Full resolution (JPEG) - On this page / på denna sida - Travels through Lapland - Chapter V
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
Below is the raw OCR text
from the above scanned image.
Do you see an error? Proofread the page now!
Här nedan syns maskintolkade texten från faksimilbilden ovan.
Ser du något fel? Korrekturläs sidan nu!
This page has never been proofread. / Denna sida har aldrig korrekturlästs.
- THROUGH LAPLAND. 37
CHAPTER V.
Lake of Pallajervi, and the [land of Kintafari—Stay on this Ifland:
Occupations and Amufements—The Sea Swallow (Sterna Hirundo,
Lin.) : Sagacity of thefe Birds, and their Utility to Fifhermen—
Some Laplanders engaged for the Profeeution of the Journey—De-
parture from Kintafari—A fall River called Refijiki—De/crip-
tion of the Laplanders that were to attend the Author—Their want
of Cleanlinefs—The Finlanders difmiffed—Proceed on Foot with
the Laplanders—Temper and Difpofition of thefe People—Weather
extremely hot : : great Inconvenience thence arifing—Come to a Lake
called Kervijervi, which they crofs in Boats.
T Lappajervi we received no very encouraging intelligence
refpecting the poffibility of profecuting the remainder of
the way to Kauto Keino. The diftance is feventy miles: we had
fexeral lakes to crofs, rivers to afcend and defcend, and difficult
fwamps to pafs over, and could have no hopes of meeting with
an habitation, or even a human, creature, throughout the whole
courfe of the journey : but we had formed a determined refolution,
from our firft fetting out upon this expedition, not to be difcou-
raged by any account or relation of difficulties, but rather to be
witnefles
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
