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K. Chriftopher, 1441. K. Carl, D. VIII. 1448. K. Chriftiand'I. 1457. Riles. £Sten Sture , D. yngre. 1512, flera beretielferlos Toeurnersdifs 1700. Rudbccass Atl.Schefferus de Upfalia. Wexionius. Eubergs oin Upfala. Salvii om Upland. Tuncklofver fucrig. Med flora.”

Mr. Ludeke, the paftor of the German church at Stockholm , took a drawing of theftones in 1789, which has been engraved; his fon, at prefent at Goettingen, (in 1793,)is employed on an account of them.

From Upfal to Stockholm by Morajlein, is feven miles and three quarters.

Jnjlruciions for thofe defirous of traverfing Lapland and the Alps , in order fo to pafs over to.

Nortvay.

On arrival at Luleo , which is one of the towns of Weftrobothnia, fifteen miles fromTorneo, provided the traveller be defirous of continuing his route towards the pro-vinces of Lapland , which bear the name of their capital, or chief place, he mull pro-ceed to old Luleo , fituated a mile from the new. At a quarter of a mile aiftant, hewill come to the river of Luleo , where he may go three miles by water ; after which hewill be obliged to walk for a mile or more through an arid fandy foreft on account ofthe great rapidity of the river, and .the rocks and ftones in its bed which hinder the paf-fage of boats; he muft afterwards return to the banks of the river and take boat again,proceeding thus for four miles to a cataract of no great confequence, where fome thou-land barrels of falmon are annually caught. From this fpot he muft again go on footfor two miles, and then take to the water anew for three miles, in boats which he willfind at every ftation pointed out. At eleven or twelve miles from Luleo, Lapland begins;from its borders to Jockmock church is fix miles further. The forefts and marlhes maybe palled over in four or five days, which will bring the traveller to the houfe of thereCtor, (Mr. Fielftrceume,) a polite and intelligent man, honoured with the title of King’salmoner.

This church, built about a century ago, is fituated in a hilly country, In the midft ofa large foreft of pines and fir.

Gelliwari mine, the moft confiderable in all Lapland , is fix or feven miles v T eft oflockmock.

If defirous of continuing his journey towards the Alps , the traveller muft obferve thefollowing directions: ill. he muft walk for a mile from the re&or’s houfe; 2d. crofs alake of the fame breadth, and afterwards go on foot two miles, which will bring him toanother lake called Purkiparer, He will find tolerable accommodation at night in thehoufes of the inhabitants, emigrants from Weftrobothnia, whom the government hasencouraged to fettle in Lapland . From lake Purkiparer he muft march two miles and ahalf, when he will have to crofs another called Purktpaur. In its neighbourhood is amountain called Atiekoiwe , (grandfather’s head,) at the foot of which is a cavern confe-crated by the ancient Laplanders to fome of their divinities at prefent unknown. In italfo are found numbers of rein deer’s horns, remnants of facrifices on the part of theLaplanders . The opening is fo near the lake, that you may enter it without gettingout of the boat; its dimenfions are ten or twelve feet in breadth by fix or eight indepth.

After palling the lake, he muft proceed on foot two miles, and will have to crofsanother large lake four miles broad, having pafied which he will arrive at a habitationcalled Tiomotis. At a quarter of a mile from this place he will fee a copper mine nowabandoned called Kuriwan, (copper mountain.) From Tiomotis ■ he muft march two

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