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rocks have been removed from the bed of th navigation; the banks are here steep, and Nile, embarrass the navigation. The coun' river is a succession of mountain ranges an former traverse the bed obliquely, causing bends, and doubtless making the channe' indicates. The entire course from Páut Wei is probably available for the descen the rapid current, as in the Mississippi
The R. Fan and R. Loh
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of the Hwang ho in its Middle co latitude of Páuteh near the centre of Rep., Vol. XI, page 625); and aft 500 miles joins the main trunk at H Lungmun, thereby connecting ne with the Great Plain. Few vall denser population than that of th the largest size are inserted in miles long, taking its sources i of Shensí, and draining the r important towns lie along its near its embouchure, but the tion than that of the Fan those smaller valleys whos artery, the valleys are wid. of grain which does not r region experiences sever Lancer Course. Thi and during this distanc
course commences al trance of the R. Loh the Great Plain, be
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ve as mouth, the Hwang ho receives a great → cannel by which Lake Hung-tsih dis- Take receives not only the waters brought ♥ ne new canal, but also those of the Hwái ho. smart anite with the Hwái ho drain the extensive Sana zecween the Hwang ho and Yángtsz' kiáng, ☆ a the eastern offset of the Peh-ling range. The