BÎBINSK. 



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industrial centres in North Russia, with numerous cotton-spinning mills and fancy 

 leather works. This last industry, which is supposed to have been introduced by 

 the Mongolians, bears an astonishing resemblance to Chinese ornamental work, 



E/bi/td; in the province of Yaroslav, is the second trading station on the Yolga 

 below Tver, and has the advantage of standing at the issue of two canals 



Fig. 205. ViSHNI-VoLOCHOK. 



Scale 1 : 450,000. 



5 Miles. 



connecting the Volga with St. Petersburg — one by the Mologa and Lake Ladoga, 

 the other by the Sheksna, the Belo-Ozero, and the two great lakes of the Neva 

 basin. Hence the growth of the capital reacts on Eîbinsk, which may be regarded 

 as its chief port on the Volga, and which is also connected with it by rail. Here 

 the flat-bottomed boats, to the number of 2,000, tranship their cargoes to the 

 8,000 small ci-aft constructed for the navigation of the canals. The transhipments 



