Through Arctic Lapland . D\rJi^,,l0j mx ---•?^r^ — ? II N. C ? i-1 AY TcT Arctic Lapland Types, M\ cm 2 3 4 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 HI ^41H CHAPTER XIII THROUGH TO THE SEA : A PROaRESS IK POST-CARTS,WITH INTERLUDES OP RIVER-PERRIES The river Ounasjoki is navigable the larger part ofthe way from Kittila down to its outfall in the Gulfof Bothnia; but prices run high for the hire of canoesas they have to be poled back tediously up againstthe current, not to mention suffering damage fromthe several spots where bad rapids compel lengthyportages. Transport down to the coast is done bywheeled vehicle,
Through Arctic Lapland . D\rJi^,,l0j mx ---•?^r^ — ? II N. C ? i-1 AY TcT Arctic Lapland Types, M\ cm 2 3 4 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 HI ^41H CHAPTER XIII THROUGH TO THE SEA : A PROaRESS IK POST-CARTS,WITH INTERLUDES OP RIVER-PERRIES The river Ounasjoki is navigable the larger part ofthe way from Kittila down to its outfall in the Gulfof Bothnia; but prices run high for the hire of canoesas they have to be poled back tediously up againstthe current, not to mention suffering damage fromthe several spots where bad rapids compel lengthyportages. Transport down to the coast is done bywheeled vehicle, and for this purpose a road hasbeen built. The local vehicle for human transport is the Icarrewhich spells post-cart in Qfinsk. It is a word whichcovers a multitude of shapes. The best karre is likethe Norwegian stolkjarre, and has two bodies set onebehind the other on one pair of shafts, with remark-ably little room for the legs in either. The twowheels are small and sturdy, and have long projectinghubs which remind one of the ancient British scythe-
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