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412 TRAVELS
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—
Return from the North Cape—A different Route to Alten from the
one taken before—Ifland of Maafo, and its Inhabitants—Great
Hofpitality and Attention—Advantage of being miftaken for a
Prince in travelling—A Place called Hammerfefi—Hwalmy/ling,
a Peninfula—Account of an Englifh Frigate coming as far as Ham-
merfeft fome Years ago—Arrive again at Alten—Excurfion to
Telwig, a great Fifhmarket—Embark on the River Alten—Sin-
gular Combination of three Cataraéis—Attempt to afcend in the
Boats one of thefe Waterfalls—Reafous for this Adventure—It
fails, and the Travellers are obliged to proceed on Foot over the
Mountains—Difference of Temperature in the Air—Regain the
River, and meet the Laplanders of Kautokeino—Reach Kautokeino ;
thence to Enontekis—Difficulty of the Journey to the latter Place—
Two Englifh Travellers at Enontekis: their Memorandums—The
Clergyman of Enontekis—Extracts from a manufcript Account,
written by that Clergyman, refpecting the Parifh of Enontekis :
its Population, Church, Inhabitants, Colonies, Manners, and natu-
ral Produétions among the Latter fome Plants and Birds, and Re-
marks
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