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and go up the country a considerable way ; but, 
in general, their estuaries are nearly choked with 
sand; this, in a manner, separates some entirely 
from the sea; and those that have visible commu- 
nication, possess, for some versts, not above two 
or three feet of water at their mouths. The 
moving sands prevent improvement, or any 
attempt to elfect a practicable passage into 
those bays, which, but for that circumstance, 
would become safe and convenient ports or 
havens. In some of them salt may be procured. 
Among the rivulets, bays, or lemans, on the 
coast of the Black Sea, is the Gulph or Leman 
of Beresanshoy, with the rivulet of the desert of 
the same name. This stream is of no other use 
but to water cattle, and requires more than 
human art to be made navigable. The leman 
extends itself about forty versts into the country : 
it is of considerable depth, and about two versts 
broad near Oczakof: it might have supplied this 
place with a port, were not its entrance choked, 
for a considerable space, with quicksand. It 
produces fish, and also salt. 
Yatchikrak the Little, a torrent falling into 
the Beresan. 
Telegul, equal to the Lake or Leman Beresan 
in extent, is divided, in general, from the sea 
by a sand-bank of three or four versts, ex- 
cepting only one stream of communication, 
