TRAVELS 
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very insignificant. The chemical properties of the Uleaborg 
waters are thefe :—A veffel of 
a hundred cubical inches, con- 
tains 
Sal digeftivum feu 
Alkali vegetabile 
— — 1.0 
Alkali minerale 
— — 5.7 
Calx vitriolata 
— •— 0.8 
Calx aerata 
— — 1.9 
Ferrum 
— — 1.2 
Terra filicea 
— — 1.7 
To which muft be added twelve cubic inches of carbonic acid, 
and ten of hepatic gas* 
The river Ulea, on the banks of which the town is fituated. 
rolls down with a great noife; and its navigation is attended with 
conliderable danger. The trading velTels which go on this river 
to the fea, are conducted by pilots paid by government, and ma¬ 
triculated or regiftered. None of the Finnifh peafants, unlefs thus 
regiftered, are permitted to engage in that navigation. This regu¬ 
lation was adopted to prevent the continuance of accidents which 
frequently happened in the river, by boats being upfet and people 
drowned, who were going up and down. Such is the velocity 
with which Ihips perform their courfe down the river, that they 
generally run fix Englifh miles in the fpace of twenty minutes. 
The falmon fifhery here is very conliderable; and the falmon of 
Uleaborg fetch a higher price at Stockholm than thofe of any 
other place. Speaking of falmon, I lhall be excufed by my reader 
for relating a fa<ft, not more lingular than well authenticated :—- 
A gentle- 
