That mettals grow in _Lapland_ and the outermost parts of _Scandinavia_, is only a conjecture of the Antients, and there is no certainty of it, therefore none of them make any mention of them. _Olaus M._ flatly denies that to his age there were any Iron, Copper, or Silver mines found, therefore they were forced to fasten their boats with osiers, without any nails because they had no Iron, but in the 35. year of this age, in _Queen Christina’s_ reign, a silver mine was discovered by the Inhabitants of _Pitha_ near _Nasafialo_ not far from the mountains which divide Swedeland from Norway, this was the first mine known in _Lapland_, found by _Loens Person_ an inhabitant of _Pitha_. In the year 1645. _The most Illustrious Ericus Flemming L. Baron of Lais, now Senator of the Kingdome, and President of the company of Mines_, first caused it to be opened, and a melting-house built with convenient necessaries. There is also a vein of Lead richer then the Silver and easier work’t. _Rheen_ saith that the mountain is opened, not with Pickaxes or any Iron instruments: but they bore a hole, which must be fill’d with Gunpowder; when the mouth is well stopt they apply fire thro another little hole, which touching the powder breaks the hardest stones in pieces. But the use of this mine lasted no long time, for in the war between the Swedes and Danes in _Carolus Gustavus_ his reign about the year 1658. it was spoiled by one _Van Anen_ the Danish Kings Governour, from which time no man would go to the expence of cleansing and repairing the mine, because it would require a vast charge, before they could get any profit by it, which was too much for men of mean estates to undertake.