, 1875-08-28

tuH Rectna III hn tho ability tp !inI
tic boat steady IN swift watrr with r,,,s'o
pnln at tho n.nr prartnn enables teni to l:.llhe
It from tho pulo IN HntclY ~ with tho paddle,
while tl'ero il IN lnaH nf power. 10 matter 'lnw
strong ttta rurrent rncil tce af tho rno raFfir'
Tho bnat su 1AuelI forward knowing tlIn river
NJ thoroughly m tho Indiana 10. they frcIuoutly
polo III sapiua which lonkGi to III tnrusBtbla
or brought Il, thootlhe down otnEH wliirl, fonktt'
equally fo''nl1ab1d--all without, = Flngn mihl'at
r:iu tn appreciate tho beauty Of thcsp cauocr.
They nrn inuois of Eracu. alegancs. llrhtnosA.
at'i Htrc1Eei,-Ro light that olnglo f1rilail will
put uno oI, Ills lloa aud carry It for miles. They
will carry from half 10 tl!reo.qnhr:cra f ton II!
gaul wafer. mud .wo Of &haus l,ayo Aafely carried
u1, onr, t!lrco guides, and oil our equip
aGs nnd n,trplinn for over 20o miloa up
aud down ll,ean rucky streams Tiny ara Init
OIL Al oyrn keci Fharr Al ea:L eiitl Hell braco,l
when HklIlfuy managed ride most beautifully
n,,1 safely. Probably no cLango tiaa l,oen malo
il, thor construction htnco white nlan first aaw
Ri Indian IN Anier,ea, and probably TO improves
lnrnt viii b. tnado fl, ii, equal limo. Our party
are prepared to beIayo TINT no Improvement
ca t'o msdn. Sufficient rroof Of ollr confidence
In tile fact that III Innster how ro,1Nll rapid
or down, II our Indians alynlfy thctt Willingness
to take 10 through. Az wrftn tltr. sitting in
tho bow Of dir can6e, SLOWLY padding down
strpau', we noe trnln tin tnotionn RI Tie other
cat,oG. Which, M carrying 0ur artillery, afwntA
proocdes III. thak they aro
DROPPING DOWN an A DEEH.
In 4 moinent "o eco the deer standing At Tho
watots edge, and III two Or thren mors fair hized
buck drops IN lis trackE.-tfIe second onv eliot
this morlltng. We wonniott OTTO moro this tnor,l-
illg, and IAst night our Indians shot tno. ,tsng IL
buli'a eya 1antorn to attract them md koop their
attention rntil within range AZ this aoaEon Of
tho year, tho deer arc travelling soNhNnra, croFH-
Ing the Streams. anl feeding hlong tla rlloros.
mud wure our rarty hunting instead OF fishing wo
could kill them until 1t would coaae to bn sport.
Yesterday we reached some rapltia whore onr
Indians l,oodod iighter boat, for tho rocks
thick, tic descont groat and long. Thoy put W
ashore, ond NO followed trail 10 tho foot OF tho
rn,ds 10 layo 4 full Wow Of tho descent. Tlio
canoes HppoAtel at tito ioad, noarly half milo
dintant-two 1ulans In tho largo ono, tho third
In tho smaller. all standine upright and neng
their paddles, for tho whtcr was too swift and
deep Tor ''Hnubbing." Down they cnmo At n
splendid ratio, padding their bent. iIrht on ono
side. thon on tho Other. to kcop tllofr canoes
headed fair Into tho curroslt and away from pro-
joctipg rocks Sometimes they wonld DO almoat
concealed bv tho wave Of foam; ti,on their bows
would 10 staatiinE high ont OF tho water; then
they would 60 sa,ooting by noao ll',ge boulder.
1stt thoy roundod safely In. aud our loud buonos
nyiucod cur appreciation OF tllcir skill.
THE FAILS OK THE EMENoNoxEE.
lIn1 supposed that thfb waa III unlntcresting
river iaed for floating logs, lit for nothing else,
and utterly nntis4crying TUG attention of tho
tourist. I IchcorfuIly admit tho delnaon. Tho
FAs Of Brnlo and faint sao BY side, and but
fo,r rnilcs below tho Fa1s Of Aticlga,rno Ut its
/ very mouth, form worthy gathering Of 1asers,
alt dark, cloar. And cold Thence tho Monorno-
nee runs swift mud strong, will, rocky bottom,
q heavily wooded shnrG, vAriod aud broken
hanks, twisting nnd cNrs!ng like tho Father Of
Waters hinself, mud 0ccaalonally expanding into
a miniature luke, and then contracting to pour
through q narrow rocky classn. For tho frst 80
miles tho shoroB ARG In mort placos from l00 to
900 feos in ho}g,t. sonotimch vory abrupt, aud
displaying 4 prccinitous, rocky front, crowned
by tall 1najcetic pines. At emo point no cacu-
la.od tho height Of the bnf % 4oo teot.
