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60 TRAVELS
CHAPTER VII.
Paffage on the River Pepyovarvi—Manner of Fifhing ufed by the
Laplanders—The River Pepyjovaivi forming feveral Lakes during
its Courfé, and emptying itfelf into the River Alten, near Kauto-
keino—Immenfe Quantity of Fifh in thofe Lakes—Sport of Shooting
on the River—Different Species of Birds—Some farther Charac-
teriftics of the wandering Laplanders—Arrival at Kautokeino—
Schoolmafter of this Place—Laplandifh Singing—The Mufic of
this Country.
HEN we embarked on the Pepojovaivi, we left the young
‘woman, who was the daughter of one of our Laplanders,
on the banks of the river. We now proceeded with our fix men,
which were in truth more than we had occafion for; but they
were defirous individually to get fome money with very little
trouble. We had two boats, with three Laplanders in each, who
had diftributed their offices in the following manner: one of them
rowed, another managed the helm, and a third fcooped out the
water that entered into the boat inceffantly. Inftead of going
ftraight down the river, they made a turn without faying a word
to us, in order to look at fome nets which they had fpread a day
or two before. We perceived this deviation, when, inftead of
following
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