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CONTENTS. v
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the Laplanders concerning Religion and civil Inftitutions—Their
unfocial way of Living—Increafe of Wolves in Lapland during late
Vears—Fourney purfued in Boats, on the River Pepojovaivi 4g
CHAPTER VIL.
Pajfjage on the River Pepyovaivi—Manner of Fifhing ufed by the Lap-
Janders—The River Pepojovaivi forming feveral Lakes during its
Courfe, and emptying itfelf into the River Alten, near Kautokeino—
Immenfe Quantity of Fifh in thofe Lakes—Sport of Shooting on the
River— Different Species of Birds—Some farther Charafteriftics of
the wandering Laplanders—Arrival at Kautokeino—Schoolmafter
of this Place—Laplandifh Singing—The Mufic of this Country 60
CHAPTER VII.
Situation of Kautokeino—Boundary between the Szvedifh and Danifo
Territories—An Inftance of juft Reafoning on a political Topic—
Baron Hermelin’s Maps of Sweden, Finland, and Lapland—Diff-
culty of obtaining good Maps of thofe Countries: thofe which exift
are far from being accurate—Diverfity of Names given to the fame
Places, and confufion occafioned by this Circumftance—Anecdotes of
the Schoolmafter of Kautokeino—Diftri@ or Parifb of Kautokeino—
Population and Inhabitants—Wandering Laplanders, and thofe that
have fixed Habitations—Their Mode of Life—Chafe of the wild
Rein-deer—Annual Fair at Kautokeino, and Traffic carried on—
Cattle and Sheep—Low Eftimation in which the latter are held—
Departure from Kautokeino—State of the Weather and the Thermo-
meter—Fourney purfued in Boats—The River Alten—Beautiful
Scenery—Mujquetoes. _ — _ 69
CHAPTER IX.
Some refrefhing Springs of Water —Farther Account of the River Alten
—Cataracts—Rapidity of the River in fome Places, and quick Pro-
grefs of the Boats—Plenty of Fifh in the River Alten—The Church
of Mafi— Mufquetoes—A fmall River called Keinosjoki—A Chain
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