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TRAVELS 
CHAPTER VII. 
Pajfage on the River Pepojovaivi—Marnier of Fifking nfed by the 
Laplanders—The River Pepojovaivi formingfever al Lakes during 
its Courfe, and emptying itfelf into the River Alien, near Kauto- 
keino—Immenfe Quantity of Fifh in thofe Lakes—Sport of Shooting 
on the River—Different Species of Birds—Some farther Charac - 
t^ri/lics of the wandering Laplanders—Arrival at Kautokeino — 
Schoolmafter of this Place—Laplandijh Singing—The Mujic of 
this Country . 
"C^THEN we embarked on the Pepojovaivi, we left the young 
* * woman, who was the daughter of one of our Laplanders, 
on the banks of the river. We now proceeded with our fix men, 
which were in truth more than we had occafion for ; but they 
were defirous individually to get fome money with very little 
trouble. We had two boats, with three Laplanders in each, who 
had diftributed their offices in the following manner: one of them 
rowed, another managed the helm, and a third fcooped out the 
water that entered into the boat inceffantly. Inflead of going 
ftraight down the river, they made a turn without faying a word 
to us, in order to look at fome nets which they had fpread a day 
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or two before. We perceived this deviation, when, inftead oi 
following 
