the acquaintance thus begun, ripened 
into a warm friendship, which became 
the source of important events in after- 
life. 
He seems to have waited but a short 
time, after fulfilling his engagement 
with his Upsal friends, before this new 
friend furnished him with employment. 
The baron had two sons, whom he 
was. desirous to send on a scientific tour 
to explore the mines in Norway, as 
well as to make themselves thoroughly 
acquainted with those in the province 
of Dalecarlia. He fixed on Linnaeus 
as their travelling tutor. Several other 
young men joined the party ; and they 
had a pleasant and interesting journey. 
Each ,of the young travellers fixed on 
some particular branch of mineralogical 
knowledge, which he was more espe¬ 
cially, to study ; and they all returned 
home, highly satisfied with their expe- 