One camp We mado at Big QntnlHek Falls.
II spell tho namo phonetIcaly. for af-
tor iuqnring diligently 1 hatn boon unablo
to find any ono who knows how to spoil it,
Threo of o,'g party arc old ca'npatgnets' yes
attractive camp. Tho RAYS Of tho declining ean
passed tho cataract at cur right. and tohchcd but
hnlf Of tho byoad basin winch received tho foam
ilE watorB, and converted tflem into placid
glowing; thosc ut our left worc rich and luxuri-
ant. Ol,r tont was pitched pn point i,aIf nay up
the bluff, in full view Of tho fns and the river
below, aud tho smoke Of our camp fro curlcil
| slowly mp through tho aedars. below lay small
| and beautiful island heavily timberod, Tho mir
| aud sky wore worthy Of the lnsst autumn. We
| Ind been advised to camp miles below, but
] all such advice we discarded at oncn; 40 wero
only too aorEy to leRyo tho srot In tho morning.
Our morning journey, however, wRs tnado
memorable by sight Of
THE LITTLE QUtssaxx FALLS,
| about 1 miles below. Hero tho river makes =
plrnge pf II hundred feet f'etwoon rocks as heavy
md formidable as t!!oHo Which SURROUND Niagara,
| There ia no perpendicular fall. no abrupt ptec-
Pico but wild. headlo1g plunge among and
OVER rocks which conyart tho wllole curront Of
| tho Menomouoo tnto boiling. soothing foam.
From tho uppermoBt ledgo, whore the water
! water is TO be sce,l+ That nowhere roappenrs
! for more thin 20f) feet below tho foot Of tho
fail. At tile brink OF tho cataract the cur.
rcns has been divided BY heavy 1na:s Of
Tor 90 feot, TIL II ntriltes = lodge
wIichhur!s it upward again In still whittier foam.
partially dividing il. 10 that It npouts np like
| three great fnaning EeyHers. III Its next dcBcont
ready boon onco arrested and HURLED back. boil
ing, angry aud tenpcstuaus; then both mako a
t final plunge into cla8m hardly 30 feet II,
width. Standing by its side NO watched, first
tho ontasacs in its grandsns and power, t'on
tho separate Jats and t1asllcs they roae fell
| in graceful curves. The wind carried the Apray
to The further sldc. whore itkcpt tho buBhes md
ferns which cling to tho rocks, covered with per-
potnal tlsopa. gfiatennR in tho morning Hun.
| w!ilo lower down ono broad hare rock served td
collect the sprny, which trickled III sparkling siy-
ulctB down ita Hiio; while TO- crown the beauty
| OF tho whnlo, nB no moved down tho rookB OIL
| the one allo, for fuller and n1bye
vAE1kn HFgEcIs AND VIEWS,
| rainbow followed down the rocks and bushes
on tho other. Until, al wc stood at tho foot, II
| arched tho low, bare rock oppoaite, and lost itA
feet In the Tuahfpg wRters Of tho narrow chaBn
Nor arn thcso al tho attractive Falls upon ttla
river: tho Twin Falls Pitnonee, and other Iosael
ones, ZACH have their charms At leaBt two oi
! them are equal 10 tho celebrated falls OF the
| Gnncsoo. and several excal IN boaut, those al
Berlin. which T. Ntarr King so Justly and onths'
Alastica!ly described In hin white II! lls." tht
most apprecatiye bonA Of hlturo aud acenery
| which it has over boon my fortune 10 soe. I1
| tact. this river reminds mo constantly OF the
| Ah1roscoggin. bold, rocky. swift, and clear. Il
has more falls and rapids than any rivor which
can recall; and having now rsavo1oh i from IL
/ origin almost TO tA ohtponting into Green hay
our party will leave It with firm Rirocton ant
nsver hesitate to apcak proudly Of our weok upot
| itB wAterB.
What this conn'rynee Ia aisnp'y some T. Star.
King or Adisoua ack Murray to paint tts nccnerY.
collect fts legends. and mako It faniola. There
is fishing for Tho fisherman. hunting for. the
sportsman, puro air for tho invalid. and wilder
ness enough for the most romantic. Ono oi n,lE
party 7ejocsa in his frst experience 10 deer.
hunting; another In trous-lshlng; = third mat