This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838 Excerpt: ...attempted to sit in the same sledge, and to guide the rein-'deer in the same way; but, with all our sobriety, were speedily overturned, to the great diversion of the Laplander, who laughed immoderately at our awkwardness. Our host had been with Signor Acerbi, and his companion, Colonel Skiiildebrand, as far as Alten, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838 Excerpt: ...attempted to sit in the same sledge, and to guide the rein-'deer in the same way; but, with all our sobriety, were speedily overturned, to the great diversion of the Laplander, who laughed immoderately at our awkwardness. Our host had been with Signor Acerbi, and his companion, Colonel Skiiildebrand, as far as Alten, in their expedition to the North Cape; and he agreed to go with us to Enontelris. We therefore left Muonionislra, to cross the boundary which separates Ofver Torneii from Torneti Lapmark, which with 'KiemiLapmarh.constitutes the most northern district of Swedish Lapland. The sun's heat was so powerful, that we were constrained to cover ourselves with our cloaks, and lie down in the boats. At half after 12 P. M'. Fahrenheifs thermometer, in the shade, indicated a temperature of 68. Exposed for a few minutes to the sun, the mercury, at 2 P.M., rose to 102; and at the same hour, in the shade, -it stood at 70, which is nearly the average town heat of 'Naples in the hottest summers. During the first part of our voyage to Ofvcr llluonionisha, we had to force a passage against the descending descending torrent; which, however, was much less ve-hement than that with which we had before struggled'. VVe were always able to remain in the boat. For several days past the sky had been cloudless, and there was not a breath of wind. Our boatmen told us, and their declaration agreed with the calculation made by Mr. Secretary Swanberg atzmgfver Torneiz, that if we would ascend the mountain @#I8'Tunduri, near M uorzionislra, we might now see the sun during the entire night above the horizon; but the distance to the base of that mountain, through a pathless wilderness, was fourteen English miles; and the strength of the stoutest, after the f..
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