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Maj/ 24. 



Close to Röback is a fine spacious mea- 

 dow, which would be quite level, were it 

 not for the hundreds of ant-hills scattered 

 over it. 



Near the road, and very near the rivulet 

 that takes its course towards the town of 

 Umoea, are some mineral springs, abound- 

 ing with ochre, and covered with a silvery 

 pellicle. I conceive that Röbäck may have 

 obtained its name from this red sedi- 

 ment, from j'od red, and bäck a rivulet. 

 Not far from this town is another mineral 

 spring, by drinking of which several per- 

 sons have lost their lives. It flows down 

 an adjacent hill. 



Umoea, situated on the abovementioned 

 little river, which is passed in a ferry-boat, 

 andi navigable for merchandise to the sea, 

 is but a small town, not having yet reco- 

 vered from the damage done it by the 

 enemy, who burnt it to the ground. The 

 ferry-boat was conducted by a brawny, 



