The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-12

Amid such variety Of scenes, which we're ever shifting
the open and generally subsising JUICY Ttpison
steaks OF killing, tue pIscaory lururies have
already referred Here the blue winged teal the
tain or wood duck, aud sove al curious upland birds
abound Among the better known are the veriiable
grouse, Of great size and faenei upon the heather which
here grows luxursniy contrary TO the pse dy OF sun
cry wise bosusx xho have asserted that heather docs
no grow on the American continent The valleys here
are hLee with n-of deep purpe color-'preailns on,
through all ne air. THIS s the true Scottish heather with
which the Hehanderssur their beds, and We generally
have made beds upon It's wect yielding surface when
10 he four d. The crops OF the grouse are
found hlled with There IL also the qus-the male
oiro spornns q pretty ,opinot upon hs head These
The sport from sheer satey OF their meat We also shot
sevcrfl road runners" species Of birds resembling
the marih hen or rail 10 is notions bu, which cs like
the woodcock They YET unkno IN 10 ornhologsts,
and counted here the best eating OF any OF the fea
ihercd Wild game. We neither sar nor heard grizzly
bear during journey, though We frequently encoun
tered their tracks 10 the road These animals fast
being driven nom the coast Aud and another generation
will doubtless be hard pushed 10 1nd the pre-
sent now 10 scare up wolf or brown bear In New Eng
land
TIE FAILS or VIE rpprs FORK.
One Of our journeys from the camp male 10 the
Fails Of the Middle Fork Leaving the brush hu, rode
up the valley some three miles, and turning 70 the right
and South Forks unite with iho,e Of the valley Here
tied cur animals and proceeded foot Immense mssscs
Of granite from the surrounding heights blocx up the
narrow chasm, the stream descending 70 the Ion roaring
over ie rocky bed Scarcely able follow ~ ndistinct
trail, cambered along, and crossing the south Fork,
entered the canyon OF the Middle Fork which comes In
from The right Amer srduous walk the waters
OF the fall cleaning among the trees, and sorambng upon
an immense ms~ Of granite covered with moss, We OBJ
tanned nne view OF toe falls
For picturesque beauty, together win the sur
rsencing combinations Of rocks ard trees, this
height ''s being me only 9hs, "S S.aT.s os the ' ssms a
over the clif in broad shect, retaining lis form
until los, Ia ,he pool below We crswei along the sopng
edge OF tho cl drenched with spray p.ssed the falls,
and reached ihe beautiful srched rock beyond Here the
rocks overhsnE some seventy Eve feet, forming . mag
pncent ARCH w recesses adorned with exquisite ferns aud
messes-one OF nuures tempes, NOT made with
hsnds-wbile The cataract below Oils II wttSshe melody OF
many waters. One Of our companions climbed over the
cliff 70 obtain view Of tho upper cliff yopd-s esi hsv
ing TOO much OF the terrible FER me 10 undertake.
TVS UPPpR FALIs
Tho next day we ascended the mountain and after .
desperate climb parsed over shelf reacang the "Upper
Pals" These are about q mile above, on the same
stream, and are about hundred feet high. The
water descends about half way perpendicular and then
shoots over shelving part Of the CHI at anglo OF Sc
ven degrees, reaches the pool below dsspatng itself
lt descent into clouds OF svery spray small PORTION
n the same stream comes down the rocky canyon 70 the
eft AL the waters then pour over an Inclined bed o.