Lapland if any Country is well watered with springs and rivers: the most noted are 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 themselves at last into the Bothnick Sea. Vindela fills Umeao and Skiellefle Pitheao, Luhleao swallows a less river of the same name, and Kimeao is encreased by Avilaiocki, which it self is no small river, for there are numberless rivulets which run into it. So Luhleao which has a double stream, the lesser receives Pyrrijaus Kardijoch, and it is the same case with the greater called Stoor-Luhleao, and TornÆo which is filled with the river KÆungemÆ TÆngeleao 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 because they run through hilly and uneven Countrys, and are stopt by several dams & weares, they force their way over precipices, with a great noise, and in those places are not navigable. Such is the sluce at Lughlens, called Muskaumokke, and another named Sao, likewise Niometsaski i.e. an Hares leap, so called because the river Lughla runs between two mountains so near that an Hare may leap over.

The like Cataracts are found at Torna, the most remarkable is called terrafors near the Norway mountains. Next CÆngerbrooks-fors then Lappia-fors, then three more meeting in an head called by one name PÆlloforser, next Kettille-fors and lastly Kukula-fors near Torna. Although these Cataracts are a great hindrance to sailers, yet they are advantagious to the mettal-melters, and afford an incredible plenty of Fish. Besides these rivers there are abundance of pooles, so numerous that but few can be named, one is LulafrÆsk by Lughla, by which Lughleao the greater runs. Next Lugga and Sabbaig all abounding with Salmons. By the lesser Lughleao are Saggatt, Ritfack, Pirrijaur, Skalka, Sittijock, waykijaur, and Karra-green which exceeds them all, each affording plenty of Fish. Pitha has these remarkable ones near it, Hornafvandijaur, Arfussierf, Pieskejaur, but especially Stoorafuan in which there are as many Ilands as daies in the year; but above all EnarefrÆsk near Kimus. Wexionius saith the Hills and Ilands in it are innumerable, and without an hyperbole, for TornÆus affirmes that never any inhabitant lived long enough to survey them all.

There be some Marshes, little but full of Fish, in that language called Suino i.e. holy, and they account it a sin to foul them. These marches have two Channels one above the Other: somtimes it happens that the fish leave the upper and retreat into the lower, upon which account the superstitious natives bring sacrifice to appease the DÆmon of that marsh whom they suppose to be angry.