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Finmark is the most northern part of Lapland ; 

 many hundred Russian vessels go there every year, 

 and give corn in exchange for fish. The above 

 account is by Mr. Brookes, published by S. Bell, 

 an American, from his Travels in the North of 

 Europe. 



The Lath in Loch Fishing. This is composed 

 of a thin piece of board, about thirty inches long 

 and ten broad, shaped in the form of a boat, and 

 loaded below with a narrow strip of sheet lead. 

 This, when placed lengthwise in water, presents 

 an upright position, sinking to within a short dis- 

 tance of its top. Near the extremities of this board 

 are several holes, to which is attached a cross 

 band, or string, of cord, as to a paper kite. In 

 fact, the whole affair acts on the same principle. 

 To this cross band the line is fastened ; it is gene- 

 rally made of oiled silk, and very strong; along 

 it, at regular intervals, are hung a score or two of 

 fly-hooks, of all sizes, also baited with minnow 

 tackles, the whole occupying about thirty yards. 

 More line, however, is necessary, wound upon a 

 pirn, and held off the ground by a remarkably 

 stout rod. Two individuals are required to bring 

 this engine into action, one of whom holds the 

 rod, and the other, at the distance of the line 

 occupied by the tackle, sets the board adrift. The 

 former person, who stands also at the margin to 

 windward, then moves forward. The lath sails 



