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mo, at all events to reach Muonionifca, and from Muonionifca 
to diretft our Heps towards Kautokeino. Having arrived at Kauto- 
keino, we fhould find ourfelves on the borders of a river which 
falls into the Frozen Ocean ; and we prefumed, that having em¬ 
barked on this flream we could glide down all the way to the gulf 
of Alten, with the fame eafe as the water of the river itfelf. That 
having got to Alten, we fhould certainly penetrate to the North 
Cape, either by water or on foot, and return by the fame, or fuch 
other way as circumftances and our topographical information 
might recommend as the mofl convenient and fure. 
The whole of this fcheme of travel, which we meant to purfue, 
w r as regarded as a caftle in the air, reared by an Italian, who had 
lightly taken it into his head that Lapland was juft fuch another 
country as Italy; and who was wholly in the dark as to thofe 
difficulties which are met with in a diftrift fo far to the north. 
Our propofed enterprife had given occafion to much converfation 
in the neighbourhood of Uleaborg, and people fhewed much 
curiofity to fee us. Mr. Julin, a good naturalift, and poffdled 
with a ftrong defire of acquiring farther knowdedge and informa¬ 
tion, being tempted by our plan, and the confidence he repofcd 
in us, and futfering himfelf to be perfuaded by our importunities, 
confented .to accompany us, and to divide with us our pleafures 
and pains. Mr. Caftrein, minifter of Kemi, a man extremely 
well informed, and a botanill:, feemed alfo difpofed to join the 
party ; and thus our hopes of fuccefs in the undertaking were very 
eonfiderably raifed. We were proud of having made two fuch 
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