50 THE FOREST LANDS OF FINLAND. 
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 
Maninkawesi; 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 uhited 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 Pielesjirivi, 110 versts, 
or 73 miles in length, and 20 to 380 versts, or 14 
to 20 miles in breadth; the Héytianen, 50 versts, or 38 
miles long, arél 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 18 
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 
