The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-03-20
THE FALLS OF NIAGARA SURPASSED
IN INDIA.

Did any of our readers ever hear of the
Gairsoppa Falls, near Honore ! ii not,
they will probably read with some pleasure
4 description which has just appeared in the
Calcutta papers. 1t is curious that fall
six times the depth of Niagara should re-
main almos, unknown From the village
of GairSoppa, reached by a river Of the
same uduD0, tue "Iis,i ""o u"niea 60
twelve miles up the Malimnueh Pass, and
reached the Falls Bungalow about three
hours and half after leaving the top OF
the Pass. An amphitheatre OF woods, and
river about five hundred yards wide, rush
iug and boiling to a certain point, where II
is lost in perpetual mist and IN an unceas-
ing deafening roar, must first be imagined.
Leaving the Bun galow Oh the Madras side
Of the river, and descending to position
below the river level, you work your way
up carefully and teiously over slippery
rocks until you reach point where rock
about twice the size of mans body juts
out over prccipice. Resting flat upon
this rock and looking over it, you see dl
rectly before you two out Of the four prin-
cipal falls these two are called the Great
Fall" and Z" the Rocket" The one con-
tains large body of water, the main body
of the river, perhaps fifty yards across,
which falls maSsively. and apparently slug
cishly. into the chasm below. and the other
contains smaller body of water, which
shoots out in successive points of rocks, till
it falls into the same chasm. This chasnl
IS a, least nine hundred feet in depth-siS
times the depth of the Niagara Falls, which
are about one hundred and fifty feet deep
and perhaps quarter to half mile wide
These are the first two falls to be visited
Then move a little below your fist posi-
ton, and you will observe first turgiC
boiling body of water of greater volume
than the Rocket FALL rushing and stream
ing down into the same chasm; this is th,
third fall, the "ROarer." Then, carryin!
your eye little further down, you will OBJ
serve another fall the lovelies,, softest, an,
, most graceful Of all, being broad expans
of shallow water falling like Transparent
silver lace over smooth surface Of polishe
. rock into this same chasm; this is " l.
Dame Blanche" and the White Lady {
Avenel could not have been more grace
sul aud ethereal But do not confne your
1' self to any one place in order to view thes
:, falls; scramble everywhere you can, an
get as many views as you can Of them, an
YOU will be unable to decide upon whic
is the most beautiful And do you wal
to have tair, idea Of the depth Of tt
ehasm into which these glorious waters fal
Take out your watch, and drop as large
piece of rock as you can hold, from yoy
s. viewing place it will be several seconds b
Y fore you even lose sight of the piece Of roc
and then, even it will no. have reached Il
the water at the foot Of the chasm-i, wi
nc only have been lost to human sight;
al wat b the blue pigeons, wheeling aud ci
ce cling in and out the Great Fall within Il
I'll chasm, and looking like sparrOws in size
- the depths beneath you. But you ha
vet only seen one, and taat not perhaps L
loyeliest, and at least not the most comps
hensive, view Of the falls You must pI
ceed two miles up the river above the tal
|, and cross over at a ferry, where the wate
- are still and smooth as glass, and sluggi
N as Hollsnder, and proceed to the Mysc
ut side Of the falls, walking hrsc to a POI
arr where you will see them all at a glant
and then descending as near as you eau
ter the foot Of these, to be drenched by I
spray. deafened by the noise, and av
>, struck By the grandeur of the scene, and
the presence of the Creator Of it, in
one perpetual rainbow of many and b-illi
hues which spans the foot of the chasm.