398 LINN ^ us IN 1734 AND I735. 



the transaftions, besides the name of the place where they had been 

 found. The .above regulations being thus uniformly observed, the pre- 

 sident had nothing to do on the road but remind his companions of what 

 they were to set down in the diary. 



At night they all met together, the president then diflated to the secre- 

 tary the mem.oranda collefted by each companion, in a regular turn from 

 the geographer to the steward; and if he happened to forget any remark, 

 -the companion to whose ofBce that part of the science belonged, refreshed 

 his memory. The president was quite surprised at the readiness and 

 diligence with which his attendants discharged the duties of their re- 

 speftive offices. In the short space of a few weeks, they appeared to 

 him as if they had been accustomed to it for whole years together. 



In this manner they travelled through all East and West Dalecarlia, 

 the Alps, a large traft of Norway, especially through the parishes of 

 Binsoas Retwick, Oret, Orsa, Mora, Eljdalen, Seina, Idre, Fielten, Roras, 

 Cranstrand, Lima, Malunos, Idrna, Floda, Gagneahl, and Fahlund. 



The transadions or operations of the society are printed on forty-eight 

 vs^^ritten sheets, containing many important observations and discoveries; 

 for instance, in the geographical part is a faithful description and repre- 

 sentation of the Dalelr 671, the largest river Dalecarlia, w-ith all its arms 

 and sources; also a geography of the Alpine mountains. In that part 

 which treats of natural philosophy it is stated, that on the highest moun- 

 tain called Slerol Sladet, the clouds which first appeared below, approached 

 the travellers. In mineralogy, there exists a description of one hun- 

 dred and twenty different curious sorts of minerals and fossils, most of 

 which are to be found in the distrift of RettwicL In the botanical part 

 is a list of all the plants growing in the whole province, under the title 



of 



