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as a place of concealment; and undoubtedly, in ancient times, this 
as well as many other caves were the habitations of the aborigines 
of the ifland. 
Several lakes are met with in thefe iflands, and but one rivulet, 
which however is fufficient to work two mills, one of which is a 
law-mill. The mountains are numerous ; the highefl of them is 
called Ulfdubs Klint. 
Haga is a royal farm ; Kermundo or Germ undo, and Soneroda* 
are fly led faterler , or free towns, being exempted from all im- 
pofts. 
Aland has a judge who conftantly refides there, and likewife 
a phyflcian, who befidcs afts as an apothecary when neceffity 
requires. A public fchool was eftablifhed here fince 1 639 , but 
it has been fhut up fmce 1 / 91 . The revenues which the crown 
of Sweden receives from Aland and the other iflands, amount an¬ 
nually to nineteen thoufand nine hundred and eighty-fix rix dol¬ 
lars. Two hundred and ninety-eight failors are regiftered in thefe 
iflands, which coft the king of Sweden about five thoufand rix 
dollars yearly. 
Aland contains about three thoufand feven hundred and fifty 
acres of land in cultivation, which produce rye, wheat, oats and 
barley in the proportion of feven for one. The annual growth of 
wheat is about twenty-tw'o thoufand five hundred barrels. There 
is one parifh which has no arable land, and in this refpedt re- 
fembles Lapland. The inhabitants of this parifh employ them- 
felves in fifhing, and purchafe all the corn they have occafion for 
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