. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 15 Miles. sides by a multitude of small lakes, placed perpendicularly towards it, and resem- bling in every respect the lakes and limans of the Kilia mouth of the Danube, and of the Black Sea coast to the north of it. The draining of these lakes is not, however, left solely to nature. The peasants frequently drain them, at least partly, by deepening their outlets. They are also made serviceable to navigation, and lying pretty much on the same level (383 feet), some of them have been joined by a canal without locks, extending from Angerburg to Guszianka, whi
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 15 Miles. sides by a multitude of small lakes, placed perpendicularly towards it, and resem- bling in every respect the lakes and limans of the Kilia mouth of the Danube, and of the Black Sea coast to the north of it. The draining of these lakes is not, however, left solely to nature. The peasants frequently drain them, at least partly, by deepening their outlets. They are also made serviceable to navigation, and lying pretty much on the same level (383 feet), some of them have been joined by a canal without locks, extending from Angerburg to Guszianka, which is of great service for exporting the products of the forests. Another canal, 77 miles in length, connects the lakes to the south- east of Elbing. It has a uniform level of 325 feet, and descends towards the Frische Ilaff by a series of " shoots," up which barges are made to ascend by an
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