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3rd Day. Drive to Vaikijaurby, a hamlet of fishermen’s huts, on the
Vaiki-Jaur, in 1 hr. (excursion hence to the 77jömmelsaska Falls, see
below); row to the head of the lake in 2w2-3 hrs.; walk to the
Purki-Jaur in 1 hr., and traverse this lake by boat in 1 hr. more, then walk
in 1 hr. to the Randi-Jaur, the head of which is reached by boat in
2 hrs.; next, a walk of 10 min. to the Parki-Jaur, and a row of 1 hr.
and a walk of 20 min. to the Skalka-Jaur; lastly by boat in */< hr. to
Ejiirkholm (a fair station), an island in the lake, situated about midway
between Joekmock and Qvickjock.
4th Day. Ascend the Skalka-Jaur by boat to Tjåmalis in 3 hrs.
(where the boatmen rest for an hour), and then the Tjamatis-Jaur to
Xjauve (a good station) in 3 hrs. more.
5th Day. Walk in ’/^br. to the lower end of (he Saggal-Jaur; lastly
row in 5 hrs. more to —
Qvickjock (poor station; travellers are also received by the sexton
Mauberg, who charges 2 kr. daily), a very picturesque spot about 950 ft.
above the sea-level, in about 67° 77. latitude, whence the midnight sun
is visible fully as long as from Rod^r (see table, p. 230), and longer than
from the Avasaxa to the 77. of Haparanda. The village consists of
half-a-dozen red timber-built houses and a church, and commands a tine
view of the Kamajock and the Tarajock , which fall into the Saggat-Jaur
in the neighbourhood. Excellent trout-fishing in the rivers and the lake.
The summit of the Snejerak commands an extensive view, and is a good
point from which to survey the midnight sun. — Jlost travellers now
return to Luleå by the same route, which may be accomplished more
rapidly than the ascent, being down hill and with (he stream. Those
who prefer to cross by the foot of the Sulitelma to Ttbrway must be
prepared for some fatigue and privations, but will he rewarded by seeing
the grandest scenery on this interesting route (comp. p. 242).
"Fall of Njommelsaska. This most imposing waterfall , with the
cataract below it, is formed by (he Stora Lule after it emerges from
the Stora Lule-Jaw, or.Great Lule Lake. It is situated about 30 Kil.
to the 77. of Vaikijaurby (see above), where a guide may be obtained
(5 kr. a day during the hav-harvest, at other times less). This
excursion generally occupies the greater part of 3 days. First. Walk or drive
from Joekmock to Vaikijaur in 1 hr.; cross to the settlers’ huts at
Vaikijaur by boat in 20 min.; thence walk in 4-41 2 hrs. to Ligga
(poor hut with no heds, but good milk and eoflee), crossing a small
lake on the way. (A boy should be sent on the previous day, either
from Joekmock or from Vaikijaurby, to ascertain that the boat is on
the S. side of the lake. If this precaution is not taken, the traveller
will have to walk round its marshy bank to the opposite side, a
disagreeable digression whieh will add about2hrs. to the journey). — Second.
From Ligga to the Njommelsaska Falls (950 ft.) a walk of 4-5 hrs. through
a great forest, and back (0 Ligga, which the traveller will scarcely reach
before evening, so that a second night must be spent in the comfortless
hut. — Third. Return to the Vaikijaur. A guide and a supply of
provisions for the excursion are of course necessary. — The height of the
waterfall is not more than 40 ft., but (he stupendous cataract, formed by
the long rapids above and below it, descends about 250 ft. in all, and,
with the wild and traekless forest surrounding it, presents a strikingly
impressive scene. The thunder of the fall is heard at a distance of many miles.
To the N. of Luleå is Råneå, a village with iron-works and
timber-yards, to whieh a small steamboat plies, and to the E. of
Råneå lies Neder-Kulix , an extensive timber-depot. On leaving
Luleå the large steamers steer to the N.E. direct to (17 M.J —
Håparånda (Hotel), the most northerly town in Sweden, with
1200inhab., situated on the right bank of the Torne-Elf, 740 Engl.
-M. from Stockholm. The sea-going steamers stop at the roads of
Silmis, p Engl. M. below Haparanda, whence travellers proceed
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