. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. SWEDISH ÏOWxVS. 141 was shed the blood of Eric, patron of Sweden. In the Upsala Ian are the rich Danneraora mines, in a region of hikes and woodlands north-east of the chief town. Tliese celebrated iron ores, which are all forwarded to Birmingham, are worked like quarries, or cirques, in the open air, the largest of which forms an irregular ellipse 900 feet long, 200 wide, and 4'iO deep. They contain on the average from 40 to 50 per cent, of pure metal, and some are fused directly without the addition of solvents. One of the western inlets of Lake
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. SWEDISH ÏOWxVS. 141 was shed the blood of Eric, patron of Sweden. In the Upsala Ian are the rich Danneraora mines, in a region of hikes and woodlands north-east of the chief town. Tliese celebrated iron ores, which are all forwarded to Birmingham, are worked like quarries, or cirques, in the open air, the largest of which forms an irregular ellipse 900 feet long, 200 wide, and 4'iO deep. They contain on the average from 40 to 50 per cent, of pure metal, and some are fused directly without the addition of solvents. One of the western inlets of Lake Miilar washes the walls of the old episcopal town of Wederas, whilst another penetrates inland to Kopituj, or the " Mart," where resided the chemist Scheele. Farther on is the industrial town of Arboga, on the navigable river of like name, near its junction with the canal from Lake Fig. 71.—Course os the Arboga. Scale 1 : 455, 5 Miles. Hjelmar. The natural outlet flows westwards, supplying motive power to the furniture, machine, and hardware factories of Eskilstuna. Orehro, at the western extremity of the lake, is also a busy place, proud of its town-hall in the pointed style. North of Stockholm are several ports sheltered by groups of islands. EJf- Karleby, at the mouth of the Dal, has the most productive salmon fisheries in Sweden ; but the chief place on this coast is Gefle, presenting almost an American appearance with its rectangular blocks stretching along both sides of a canalised river. It is tlie natural outlet for the timber, iron, copper, and other produce of the Dal basin, and in the neighbourhood are several factories worked by water-power. In the interior are the smoky mills of Falun, in the centre of a large copper-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, El
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