24 THE LAPLAND ALPS. 



made of fir, like ii box, being about a foot 

 and half long, a foot broad, and six inches 

 deep, with a transverse opening in the bot- 

 tom to admit a part of the saddle of the 

 reindeer. The contents are confined by a 

 lacing of cords, that goes from side to side 

 across the top, wiiich is otherwise open. 

 Two such boxes, each weighing about two 

 pounds, are placed like panniers upon the 

 reindeer; for that animal cannot carry 

 above four or five pounds weight, and the 

 castrated males only are used as beasts of 

 burthen at all. A leather thong crosses 

 the saddle, connected with another longer 

 one, which goes round the chest of the 

 animal at one part, and round its thighs, 

 like the breechings of a horse, at the other. 

 A pack-saddle, made either of reindeer 

 skin, or of walmal cloth, with a bow of 

 spruce fir, goes across the back, and is con- 

 nected with the leather thongs just men- 

 tioned, being further secured by a girth 

 under the belly. Against the sides of this 

 pack-saddle the above-described boxes or 



