The universal geography : earth and its inhabitants

YOLHYNIA: TOrOGEAPHY. 287French the road to Moscow. Orcha, at the junction of the Orchitza, is the fartheststation of the steamers plying on the river in spring ; but most of the corn is landedat Shklor, farther down. The chief trading centre of this district is Moghilov,or Mohilev, capital of a government, with numerous tanneries employing over1,000 hands. About two-thirds of its inhabitants are Jews.In the extensive Berezina basin, connected by a canal with the Dvina, thereare only three towns : Minsk,capital of a government, and the-BORISOV A>T) THE BEREZINA.Scale 1 :most important trading place on91,000.the Brest - Smolensk railway :Bobruisk, a fortress of first rank,at the junction of the Berezinaand Bobruika ; and Borisov, 12miles below the point where wasfought the terrible battle of theBerezina during the Frenchretreat, November 26th—28th,1812. The most important placeon the Soj is Gomel, where arebuilt the largest boats plying onthe Dnieper. The whole townbelongs to a Russian prince, whohas here a large sugar refineryand a monopoly of the spirittrade. He is " landlord " of allthe public-houses in the place.The Iput, which joins the Sojnear Gomel, waters the town ofNovo - Zibkov, founded in theeighteenth century by the Raskolniksfrom Muscovy. Theynumber at present 60,000 in the£^>:district, and have 120 cloth,leather, and other factories atElinizi, to the north-east of Novo-Zibkov. Pinsk, in the Upper