212 September 1749. 



common. Its root is pounded, mixed with 

 flour, and eaten here, when there is a 

 fcarcity of bread. 



THE forb-tree, or mountain-afli, the 

 cranberry-bufli, the juniper-tree, the fea-fide 

 peafe, the Linntea, and many other Swedifh 

 plants, are likewife to be met with here. 



WE returned to bay St. Paul to-day. A 

 grey feal fwam behind the boat for fome 

 time, but was not near enough to be (hot 

 at. 



September the 2d. THIS morning we 

 went to fee the filver or lead veins. They 

 ly a little on the fouth-fide of the mills, 

 belonging to the priefts. The mountain in 

 which the veins ly, has the fame conftitu- 

 ent parts, as the other high grey rocks in 

 this place, viz. a rock-ftone compofed of a 

 whiti(h or pale grey lime-ftone, a purple or 

 almoft garnet-coloured quartz, and a black 

 glimmer. The lime-ftone is in greater 

 quantities here than the other parts ; and 

 it is fo fine as to be hardly vifible. It ef- 

 fervefces very ftrongly with aqua fortis. 

 The purple or garnet-coloured quartz is 

 next in quantity \ lies fcattered in exceed- 

 ing fmall grains, and flrikes fire when 

 ftruck with a fteel. The little black par- 

 ticles of glimmer follow next ; and laft of 

 all, the tranfparent cryftalline fpeckles of 



quartz. 



