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two mates, 601b. We could, by law, have taken 

 401b. more ; and, in fact, the sledging runs so light 

 in the winter, that not one of the drivers would have 

 grumbled if we had had a little overweight. I 

 could have bought very good shot (at 3d. per lb. if 

 I had taken 1 cwt.) and fair powder at Is. 6d. in 

 Gefle, through which town I must pass ; and even at 

 Quickiock we could buy coarse powder (I mention 

 this as a guide to the stranger) ; but, as I had 

 plenty at home, I thought it best to take it. More- 

 over, the English powder is far cleaner and stronger 

 than any you can buy in Sweden. Small shot, 

 however, is never to be procured up in the country, 

 as it is not used by the shooters here. 



I should, however, advise every naturalist or 

 sportsman to bring over powder and caps (for he 

 cannot procure these here), and a spare gun, for if 

 an accident happens up in these wilds he cannot 

 repair it. 



I took care to provide lots of small silver and 

 copper money for the roads, and an excellent little 

 travelling map by Strom, which sets out all the 

 roads in Sweden, and marks the distance between 

 the post stations. This I found most useful. A good 

 map of Lapland itself is, however, hard to procure. 

 A good cloak lined with sheepskin over my pea 

 jacket, a pair of outer cloth-lined boots, my old 

 Australian "possum rug" round my knees, a fur 



