THE SKALL. 



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place the Ring was situated. Here are considerable iron- 

 works, the proprietor of which, M. Geijer, kindly received 

 and hospitably entertained us. And as two or three days 

 must necessarily elapse before the Skall, we employed our- 

 selves in the interim, as well in reconnoitring as reducing 

 the size of the Ring which in the first instance must have 

 been five to six miles in circumference as in searching the 

 neighbouring forest for another bear, supposed to be lying 

 thereabouts; but though we beat much ground, our efforts 

 to get the beast on foot proved unavailing. 



THE SKALL. 



On the appointed day the Skall (of the nature of which 

 the above sketch will give some idea) took place. The Ring 



