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fowl, &c. Nor, indeed, could I well take 

 any thing more at present ; for. whenever 

 we came at any shoals or falls in the river, 

 it was necessary for my companion to take 

 our boat on his head, over mountains and 

 valleys, so that I had not only my own 

 luggage to carry at such times, but his 

 likewise. 



June 1. 



Having by morning come within the 

 territories of the nearest Laplander, we 

 left our boat on the shore of the river, and 

 went in search of this man through the 

 wild forests, where we saw no more traces 

 of roads or enclosures than if the country 

 were entirely uninhabited. We met, how- 

 ever, with several deserted huts, where he 

 had at one time or other resided. 



Being exceedingly tired with this walk, 

 I was glad to repose myself here in the de- 

 sert, while my Finland conductor went in 

 search of my future guide. Nor was I 

 without considerable fears that this man, 



