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FORTIA’S TRAVELS IN SWEDEN. 567
yond Hofua you enter Nericia: the cuftom-officers not ftri&. Curebro and Arboga,
notwithftanding they be capital towns, are nothing great : before you arrive at the lat-
ter you enter Weftmania. This route is full of forges and mines, all the way from
Marizfadt : near Arboga is a canal acrojs the high road. — Kong/eur. At this place,
the extremity of lake Mceler, is the King’s ftud: nothing extraordinary. Tor/halla, a
{mall town near Smedby: you do not change horfes here. There are here fome
charming {mall cafcades, vifible from the bridge.
At Kumla you enter the government of Stockholm. The whole of this road is beau-
tiful, and extremely curious, provided you turn afide occafionally, as is defcribed with
minutenefs in the work. Neither the fuburbs nor the neighbourhood of Stockholm
denote a capital city : you pafs through the fouthern fuburbs, extremely long and tire-
fome. ‘The cuftom-oflicers were to us rather ftrict, refufing to come to examine the
trunks at our lodgings.
At Stockholm you mutt go to fee the caftle, the arfenal, the port, the exchange,
the opera-houfe, the nobles-houfe, the church of Ridderholm, for which refer to the
work, There are no good hotels at Stockholm; the beft plan of a traveller is to
take furnifhed lodgings: for 2 or at moft 3 rix-dollars per month he wiil be tolerably
accommodated, and in a good quarter of the town.
Half a mile before you arrive at Tib/e you crofs in a very convenient flat bottomed
boat, and for a mere trifle, the river which feparates the government of Stockholm
from that of Upfal; it is broad, and fhortly afterwards empties itfelf into a lake which
communicates with lake Meeler. On this ftage there are many pleafing profpects.
As far as Gran many afcents and defcents. — Tunland; here you meet with no more
waggons with four wheels at the poft-houfes. Before you come to Vonficeu you pafs
the river which feparates Upland from Weftmania. Some parts of this road did not
appear to us fo well attended to as ufual ; but we mult obferve that when we travelled
it thawed : it is not however any ways dangerous, or really bad, nor fhould we have
made the remark in any other country. — Sa/a, {mall city: here is a famous filver-
mine, the works of which are admirable.
The third ftage is rather bad; towards the middle of it you enter Dalecarlia. —
Afveftad ; here you fhould make a {top to fee the refinery of copper, and all its depend-
ant operations. In its neighbourhood is the brafs manufactory of Biurfors. Upon
leaving Afveftadt you pafs the Dahl on a floating bridge ; and again after leaving Gro-
deu in a flat bottomed boat without unharnefling, and at a very moderate rate. ‘This is
the largeft river in Sweden. :
Sa@ier, a very {mall town, hasa mine of iron in its vicinity. On this ftage you pafs
by the fide of the fimall city of Hedemora. A powder-mill.
At half a mile from Naglarby you crofs the Dahl again in a flat bottomed boat with
oars; the fare very moderate. A little afterwards on the right you difcern the road
leading to the houfe in which Guftavus Vafa was concealed. ‘The laft mile before you
come to Fahlun is full of hills, many of which very fteep.
Fahlun, the capital of Dalecarlia. Here is the famous copper mine with all its
appurtenances.
There is a fhorter road, but it is not paffable unlefs in the fummer, or with a fledge.
On leaving Fahlun you return by the fame road; the poft houfe at Updo is only half
a mile from Scetes, on the other fide of the river. On the third ftage you pals the
Dahl twice on floating bridges. On this road you fee a number of forefls and forges.
Between Rofhytan and Sarftad you enter Geftricia.
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