LAPLAND JOURNEY 
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thirty miles away, by daylight, also there was no inn 
on the way, where one could rest. Linnaeus, however, 
was not cast down by this delay, for he had an 
opportunity of describing a newly shot beaver. 
The next day the journey upstream from Grand 
began in a “ hap ” or Lapp boat, the voyage continu¬ 
ing yery pleasant, past forests on each side, in 
delightful weather; red-shanks and other wading 
birds ran on the banks and swans sported with each 
other. By and by the Lapland boundary was passed, 
and rapids rendering it impossible to sail up, the 
characteristic fashion of overcoming these impedi¬ 
ments was employed. Landing below the force, the 
rower took his knapsack on his back, took up the slight 
boat, balanced it on his head, and carried it above the 
rapids, running so that “ not even the devil could 
overtake him.” Linnaeus went after, carrying his own 
things, but not neglecting to note the animals and 
plants which he saw by the wayside. A catalogue of 
the plants observed by the “ Tuken ” [Tuggan] force 
is specially noteworthy, as for the first time the name 
Linruza appears, whilst in other places it was recorded 
under the pre-Linnean names of Campanula serpilli- 
folia , Nummularia norvegica and the like. 
On the 30th Linnaeus reached Lycksele, where 
