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426 TRAVELS
nio, at all events to reach Muonionifca, and from Muonionifca -
to direct our fteps towards Kautokeino. Having arrived at Kauto-
keino, we fhould find ourfelves on the borders of a river which
falls into the Frozen Ocean; and we prefumed, that having em-
barked on this ftream we could glide down all the way to the gulf
of Alten, arith the fame eafe as the water of the river itfelf. That
having got to Alten, we fhould certainly penetrate to the North
Cape, either by water or on foot, and return by the fame, or fuch
other way as circumftances and our topographical information
might recommend as the moft convenient and fure.
The whole of this {cheme of travel, which we meant to purfue,
was regarded as a caftle in the air, reared by an Italian, who had
lightly taken it into his head that Lapland was juft fuch another
country as Italy; and who was wholly in the dark as to thofe
difficulties which are met with in a diftrict fo far to the north,
Our propofed enterprife had given occafion to much converfation
in the neighbourhood of Uleaborg, and people fhewed Apeevelh
curiofity to fee us. Mr. Julin, a good naturalift, ae poffefled
with a {trong defire of acquiring farther knowledge and informa-
tion, being tempted by our plan, and the confidence he repofed
in us, and fuffering himfelf te be perfuaded by our importunittés,
confented to accompany us, and to divide with us our pleafures
and pains. Mr. Caftrein, minifter ef Kemi, a man extremely
well infermed, .and a botanift, feemed alfo difpofed to join the
party ; and thus our hopes of {uccefs in the undertaking were very:
confiderably raifed. We were proud of haying made two fuch
important
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