. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 236 GERMANY. The Main is tlie principal river of Northern Bavaria. It is formed by the junction of the Red and White Main, both rising in the Fichtelgebirge. Of aU the rivers of Germany the Main has the most winding course, for from its source to its mouth is only 155 miles in a straight line, whilst the development of the river amounts to more than double that distance. The Main, being a gentle river, would form a valuable water highway if its volume were more considerable, and its course less circuitous. It is not navigable in summer, and its tr
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 236 GERMANY. The Main is tlie principal river of Northern Bavaria. It is formed by the junction of the Red and White Main, both rising in the Fichtelgebirge. Of aU the rivers of Germany the Main has the most winding course, for from its source to its mouth is only 155 miles in a straight line, whilst the development of the river amounts to more than double that distance. The Main, being a gentle river, would form a valuable water highway if its volume were more considerable, and its course less circuitous. It is not navigable in summer, and its traffic is almost entirely local. As an historical high-road, connecting the basin of the Danube with the valley of the Ehine, the Main, with its principal tributary, the Eegnitz, is of Fig. 137.—The Swabian Eezat and the " Fossa ; Scale 1 : 204, 2 Miles. paramount importance. Far from being separated by elevated mountains, two rivulets—the one tributary to the Main, the other to the Danube—actually rise in a swamp occupying a plain formed by the denuding action of water. One of these, the Swabian Rezat, flows north into the Eegnitz, tbe other south into the Altmuhl, a tributary of the Danube. Charlem;igne already conceived the idea of connecting both river systems at that spot by a canal. A trench {Fossa Carolina) and the village of Graben ("Canal") prove that the work of excavation had actually been begun. The existing canal has been excavated farther to the east. It follows the main valley of the Regnitz, crossing the watershed at. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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