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CHAPTER II. 
Journey from Gothenburg to Stockholm—Trolhatta : the Cat drafts, 
and the Canal, which is a mojl extraordinary Work—Some gene¬ 
ral Remarks occafoned by this Canal—Book of Infcriptions kept 
at Trolhatta—Face of the Country between Trolhatta and Stock¬ 
holm—Agriculture in that Difrift, and its Produce—Mode of 
beddmg the Horfes — Fithia, the lajl Stage before you come to Stock¬ 
holm : Anecdote—Arrival at Stockholm : Want of Inns — Cha- 
rafter of Mr. Malmgrein; his Attention to Strangers. 
r | “HIE journey from Gothenburg to Trolhatta, a diftance of 
about fifty miles, is often made by the Gothenburghers in 
the fummer feafon as a jaunt of pleafure. Going out of the town 
you proceed along the banks of the river Gotha, from which 
Gothenburg derives its name. After advancing about three miles, 
you leave behind you, on the right bank of the river, the fmall 
fortrefs of Bohus, fituated on the fummit of a rock. The re¬ 
mainder of the road to Trolhatta is partly level and good, in fome 
places hilly and unpleafant; and part of it lies acrofs roundifh 
and flippery rocks. There is only one place where one can be 
comfortably lodged: this is Eded, about thirty miles from Go¬ 
thenburg, on the fide of the Gotha, It is aftonilhing that on 
