50 ÅNGERMANLAND. 



presented itself like clouds of dense vapour 

 rising one above another. The mountains 

 looked quite blue from the fog which rose 

 from them ; and this vapour gave them the 

 appearance of having each a more lofty 

 summit than the hill before it. This was 

 the case in every part of the prospect. 



Veda is situated near the great river of 

 Ångermanland, which takes its name from 

 the country [Angermanna Elfveti), and 

 is half a Swedish mile in breadth near its 

 mouth. The water is entirely salt, this 

 being more properly an arm of the sea 

 than a river. 



I crossed this water, and, on approach- 

 ing the opposite shore, observed all along 

 the coast a remarkable line of white froth, 

 an ell broad, carried along with the stream. 

 On inquiring the cause of this, my com- 

 panions in the boat replied, they knew of 

 no other than that this line was the course 

 of the current of the river. 



Near the road, every here and there, were 

 nets for catching fish. These were not 



