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(1888) [MARC] Author: Albert Alberg
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The Floral King. 49

grilled half-dried trout on the red-hot cinders—
delicious, without bread; 14th June. Then came
to my pastor in Luxela once more, had then been
days away and was happy to get food; then accom-
panied a peasant down to Grand, the 15th to Umea,
proceeded thence to Pitea, large high road, and took
horse between the posting stations. The river at
Pitea was impossible to navigate up the “ Probst”
rapids. I travelled to Luleo, arrived and visited the
Dean Unerus. I there obtained a large boat, which
four or five men pulled up the river, whom I had
to pay as much as they demanded. Walked after-
wards some three or four miles (twenty or twenty-
five English miles), gathered herbs, stones, &c., left
my bundles behind me, but now they are allhere. I
came to the silver melting furnace at Quikjok,
stones I had gathered in the mountain, some seven
miles distant (forty-five English). Now it is entirely
deserted. A kind-hearted wife of a clergyman was
there, her husband’s name was Allstadius, she
entertained me well. There I gota faithful inter-
preter and follower up amongst the Alps; my
provisions were reindeer tongues, mutton, cheese,

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