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rein-deer, cheese, milk, fish, fowl, &c.; nor indeed 

 could I well take any thing more at present, for 

 whenever we came to 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, hut his likewise. Having next morn- 

 ing come within the territories of the nearest Lap- 

 lander, we left our hoat on the bank of the river, 

 and went in search of this man through the wild 

 forest, where we saw no more traces of roads or 

 enclosures than if the country had been uninhabited. 

 We met, however, 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 desert, while my 

 Finland conductor went in search of my future 

 guide. Nor was I without considerable fears that 

 this man, when he had met with the Laplander, 

 might not be able to find me again ; but about noon 

 he returned accompanied by a Laplander, w r ho took 

 charge of me, inviting me home to his hut, where 

 he treated me with fish and fresh water. 



" I was afterwards conducted from one Laplander 

 to another, till I came to a part of the river about 

 twenty-five miles above Lycksele, where there was 

 a sort of bay or creek which we were under the 

 necessity of wading through. The water reached 

 above our waists, and was very cold. In the midst 

 of this creek was so deep a hole, that the longest 



