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THROUGH FINLAND. 259
A gentleman of Uleaborg went thence by fea to Stockholm; on
his return, the fhip’s fteward, in cleaning the plate after dinner,
let fall into the fea a filver fpoon, which was {wallowed by a fal-
mon that chanced to pafs by. The day after this falmon made
his way up the river near Uleaborg, where it was caught by a
fifherman. The fifher went to fell the fpoon toa filver{mith, who,
on recognizing the cypher, immediately conveyed it to the gen-
tleman’s wife. The lady, who had not received any intelligence
from her hufband fince his departure from Uleaborg, was ftruck
with the belief that he had been fhipwrecked ; and this feemed
the more probable, as his return had been delayed by contrary
winds. The gentleman at laft confoled his afflicted wife by his
re-appearance, and amufed her with the recital of the mode in
which the filver fpoon was loft. |
With regard to the foil in the vicinity of Uleaborg, it differs in
fome particulars; but it is generally fandy. In the valleys, on the
fides of rivulets, and on the banks of the river Ulea, there is to be
found fome mould; but in fuch {mall quantities as fcarcely to
be worthy of notice. If there be any to be difcovered elfewhere,
it has either been wafhed down from the adjacent hills, or has
been ground on which country-houfes formerly ftood. Marl, the
creta argillacea fiffili-friabilis, Linn. is, as far as 1 know, not to be
met with in this neighbourhood, nor chalk, nor lime-earth ; but
lime-ftone has been found in the parifhes of Kemi Muhos, Pal-
damo, and Fiyao, In Padesjerfoi a copper-mine has been dif
covered, which is now wrought. The ore is pyrifes ferreo-cup-
L12 , VOUS,
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