The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-30

M n miner wins -5oio5sSseeeSS THE to all
others Inaccessible, spot for his pla 9
of residence, but who, in one OF his
daring attempts to cr5ss the rapids
10 a skiff, was carried over the iails
and lost. From between all OF
these islands or FORKS the waters
mgetin a grand reuuion. sni Ia one
yfss volume leap down 30 feet in III
rage Of terrible surge 20 not 10 the
in unite whirlpool, then rfing IN
gerte misis, liks cloui oil go'samer
on a summer br5, 70, are ouchet by
the sun 10 gorgeous spl ndor. From
tbs point tie mai I Is present IA
unhrokea font Of $50 feet vide bS
2lO 4 G, high, Of maddaued, ma igosnt /
torr Mt, tavage IN the del.gat it takes |
n sgeeping TIE trnal rocks WHICH, |
.glone. Ccu d wit sa5d j.. broken |
.si cling ard tosBe 4nO N riadl 0l
Sparkling ] ts, with o constant play OF /
Drismai ID hnpF, vluilF a2o chan 4 g |
with electrical ap'dty, ia I ally hid |
dem y IT. own mist, wh.ch. I'M. r.,
~ il c1ch lnted, over C1a 1aiu iate
SPOT, tge3, mounting tae Wings oil me
vino, Is bono ataT, 3osEldi M o ,-
served, tao un arall ! d and indie.
cdhable &C ne. Tn awt44, 'he sublime
AID tue beautiful a,e h re uni cd
md one sRe p OF ths yirion the
miraty ioaf Of tae cataract, Ike the
to bic lund OF the gesi tesscyclone,
de fens the ear, The ioJtaoid
OF rocks upon which We sand
tembles bne tn us, and VIII n our
tye3 are rive tel II 3pn tbs mighty vol
um9 Of waters plupging, Willing
foaminR into the chssm below, the
sun emery from behind aclo1d and,
upon the silvery spray, rising in crys,
tai chaos, 400 feet high, there tasted
a beautiful bow, as p RECT as IVES ever
made glorious in the heavens, the
circling halo losing its bases in the surg
ing turmoil Of the foam below, but its
ere. cent unbroken abovs. a name
less spell posse sses US ADD the spirit
scars aloft in contsmp at on OF the
wonders OF Gods creation. Legend
GAYS that from this pint CLovel's
Leap) an Iudian msiden, with tbs
arms OF her jeaious lover around her,
who, needless of her pleading prayers
10 spare her, was borne to a violent.
watery grave beneath the falle. Her
feet must have shTank back ION ths
fatal edge, and her heart paused in its
pulsAtlo as she felt the c)ld mists OF
death in her face. Her screams could
have been nothing more than q mere
whisper in all OF that volume OF
sound. Her lips must have cease in
the dread fight, and only a dusky
form hurled downward by the furious
waters into the abyee whose bottom Is
hidden by the resistless current. And
now. 1t is taid, the maiden comes
when the moon is bright and clipgs to
the rockq, while the gentle bre' 20 toys
with her long black hair; but no one
can approach her, for when they come
near The SPOT where she fingers, VIII
A gesture OF despair she leaps into
space, aud is again swallowed up by
the yapor below. Flom Lovers LesI
we follow the tail leading over the
Natural Bridge and past the Devils
Fines. Beneath the former--lcokinl
from the south with half closed eyet
can be seen the outlines Of a beal
ia erect position, and to neIlght re
markably correct profile Of Washing
ton, outlined in the rough prot'us on'
of the rock. The Devils F ues arr
crsvices or openings in the rocks
, some of which reach down ov' oO
} feet to level with the river be ow
t Continuing il the trail We reach a liz
+. lie sp,ing h dden beneath dens
! foliage which clusters aroun'
5 II. Hera we begin thu descen
4 of $50 feet TO the banks @
: the river below the falls Each ey
3 must be open each hand end foot ale I
s A siogle mistpke or blunder woul
3 send one hurting downwa d to slmo
> O. rtaiu death. SloWly. Cautiou'l y, W
n descend and reach The end OF the trai
& on the river hans, in safety. Fror
d this point the view is chsnged and III
;, scene is entirely difieIent IRON any
| thing we have seen. We sra belo
r the falls, from above which the towt
}. ing rocks have disippearei and tn
d great volume Of wa er seems to lea
)f from the clouds The falling spre
d bathes our heads with its co j, moi
n breath, aud at our feet The wav, las
. the shore, throwing up great Leaps
3, debris, which, resting upon the res
n less waters, stems ioo breathe WI
va animal life. Opp site AID below y
q the perpendicular walls OF lava ~
oil more than 1000 feet high, forming
up marrow go ge, through which the riy
no flows In il meanderng couise iowa
ns the sea. We must visit the Vault
vs Dome" whose entrance is about =
We Ie,t above the wa er, up mario
he aroto, along which huge rocks
ne la reckless lnfus on. Toe Dome is
ar conical chamber It's feet high, form
ar by the approach TO each Other,
tn huge rocks widening from top 10 b
We tom. The atmosphere within is
re. cool "a the breeze flom banks OF sno
ne + ,om a spring at the top flows p
ID, petusl spripkie OF water, peri
Ter shower b tn, which fails in a III
We oblong basin at the bottom call
OIL "Diana's Bath" No goddess COZ
tie covet place more charming. I
IN, water, nearly ice cold, fills the 1T
we pool, and a continual stream NJ
yes from the lower side. Weary q
sm thirsty from the fatigue Of my wand
he iuQs over the rough pathway, KIN
Use down and drank freely Of the meet
he inc fluid. From the sides OF
en- chamber green moss, dripping W
the the eprsy that falls rom above, bal
to in beautiful clusters; and 8 IL. hiRl
'ch up beyond reach, lovely flowers gr
nd from the cPeyices Of Tbs rock.
cir linper here ia this delightful place
The the a. e irg moments bid us pIoce
al. We return to the tail, and sio,
Sht but lsboiously atcsnd the G.
ms and wander about until We have &
ges all Of Shoshore Falls and their VI
md weird turr findings. But . coIr
rs idea of its wonderful srandeur
he sublime mag ifcence cannot be c
The veyed by tongue or pen. A VII
the who has seeu both, Gays: "Niagar
NIB different but not sur erivr to Shosho
asst Where Niagara is calm, Shoshofe
ess- tempestuous; where Niagara pc
ba' over evenly and uniformly, Shosh'
ust huns into million wild je 8. e'
VA With a d amoudlus re; where Mag
an is environed by commonplace ia
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