Marysville

Marysville, capital of Yuba county, California, on the Yuba River, at the head of navigation, 52 miles by rail N. of Sacramento. It is a great resort of gold-miners, and contains flour-mills, a foundry, woollen-factory, etc. Pop. 3300.

Masampho

Masampho (Ma-san-po), a Corean port on the south coast, near the mouth of the Nak-tong River. Pop. 25,000.

Masaya

Masaya (Mazi'a), a town of Nicaragua, near the volcano of Masaya. Pop. 18,000.

Mascara

Mascara', a town of Algeria, 50 miles SE. of Orau, 1800 feet above sea-level. Pop. 21,400.

Mascarenes

Mascarenes, the collective name given (from the discoverer) to the islands of Reunion, Mauritius, and Rodriguez.

Mashhad

Mashhad. See Meshhed.

Mask

Mask, Lough, an isleted lake of Galway and Mayo, measures 12 miles by 2 to 4.

Massa

Massa, or Massa di Carrara, a city of N. Italy, 20 miles by rail SE. of Spezia. It has a cathedral and a ducal palace. Pop. 26,400.

Massafra

Massafra, a town of Italy, 11 miles by rail NW. of Taranto. Pop. 9463.

Massillon

Massillon, a city of Ohio, on the Tuscarawas River, 66 miles S. of Cleveland, with manufactures of iron, glass, and paper. Pop. 21,092.

Massowah

Massow'ah, or Massaua, a town built on a coral island off the west coast of the Red Sea, in 15° 36' N. lat., 39° 28' E. long. It was seized by Turkey in 1557, but in 1866 given by her to Egypt, and in 1885 was occupied by Italy. The island is 1 1/4 mile in circumference, and is connected with the mainland by a causeway ; and is the terminus of a military railway into the interior. Pop. about 8000, of whom 600 are Europeans (exclusive of the garrison). Fishing for pearls and mother-of-pearl is the principal industry. The imports include cottons, chemical products, animals, grain and flour, groceries, spirits, hides, and timber. Massowah is very hot (mean of the year, 85.8° F.) and unhealthy.

Masulipatam

Masulipatam', a seaport in Madras presidency, 215 miles N. of Madras city. Vessels anchor 5 miles from shore. Here the English established an agency in 1611. In 1864 a storm wave destroyed 30,000 lives. Pop. 39,809.

Masuri

Masuri. See Mussooree.

Matadi

Matadi, in the Congo State, is at the head of the navigation of the Congo, 100 miles from its mouth, and the starting-point of the railway. Pop. 8000.

Matamoros

Matamo'ros, (1) a river-port of Mexico, opposite Brownsville, Texas, on the Rio Grande's S. bank, 40 miles from its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico. Pop. 13,740. - (2) A town, with coalmines, in the Mexican state Puebla. Pop. 13,000.

Matanzas

Matanzas, a fortified seaport on the north coast of Cuba, 55 miles by rail E. of Havana, with distilleries, iron-foundries, and a large trade in sugar, molasses, rum, and cigars. Pop. 36,500.

Matapan

Matapan', Cape, the southernmost point, bold and precipitous, of the Morea in Greece.

Mataro

Mata'ro, a seaport of Spain, 17 miles by rail NE. of Barcelona. Pop. 18,727.

Matera

Matera, an Italian cathedral city, 37 miles NW. of Taranto. Pop. 17,700.