MAULMAIN, or MOULMEIN, mowl-min', Burma, the capital of the Tenasserim division, and a seaport near the mouth of the Salwin River, on the Gulf of Martaban 30 miles from the Bay of Bengal. The town, com paratively modern, dating from 1826, is regu larly built on level ground between the river and a range of wooded hills, on whose heights are the gilded spires of numerous pagodas and elegant residences, commanding fine views of beautiful scenery. Maulmain has numerous public buildings, churches, chapels and mission ary establishments, several charitable and edu cational institutions, barracks, a hospital, jail, etc. A considerable trade is carried on with Indian ports, the chief exports being teak-wood and rice, cotton, hides, horns, gums, ivory, copper, lead, wax, the imports, piece goods, hardware, provisions and general merchandise. Shipbuilding is a thriving industry because of the available supply of teakwood. The water supply system, gas plant and sewage system are the property of the municipality. Pop. about 60,000. besides native Burmese, comprising Hin dus, Eurasians, Armenians, Chinese, Malays, Jews and Europeans.
MAUMEE, a river formed by the junction of Saint Mary's and Saint Joseph's rivers at Fort Wayne, Ind. It flows northeast across the northwest corner of the State of Ohio, and enters Lake Erie through Maumet Bay. Its affluents are the Auglaize and the Tiffin. Its basin is 6,700 Square miles in The river is 150 miles long and navigable 12 miles from its mouth to the Maumee Rapids. The Miami and Erie Canal, which connects Lake Erie with the Ohio River, begins at the head of navigation on the Maumee, and follows the course of the river to Defiance, then turns south. The Maumee Bay, a shallow body of water, has been improved by deepening and straightening the channel. Toledo is at the mouth of the Maumee. The Maumee River was a part of one of the water routes much used by the early missionaries and explorers. The distance from the bead waters of the Mau mee to the Wabash River is only about 25 miles.