*j/>2 FORTIa’s TRAVELS m SWEDEN .

experienced damage, the falling in of parts of it in 1789, lafted for two days. The great-eft depth of the mine (in 1791,) was one hundred and eighty-nine fathoms. The mainfhaft, the depth of which is forty, included in the one hundred and eighty-nine, and whichthe laft fall has fomewhat diminilhed, is two hundred fathoms long by one hundred andtwenty broad ; you defcend to this by a wooden ftaircafe formed on the rock, and atthe extremity of this large opening you find the entrance into the mine : perhaps thereis none in the world the defcent of which is lefs fatiguing ; it has ftaircafes the wholeway to the bottom, the laft twelve fathoms excepted, down which you go by an ironladder ; this is the moft unpleafant part of the defcent, or rather the only one that is atall fo, it condufls you to the deepeft part called Armfeldf s hole. The ftaircafes arefo convenient that even the horfes employed in the mine, twenty two in number, go upand come down them ; but when by any extraordinary accident the ftaircafes becomeimpaffable, they are let down the great pits by means of cords, in a fpecies of harnefsmade on purpofe (for the Chriftmas review.) Some years ago the new ftaircafes notbeing yet compleat and the old one being unfit for longer fervice, they were drawn upand let down conftantly in this manner. The following are the different galleries youfind in going over the mine, and their depths from the fummit of the ftaircafe of thegreat opening: the gallery of Bonde forty-two fathoms. Of Tilas forty-three. A fmallgallery at prefent abandoned, owing to the fall of the roof in 1789 ; the vault now en-creafes in fize as you arrive at the ftaircafe of Guftavus III. ; a dirty road with a littleftreamlet: the vaults are fix feet high and from four to five broad. The gallery ofSophia Albertine , fixty-five fathoms. The gallery of Prince Charles , feventy-two: vaultsof mafonry. The gallery of the Flotte , eighty-eight: here you diftinguifh a vitriolic finellproceeding from a communication with the lhaft of Guftavus Adolphus; here is aforge, a furnace, and an anvil. The gallery of Mars, one hundred; here you feel afmart breeze, and are offended by a very difagreeable fmell. The North gallery onehundred and nine. The gallery of Prince Guftavus one hundred and nine ; they areat work in this at prefent. The Brother one hundred and ten. Rolamb one hundredand ten ; a large vault where they are now at work, they have fupported the roof bymeans of fcantling, and at prefent are compleating the boarding, having removed thecords. The Hall of Council one hundred and eighteen ; here you find tables and achandelier, here it was the King flopped and wrote his name in 1788, on the 20th ofSeptember, on fome pyrites found in the mine, which is framed and glazed. He de-fended into the mine alfo in 1755 and 1768. Here as you afcend it is cuftomary tdtake refrelhment, which we were enabled to do through the civil provifion of Mr. Gahn.The gallery of the Crown one hundred and eighteen •, this has a communication withKing Frederic’s fhaft. The Crofs, one hundred and twenty-three, has a very handfomevault, in which there were men at work; this is the bottom of Frederic Adolphus’sfhaft; here we faw the ore tranfpor'ced on poles faftened together, and laid on a carriagewith fix wheels, two of which are under the load. The gallery of the Polar Star onehundred and forty-nine. The gallery of Cotint Frederic one hundred and forty-nine.Of Count Charles one hundred and forty-nine. Of Stierncrona one hundred and eighty-two : the appearance of this pit is very curious ; its machinery is worked by horfes. Adiftance beneath is a communication with the previoufly mentioned pit. The galleryFrii One hundred and fifty feven fathoms deep, communicates with the pit Stierncrona :a machine worked by a horfe, with a furnace and anvil. The gallery of the Cavalierone hundred and fifty-eight fathoms. Leyonmarck one hundred and fixty-eight. BaronArmfeldt one hundred and feventy-three. Grefue galerie one hundred and fixty-eight.At the extremity you come to the iron ladder which leads to Armfeldf s hole. .The earth