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CONTENTS.
of Mountains to be croffed—Dull and melancholy Appearance of the
Country—Snow on the Mountains in the Midft of Summer—Ar-
rive at a folitary Cabin in a Wood—War with the Mufquetoes—
Change of Scenery in defcending from the Mountains—Regain the
River Alten, and meet with a Salmon Fifber—Pa/fs another River,
and purfue our Fourney—Lofe our Way, and at laft reach Alten-;
Gaard — te mee a
GHAPTER, X.
Situation of Alten-Gaard—Profpec to the Frozen or Icy Ocean— Bathe
in this Sea—Inhabitants of Alten-Gaard; their Hofpitality—Plan
for proceeding to the Norih Cape by Water—Departure from Alten-
Gaard—Pafs near Mount Himellar, or Heaven-man ; Waterfalls
from this Mountain—Beautiful Scenery—Meet with the Habitation
of a Lapland Family, but find the Houfe deferted—Vifit another Hut
—Condition of the Laplanders on this Coaft—Their Mode of Life,
and happy Simplicity—Affecting Family-fcene—Fall in with fome
wandering or mountain Laplanders—Their Tents and Premifes de-
fcribed—A Herd of Rein-deer—Miferable A pearance of thefe Ani-
mals—Their great Sufferings from the Heat and the Flies, efpecially
the Citrus Tarandi, Linn.—Rein-deer Milk—Pajs the Whaal
Sund, or Sound of Whales—Havefund, a fingle Houfe, in a difmal
Situation—Appearance of Nature as you approach the North Cape
—Magerin, or Bare Ifland—Arrive at the Norvia Cape—De-
Seription of this Promontory —_ a ree
CHAPTER XI.
A Grotto among the Rocks of the Cape—Rocks, of which the North
Cape is compofed, chiefly Granite—Birds feen near that Cape-—Re-
turn from the North Cape—<A different Route to Alten from the one
taken before—l/land of Maafo, and its Inbabitants—Great Hojfpita-
lity and Attention—Advantage of being miftaken for a Prince in tra-
velling—A Place called Hammerfefi—Hwalmyfling, a Peninfula—
Account of an Englifh Frigate coming as far as Hammerfeft fome
Years
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