CHAPTER Xr.
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 Alien from the
one taken before—Ifland of Maafo, and its Inhabitants—Great
Hofpitality and Attention—Advantage of being mijlaken for a
Prince in travelling—A Place called Hammerffl— Hwalmy/ling,
a Peninfula—Account of an Englifh Frigate coming as far as Ham-
merfeft fome Years ago—Arrive again at Alien—Fxcurflon to
Telwig, a great Fifhmarket—Embark on the River Alten— Singular
Combination of three CataraSis—Attempt to afcend in the
Boats one of thefe Waterfalls— Rea/ons for this Adventure—It
fails, and the Travellers are obliged to proceed on Foot over the
Mountains— Difference of Temperature in the Air—Regain the
River, and meet the Laplanders of Kautokeino—Reach Kautoketno;
thence to Enontekis—Difficulty of the Journey to the latter Place—
Two Englifh Travellers at Enontekis: their Memorandums—The
Clergyman of Enontekis—Extrails from a manufcript Account,
written by that Clergyman, rejpeiling the Parifli of Enontekis :
its Population, Church, Inhabitants, Colonies, Manners, and natural
Produiiions; among the Latter fome Plants and Birds, and Remarks
marks on the Difeafes of the Rein-deer—Journey from Enontekis to
Tornea and Uleaborg— Conclufion„
T T TAV ING made drawings of thofe rocks under various afpefls,
we landed from our boat, and fcrambled upon the top of
them. We there found fome pieces of wood thrown out by the
iea, with which we kindled a fire in the face of the Frozen Ocean,
and began to prepare a repail. In looking about for a place to
which we might retire w ith fome comfort, we difcovered a grotto
formed by three rocks, whofe fmooth and poliihed fides indicated
that they had heretofore been walhed, for many ages, by the waves
of the fea. In the midft o f thefe rocks was a large roundiih ftone,
under which -there ran a fmall ilream o f water. As we were
tracing the courie of this ilream, which had its iource in a neighbouring
mountain, we found on its margin fome plants o f angelica.
This we regarded as a great acquifition to our table, becaufe we
had found it to be a very refreihing and falubrious vegetable. The
grotto was io convenient, that it had the appearance o f being
the work of art. The ilone in the centre ferved for a table,
around which we could place ourfelves; and we had only to iloop
down to replenifh our bowl with water, perfectly frefh and
fweet, though we were within a few paces o f the fait iea. W e
regretted much that we had no iron implement wherewith to engrave
fome motto, or at leail our names on thofe rocks. After
we had finiihed our repail, we amufed ourielves with going up to
the higheil parts of the rocky eminence, which were very rugged,
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