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So A Journey srom Vienna into Styria,Carinthia,CarnioIa,FriulE
Army. At Labach I happily met with Mr. Tojh a Scotch Apothecary
in that Town, who was very civil unto me, informing me os the places
about, and shewing me many Curiosities, and the several Minerals of
those p.rts.
This place is conceived to be old Idauportus famous for the landing
of the Argonautes, who setting forth from Argos Pehjgjcum in Theffa-
ly sailed unto Colchos on the EastTide of the Euxlne Sea, but being
pursued by the King of Colchos his Vessels dispatched after them, they
declined returning by the Hellejpont, but bearing Northward entred
the mouth of IJler or Danubius, and palled up the River till they came
to the concurrence of the Danuhius and the Savus, and taking up the
Savus they came to the River Labach, and went up that River landing
about this place anciently called Eaaponus, and then travelled to the
Adriatick Sea and returned unto Greece. So that in my travels I had
been near their setting out in Theffaly, and at the place of their landing
in Carniola.
From hence we travelled towards the Zirchnitzer-See, or famous
strangc Lake of Zirchnitz having the Marshes on our right, hand,and
the Hills on our left till we came to Brounitza, and then palling over
them we came to Zirchnitz, a Town of about three hundred Houses,
which gives the name unto the Lake, here I applyed my self unto An-
dreas Wiser the Richter or Judge of the Town who afforded me di-
rections and accommodations sor the viewing of the Lake ; and went
down to Seedorss,a Village half a mile nearer the Lake, and then to NL
derdorss, where I took Boat and spent some time upon the Lake.
This Lake is about two German miles long, and one broad, encom-
passed with Hills at some distance, and upon the South-ssde lies a
Forest part of Birnbaumer Forest, which extends a great way, where-
in are many Dear, wild Boarsj Foxes, Wolves and Bears.
Every year in some part os the Month of ^une, the water os this
Lake deseends under-ground through many great holes at the bot-
toms ; and in the Month of September returns again by the same
holes; and with a speedy aseent, springing and mounting up to the
heighth of a Pike, and soon covering that tradt of ground again. When
the water is under-ground, the Earth makes a speedy produtftion os
of Grass yielding food for Cattel in the Winter, and at the same time.
Hares, Deer and Boars resort to this place out of the Country, and the
fore-mentioned Forest, and are often taken by the people.
The Lake affords plenty of I-ilh, but they filh but by permission,
for the Prince of Eckenberg is Lord thereof, and a good part of the
Country about, but upon the going away of the water, all have liber-
ty to take Filh, which they do by Handing in the water by the holes,
and so intercepting their passage take great plenty of them, which o-
therwise would sollow the water under-ground, and not returns again
until September. I could not hear that any unknowm Fisties were
brought up by the water, but those which come up are of the same
kind with those which went down, which are a kind of Carp, Tench,
Eels, and such as are common in other Lakes; and they are rather
gainers than Loosers hereby, when they come up, for the Filh having
(pawned before, the fry that goes down hath had about three months
growth under ground when they are brought up again.
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Army. At Labach I happily met with Mr. Tojh a Scotch Apothecary
in that Town, who was very civil unto me, informing me os the places
about, and shewing me many Curiosities, and the several Minerals of
those p.rts.
This place is conceived to be old Idauportus famous for the landing
of the Argonautes, who setting forth from Argos Pehjgjcum in Theffa-
ly sailed unto Colchos on the EastTide of the Euxlne Sea, but being
pursued by the King of Colchos his Vessels dispatched after them, they
declined returning by the Hellejpont, but bearing Northward entred
the mouth of IJler or Danubius, and palled up the River till they came
to the concurrence of the Danuhius and the Savus, and taking up the
Savus they came to the River Labach, and went up that River landing
about this place anciently called Eaaponus, and then travelled to the
Adriatick Sea and returned unto Greece. So that in my travels I had
been near their setting out in Theffaly, and at the place of their landing
in Carniola.
From hence we travelled towards the Zirchnitzer-See, or famous
strangc Lake of Zirchnitz having the Marshes on our right, hand,and
the Hills on our left till we came to Brounitza, and then palling over
them we came to Zirchnitz, a Town of about three hundred Houses,
which gives the name unto the Lake, here I applyed my self unto An-
dreas Wiser the Richter or Judge of the Town who afforded me di-
rections and accommodations sor the viewing of the Lake ; and went
down to Seedorss,a Village half a mile nearer the Lake, and then to NL
derdorss, where I took Boat and spent some time upon the Lake.
This Lake is about two German miles long, and one broad, encom-
passed with Hills at some distance, and upon the South-ssde lies a
Forest part of Birnbaumer Forest, which extends a great way, where-
in are many Dear, wild Boarsj Foxes, Wolves and Bears.
Every year in some part os the Month of ^une, the water os this
Lake deseends under-ground through many great holes at the bot-
toms ; and in the Month of September returns again by the same
holes; and with a speedy aseent, springing and mounting up to the
heighth of a Pike, and soon covering that tradt of ground again. When
the water is under-ground, the Earth makes a speedy produtftion os
of Grass yielding food for Cattel in the Winter, and at the same time.
Hares, Deer and Boars resort to this place out of the Country, and the
fore-mentioned Forest, and are often taken by the people.
The Lake affords plenty of I-ilh, but they filh but by permission,
for the Prince of Eckenberg is Lord thereof, and a good part of the
Country about, but upon the going away of the water, all have liber-
ty to take Filh, which they do by Handing in the water by the holes,
and so intercepting their passage take great plenty of them, which o-
therwise would sollow the water under-ground, and not returns again
until September. I could not hear that any unknowm Fisties were
brought up by the water, but those which come up are of the same
kind with those which went down, which are a kind of Carp, Tench,
Eels, and such as are common in other Lakes; and they are rather
gainers than Loosers hereby, when they come up, for the Filh having
(pawned before, the fry that goes down hath had about three months
growth under ground when they are brought up again.
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