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spoke a few words to Mr. Broman the 

 clergyman, and pursued my way to Knor- 

 by Knylen, the highest mountain in Me- 

 delpad, from whence I went to Sundswall, 

 and further. In my way I exammed 

 a ca^e formed by nature in a very hard 

 rocky mountain, formerly a retreat for 

 thieves and highwaymen. 



I was so unfortunate, in my journey 

 through Medelpad, as not to meet with 

 a sinirle horse that did not tumble with 

 me several times, in consequence of which 

 I was at one time so severely hurt as to 

 be scarcely able to remount. Having al- 

 ready collected together a number of stones 

 and minerals, which were no less burthen- 

 some than unnecessary to carry along with 

 me further, I rode to Hernosand, where I 

 left these incumbrances. I did not, how- 

 ever, stay there above two hours. 



Mat/ 20. 

 At length I reached the famous moun- 

 tain of Skula in Ans-ermanland, at the verv 



