Its sources are in Latitude 44 deg., and its length is about five hundred miles.

While I was at Nicolayevsk Admiral Fulyelm said to me: "I have just returned from a voyage on the Ousuree.

It is one of the loveliest rivers I ever saw.

The valley bears such a resemblance to a settled country with alternate parks and open country that I almost looked to see some grand old mansion at every bend of the stream." A little past noon we sighted the town and military post of Habarofka at the mouth of the Ousuree.

It stands on a promontory overlooking both rivers, and presents a pleasing appearance from the Amoor.