The National tribune., 1891-07-02


tgTFH magnificent scenery
~ f lg' we have been passing
st% "A u through has caused me
Gsi1- - FfL/1 Nlto neglect any dcscrip
W NM tion of tho Lnrps, their
w " app aaraHec, habits. aud
pccuiarities. They
seem TO be no higher in The scale of advance
/ ln"nt than our North American Indians and
doubt If they are as Intelligent In appear
/ apcn they are dirty Ia tHc extreme.
Like our Indians, they dress in skins with
high-c0l0red borders aud ornaments Of cloth.
Their eyes arc moro frequently dark-hue
/ or gray than black, hnt ] found among
them all conceivable colors found among the
English, Germans, or Americans. The same is
true q. their hair. Itsor all shades from red
and tlaXen color 10 brown and black. lt is in
variably straight, ana not over-abuudant
/ he men have very little hair on the face, aud
both men aud women are
LIGHT COPPER COLOR.
/ Their huts are similar 10 the wiEwams Of our
/ red Hrn, the fTe being built in the center and
/ a vent hole left at the peak. whore the poles
como together The hut is generally, how
! ever filed with smoke. Around tho fire IS
4 spread a layer Of sma! straight twias and, like
our Indians. the Lapps sleep with their feet 10
1 the FIRE and their heads near the outside OF the
/ hat.
The women are about four feet in hight the
men not more than four or five inches higher,
! and among all the hundreds / have seen there
! has not been one goei-lo0kiug one even among
! the young girls of course ] except from this
/ statement the very young children, for among
! them / have seen several who were very
/ pretty. The mothers carry their babes as our
I squaws do on the back, and lashed up in a very
similar manner.
/ Ia no case have seen a Iapp with eyes
/ very oh!lquuiy set, nor, except rs 10 hight
could discover any resemblance 10 the other
/ MnuEoliaus / have seen. On the other hand,
( they are as different in every way from the
4 NorwegaGs as il is possible to imagine.
The dogs Of the Lapps are, in size and rcn-
! cral appearance. like those Of the Esqumaux,
and / have no doubt arc Of the same species.
The Lapps appeared 10 mo 10 be a good
natured but obstinate and stoid race, the
women fond Of bright cOl0rs and aGOrnmeBt TO
a limited degree; but ] doubt. from what saw,
that the men have much spirit or bravery.
TIRE REIEDEER,
which Is their most useful animal, looked, as
I expected. very much like other deer except
that It's feet are nearly as broad as those OF our
/ domesticaicd cattle. Notwithstandin ing this the
foot is not heavy or clumsy, for the hoof
spreads out into a large round disc, but is at
/ the same time very light and thin. / could
but think that this had come about in the
] course Of time as an adaptation 10 the snow
covered land in which they live and as a
means Of support when travelling over the
snow fields, as the suow-shocs do men under
similar conditions. / have seen already hum
drrds Of these reindeer, yet the pecuIiarity oi
the spreading hoof has been present Ia all
4 eases.
Rcaumug after this digrcssion the cGnrse 0
4 the Domino ID might be said that no particu-
lar point need be described; hut il also may be
said without reaching the truth that bad we
. not already seen 50 much i'm thc ford. the
mountains aud the sea that is grand and belu-
4 tltui beyond expire sion, we should ail have
regarded the trip pa'ong The northern coast more
than an equivalent payment ia grandeur and
imprcss siycness for all our long journey in
. reaching u.
The fact is that Norway is 50 generous in her
. wild and attractive scenery, there is so much ot
it on every hand, aud u Is 80 good from every
p0iut Of view or even Of criticism. for that
matter. for the whole 1000 miles around her
Z western and northern coasts, that first
EXPLANATIONS or WONDER
cease next expressive adectiyes fail. and st last
enthusiasm and delight are almost su.ieited.
AZ length. in the presence Of oftowering mount
aims clad with the greenest verdurc al the base
/ hai-wO1dcd aud snow capped, hung about with
mists thin a. "a bridal vail and nct'ed with
silver waterfalls on one side Of us aud upon
The other towering aud irOWnng cliffs that lill
their acaTreG brDWs to heaven, bare Uf all life
aud SO threatening and sombcr 10 their wild
aspect that The deep rock bound ford seems
10 tTemHie at their feet, VIC look p aud about u'
and cEClaim, This IS indeed wonderful" +" aud
vet we all except the unconscious hypOCTiiC.
know that we mean nothing OF the kind. In
deed we feel that we should now regard il
wonderful 10 meet with any tanner sort oi
scenery on the coast of old Norway. Still. wC
must say, in the eDld aud comparative sense
O. o al I'll
Journey, especially the northern part of it. ha-
been amid a constant. abundant and even lavish
supply Of natures grsuder aud more rugged
charms both on sea and land. There is a strength
in the beauty OF Norway, a solemn meaning in
her sweetest SMILE a warning in the laughter
Oi her streams aud waterfalls, and a seriousness
In her widest and even fondest aspect, which
sirs the heart aud assures il at the same time
10 say 10 is charming aud fascinating Is 10,
ligItta phrase. To say il is grand and com
mauling Is too severe. To say it Is
soHEER AND FoEmDDISG
leaves out The perpetual sunshine aud the purpl,
glow. But nG one can deny that IL is constantly
and irTusistibly attractive. aud that hOWeve
Intimate You become with IL there is Away
something la reserve. Aud 50 IL all seems {,
4 bccuitc c0us0naut with the brave, kinG, simple
hearted but reserved aud reliable people wh'
iuh4.it the country. / am sure that on th
.
people 20 live among can be found.
Before reaching North Cape, bat alm0s
vii an sight o! IL, the steamer stopped 10
an hour beneath a lofty crag rising shee
ont Yf the water and half mile Ia width, ia
upon aud about which were hundreds Of thou
sauds Of sea fowl. The air was literally ille
with them like swarmiug bees about tho hive
Looking through glass showed the Who'll
face gi th45 immense promoutory entirely coV
Crcd with their nests IS well as with the bird
themselves. The cauaoa Was fired seycFa
times and rockets SET on just ia front Of th
cTAE which frightened lHtO the air perhlp
half Of tho whole number, and completed
filled The sky with them in AN directions.
Here aud there upon the face OF the preci
pirc ladders could be seen. showing thgt the.
, eggs arc gathered, aud on inquiry d. WAS loun
t4aL an extensive commerce is carried on D
their eggs, which bnug higher price tha
hens Dggs Ia the towns Of the coast.
In . few hours after leaving this
. GREAT BIRD CoLOSY,
p or rather nation, we were anchored beneat
D that towering, lrOwHng fortress OF uatun
( ctcmaIiy iciug aud Drawing ;he storms ,
. tuo Arctic Ocean. known as North Cape.
4 Nc 20 once went Oh shore and picked beau
y Uui wild GpYers which grow in great pr0fg
3 sion about is base, while many, especially on
. English companions, climbed 10 its very suu
r nit. and, upon returning, pronounced the vie
as one Of unparalleled grandeur.
e This Wild aud imposing hcaaland is III
Z Hor,hcnmOst point IA all Europe, and about 3.
&c miles within the Arctic zone, aud therefore
Urrth "A tbg 4 IFpl1 tho