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mon father, and the moil perfect harmony reigns among all its 
members. 
We were two days at his houfe, and in different excurfions 
vifited the environs of Kemi, which, compared with thofe of 
Uleaborg, appeared like a paradife. The profpedt is more diver- 
fified, the grounds are bolder, here and there fwell into little hills, 
and are by no means fo flat and fandy as in the vicinity of the 
former city. Here the river is confiderably broad, nor is it with¬ 
out danger, infomuch that at Kemi and other places they have 
pilots to navigate their trading veffels to its junction with the fea. 
In fome places there is not a fufficient depth of w ? ater for boats 
of a large fize. Two years ago a merchant in the neighbourhood 
wiflied to conflruCt a much larger boat than had ever been feen 
before on this river; and he conceived it w r ould be very feafible to 
float it dow 7 n when the river happened to be overflown. The 
boat was laden with grain, and had fome perfons on board : it 
fortunately efcaped the three principal dangers, or falls, and had 
only to pafs tw 7 o more, w hich they confidered of lefs confequence; 
but the boat ftruck, was dallied to pieces, and many lives w~ere 
loft. A large portion of the wreck remains in view to this day 
between the rocks of Kemi, ferving as a melancholy memorial 
of this unfortunate enterprife, and as a warning to the impru¬ 
dence and avidity of projectors and merchants. 
The river Kemi abounds in falmon; and their fifhery is fo lu¬ 
crative as to afford a principal part of the minifter’s income, 
amounting to more than a thoufand rix dollars annually. Oppo- 
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