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280 OUTHIER’S JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO THE NORTH.
the addrefs and courage of the Fins, who are the inhabitants of the country, are particu-
larly con{picuous. :
The danger which there was in remaining in the boat while going down the cataraéts
did not intimidate Mefirs. Maupertuis and Camus; perhaps fatigue had its part in pre-
venting their landing. M. de Maupertuis was without any apprehenfion ; he amufed
himfelf in the boat with obferving the different effects of the water, while rufhing for-
ward with violence : as for M. Piping, who only remained in the boat out of complai-
fance, he was terribly frightened, and faid nothing, except that ‘ it was no laughing
matter ;”’ but the following morning, pretending bufinefs, he returned to Torneo.
Wednefday evening we were all aflembled together. We began on Thurfday, the
twelfth, the obfervation of the angles: we finifhed them on Friday, the thirteenth ; and
it was propofed to move. Merirs. Camus, Le Monnier, and Celfius, undertook to
make the obfervations upon Kukama: they fet off on Saturday morning, the fourteenth,
with two fervants, and fix failors or foldiers, who relieved each other in carrying on their
fhoulders the quadrant, of two feet radius. Shortly after we all defcended the moun-
tain with M. de Maupertuis, to regain our boats on the fide of the river: we left two
for thofe of our party who were gone to Kukama, and we embarked in the others to go
up towards Cuitaperi. We landed at the cataraéts of Matka and Wuojenna ; it was
even neceflary to tranfport by land part of the baggage and inftruments. It was nine
in the evening when we arrived at Cainunkyla, one of the firft hamlets of the parifh of
Ofwer Torneo, which begins at the cataract Waojenna: thence afcending towards the
north the {pace of fix or feven leagues, the river becomes very large, and is full of fmall
iflands, covered with grafs, whichis mowed. Both fides of the river are well furnifhed
with houfes, furrounded by fome very verdant meadows, little fields of fine round-eared
barley and rye; in many places alfo hops for making beer: fome fow hemp, but it
grows hardly two feet high.
After taking repofe, and eating fome milk, at Cainunkyla, we left it at ten o’clock.
We proceeded in the boat a league farther ; after which we left the river to crofs the
woods and rocks between it and the fummit of Cuitaperi, which we did not reach until
Sunday morning, the fifteenth, at three o’clock.
We immediately erected our tents, to fhelter us from the fog, and a very cold rain
which fell on our journey. On this mountain, as well as on Nieva, and Kukama, we
were obliged to look about a long while before we could find proper fpots for fixing
the tent-pofts ; for the fummit of the mountain is almoft entirely covered with rocks.
Monday, the fixteenth, at feven in the morning, the fog had difperfed: we mounted
the eighteen-inch quadrant on its ftand, and made fome obfervations. Comparing the
angles taken upon Nieva with this little quadrant, with thofe taken with the two feet
quadrant, we found a difference ; by examination we difcovered the caufe. The little
quadrant gave for the circle of the horizon 360° 4’, while the other gave exactly 360°
M. Langlois, known for his fkill and exaétitude in the conftruction of mathematical
inftruments, made them both; and I owe him the juftice to ftate, that the one of
two feet radius was as perfect as can poffibly be made.
M. de Maupertuis, who confiders no impediment when truth is to be obtained, de-
{ceded with M. Clairaut from Cuitaperi, to return to obferve on Nieva with the little
inftrument of eighteen inches : I left it at the fame time with M. Helant, to go towards
the north, in fearch of mountains fit for continuing our triangles. Meflrs. Sommereux
and Herbelot remained on Cuitaperi.
Monday, at eleven at night, we left our boats near the houfes of Marcofari, to pro-
ceed to the neighbouring mountains of the fame name: we were there almoft devoured
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