THROUGH LAPLAND, 
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CHAPTER V. 
Lake of Pallajervi, and the Ifland of Kbit a fan—Stay on this If and: 
Occupations and Amufements — The Sea Swallow (Sterna Hirwido, 
Lin.) : Sagacity of thefe Birds, and their Utility to Fifiermen —■ 
Some Laplanders engaged for the Profecution of the Journey — De¬ 
parture from Kintafari—A fmall River called Reffoki — Defcrip- 
tion of the Laplanders that were to attend the Author—Their want 
of CleanVinefs—The Fbilanders difmiffed—Proceed o?i Foot with 
the Laplanders—Temper and Difpoftion of thefe People—Weather 
extremely hot: great Inconvenience thence arifing—Come to a Lake 
called Kervijervi, which they crofs in Boats , 
A T Lappajervi we received no very encouraging intelligence 
^ refpedting the poffibility of profecuting the remainder of 
the way to Kauto Keino, The diftance is fevdnty miles: we had 
feveral lakes to crofs, rivers to afeend and defeend, and difficult: 
fwamps to pafs over, and could have no hopes of meeting with 
an habitation, or even a human creature, throughout the whole 
courfe of the journey : but we had formed a determined refolution, 
from our firft fetting out upon this expedition, not to be difeou- 
raged by any account or relation of difficulties, but rather to be 
witnefles 
