrangements ,—r — —
SECT. V[[. O f the Manner in which the Laplanders prepare their
Beds— Precaution ufed againfl the Mufquetoes —
SECT. VIII. O f the Diet of the Laplanders and their Cookery
SECT, IX, Houfehold Furniture o f the Laplanders -—
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