The next day I was conducted to the river of Calatz, to see the manner of fishing for pearls, and on the 30th of July arrived at Lulea.
Here I rested for a day or two, then proceeded to Tornea, and from thence to Kimi, and some way up the river of that name. Afterwards I entered East Bothland; but not understanding the Finnish language, I found it inconvenient to proceed, and preferred returning four miles back again. I made several excursions to an adjacent island. At the town of Calix I became acquainted with the judge of a neighbouring district, and we accompanied each other to Tornea, from whence I proceeded in a boat to Kengis, Jonesvando, and within four miles of Juckesceni; but as the frost was beginning to set in very hard, it being late in autumn, and there being nothing, as far as I could discover, very remarkable to see, I descended the river again in the same boat, and had a quick passage back. Having noted down
the Finnish names for such articles as I should be most likely to want at the inns, I ventured once more to enter East Bothland, in order to pursue my journey that way homeward. I considered that in a new country there is always something new to be seen, and that to travel the same road I had come, would probably afford but little entertainment or instruction. I had still less inclination, at this advanced season of the year, to encounter the hazard of a sea voyage. Several merchants who wanted to sail from Tornea to Stockholm, had long been waiting for a fair wind.
I therefore pursued my way along the coast through East Bothland and Finland, visiting Ulea, Brakestad, Old and New Carleby, Wasa, Christina, Biorreborg and Abo, remaining four days at the place last mentioned. I then went by the post yacht to Aland, crossed the sea of Aland, and on the 10th of October reached Upsal.
The whole extent of my journey amounts
to 633 Swedish miles (about 3798 English miles) as appears by my itinerary subjoined.
| Miles. | |
|---|---|
| From Upsal to Umoea | 60 |
| Umoea to Lycksele | 12 |
| Lycksele to the upper part of Lapmark | 25 |
| From thence again to Umoea | 37 |
| From Umoea to Pithoea | 22 |
| Pithoea to Longoen | 3 |
| Back again to Pithoea | 3 |
| From thence to Lulea | 5 |
| Lulea to Quickjock | 33 |
| Quickjock to the alps of Pithoea | 25 |
| From thence to the Norway coast | 10 |
| Excursion by sea, and back again, | 14 |
| From Norway to Caitum | 40 |
| From Caitum to Quickjock | 40 |
| Quickjock to Tornea | 47 |
| Tornea to Kimi | 5 |
| From hence to Maxaniemi | 5 |
| Maxaniemi to Calix | 9 |
| Calix to Kengis | 32 |
| Kengis to Jonesvando | 40 |
| Jonesvando to Tornea | 26 |
| Tornea to Abo | 100 |
| Abo to Upsal | 40 |
| 633 |
(The account of the expenses of this journey, and observations on the advantages to be derived from it, both promised in the beginning of this "brief narrative," are not found in the manuscript.)