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to July. It is particularly convenient for 
floating down of timber; which may be 
procured, in any quantity, from the immense 
forests that are in its course, and which 
hitherto have remained untouched. 
The Sosiia is considerable; and only few 
improvements are necessary to enable ves- 
sels to ascend to the town of Mstistof: it 
has its course near Smolensk. It is now 
navigable, until the month ot July, the 
extent of 4 to 500 versts. Kiof is supplied 
with timber by this river. 
The PiupiT is the principal branch of the 
Dnieper: it takes its course from west to 
east, and separates Lithuania from Volhynia. 
Almost all the timber to Cherson goes from 
this river. Barks, carrying each from 8 to 
10,000 pouds of salt, are easily towed up, 
above 500 versts, to Pinsk. 
The following Rivers fall into the Pripit: 
The Pina, became partly navigable through the 
King's Canal ; but sluices are necessary to be 
built, for vessels to frequent it during summer. 
The Stiuimen, or the Suchona, must be cleared 
of some stones, and then vessels may go as 
far as Kovel. 
Yatzolda is the estuary of the Oginshy 
Canal, and only wants clearing of weeds, Sc 
