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separates the Kajanien, or eastern part of the Government 

 of Uleaborg, from Savolar and Karelia. It has its origin in 

 two principal streams, the one the western source, rising 

 in 64 4' north, flows through Savolar, with its main 

 direction to the south, spreads out into several important 

 lakes, such as Oukwesi, 30 versts, or 20 miles long ; the 

 JVIaninkawesi ; the Kallawesi, stretching 40 versts, or 27 

 miles in length, on which stands the town of Kuopia, and 

 which receives from the north the waters of the Juuriswesi 

 and its affluents, and from the south-east those of the Suwas- 

 wesi, 40 versts, or 27 miles long, and the Juojarwi, 30 

 versts, or 20 miles long, and many others. Continuing its 

 course towards the south, spreading out into several lakes 

 by the way, this water system pours through the passage 

 at Warkhaus, where it forms a waterfall, and to the south 

 of this spreads out its waters in the lakes Aimiswesi, 

 Haapawesi, and Haukiwesi, and flows through the Haapa- 

 wesi Strom, near by the town Nyslot into the Pihlaswesi. 

 With these lakes in the north and the south united at 

 Nyslot, it joins the other eastern principal branches of 

 this great water system, which takes its rise in Karelia, 

 part in lat. 63 58', and part in lat. 63 51', and 

 forms, with other lakes, the Pielesjarivi, 110 versts, 

 or 73 miles in length, and 20 to 30 versts, or 14 

 to 20 miles in breadth ; the Hoytianen, 50 versts, or 33 

 miles long, and 30 versts, or 20 miles broad ; the Oriwesi, 

 70 versts, or 47 miles long, and others ; and receiving 

 great reinforcements from all sides, it flows through the 

 Karelian portion of the Government of Kuopia. The 

 large bodies of waters united at Nyslot continue thence 

 their course to the south through smaller lakes and con- 

 necting outlets, and in Great Wyborg expand into the 

 Saima, 40 versts, or 27 miles long, and 20 versts, or 13 

 miles broad, in the southern extremity of which, called 

 there Lappwesi, stands the town of Willmanstrand. And 

 the Saima finally pours out its waters by the Muora Strom, 

 which, tearing away through a rent in the granite rocks, 

 forms the most remarkable waterfall in Finland the Falls 



