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Of their Rivers.
CHAP. XXXIV.
Of their Rivers.
LApland if any Country is well watered with Springs and rivers: the
raoft noted arc thoSe from whence the particular marches and regions
have their names , as Umeao, Pitheao , Luhleao, Torneao, and Kimeao, theSe
Spring from the Norway mountains, and are encreaSed by Several leSs rivers,
unburdening themfelves at laft into the Bothnick Sea. Vindela fills Vmeao, and
Skitllefle Pitheao, Luhleao Swallows a IeSs river of the fame name, and Kimcao
isencteafed by Avilaiockh which it felf is no Small river, for there are
num-berleSs rivulets which run intoir. So Luhleao which has a double Stream,
the lefler receives Pyrrijaus Kardi)och, and it is the Same caSe with the greater
called Stoor-Luhleao, and Tornao which is filled with the river Eaungemee
Tangeleao and others. And So it is with all the great rivers, which upon that
account are So impetuous and big, that they yield to few in the world •- and
becaufe they run through hilly and uneven Countrys, and are ftopt by
Several dams & weares, they force their way over precipices, with a great noiSe,
and in thoSe places are not navigable. Such is the Sluceat Lughlens, called
Muflaumokke, and another named Sao, likewiSe Niometfafki i.e. an Hares
leap, So called becaufe the river Lughla runs between two mountains So near
that an Hare may leap over.
The Ike Cataratts are found at Torna, the moft remarkable is called
ter-rafors near the Airway mountain;. Next C^ngerSrooks-fors then Lappia-firs,
then three more meeting in an head called by one name Pallo/or/er, next
Kettille-fors and lastly hukula-fors rear Torna. Although thefe Catamils ate
a great hindrance to Sailers, yet they are advantagious to the mettal-melters,
and afford an incredible plenty of Filh. Befides thefe rivers there are
abundance of pooles, fo numerous that but few can be named, one is Lulafriskby
Lughla, by which Lughleao the greater tuns. Next Lugga and Sabhaig all
abounding with Salmons. By the lefler Lughleao are Saggatt, Rit/ack,
Pirri-jaur, Skjilka, Sittijock, waykijaur, and Karra-green which exceeds them all,
each affording plenty of FiSli. Titha has thefe remarkable ones near it,
Hor-na/vandijaur, Arfuflierf, Pieskejaur, but efpecially Stoorafuan in which there
are as many Hands as daics in the year-, but above all Enarefr*sk_neir Kimut.
Wexitniut faith the Hills and Hands in it are innumerable, and without an
hyperbole, for Torneus affirmes that never any inhabitant lived long enough
to Survey them all.
There be Some MatShes, little but hill of FiSh, in that language called Suino
i. e. holy, and they account it a fin to foul them. Thefe marches have two
Channels one above the other: fonntimes it happens that the fill) leave the
upper and retreat into the lower, upon which account the Superstitious
natives bring facrifice to appeafe the Damon of that mai <h whom they Suppofe to
be angry."
CHAP.
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