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Navigable Rivers falling into the Lower 
Volga. 
Soura. A great quantity of the products of 
the provinces of Penza, Saratof, and Simbirsk , 
is conveyed through this river to Nishney 
Novogorod (or Lower Novogorod). 
Kama. The products of the governments of 
Viatha and Permia are transported by this 
river, and almost all those of Siberia by its 
branches, viz. Tzusova, Ousa , Belaia, and 
Viatha . 
In the year 1786, it was proposed to join 
the Northern Dvina with the Volga, by 
means of the Kama, and a Canal, which 
was accordingly begun, but not continued. 
Samara, is navigated by vessels, mostly witii 
salt, from Orenburg to Nishney Novogorod. 
Kamishinka, a small stream, which became 
noted only as it engaged the attention of 
Peter the Great, as supposed capable of 
furnishing the means to unite the Lower 
Volga with the Don. A Cut was begun 
between this stream and the Hafla, which 
falls into the Don, but not finished. 
The chief navigation, from the Volga to St. 
Petersburg, as before observed, is by means 
of the Tveret, leading to the point of sepa- 
ration at Vyshney VoloshoJc ; through which 
