Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-08-03
nIooEsrIN THE woRln-

New Zealand can still boast OF one
natural celebrity, which will compen-
safe in measure for the loss Of those
unique maryels OF nnture. the pink and
white terraces. which were so sudden
~ destroyed by the disastrous earth.
quake o. 1855. The credit OF the dis.
eOYery o. the stupendous waterfall.
says 1hambers's Journal. which Is sin
uniSn0wn 70 the wo-ld al large. but
which is nOw found 10 be the hlghes,
Of any hitherto brought 10 light Ia any
other portion Of the globe. rests with
Mr.. Sutherland. we'll known explorer
Of the west coast sounds. who has "a.
ken up his abode for many years amid
these surroundings Of solitary grand.
cur far from any inhabited portion Of
, the country, il part OF New Zealand
SIN Inaccessible except from the coast.
Here he lives alone with nature Ia all
her prlstlna spleador. receiving news
Only from an occasional passing ship,
unless, perchance. another pioneering
sp.ri; come across him in his wander
ings ~ this picturesque and magaiii-
eeal so,llsde.
4 fer months ago q small party Of
geallSmea q scientific tastes started
oa an expedition. not free from dagger.
with tho object 81 reaching and, II
possible. measuring mad hxlng the po-
sitlOn ~ ,he souiherlaal waterfall 80
called after ST. dlscoyerer. who. up 10
then, WAS the only human being known
/, ~ haye accomplished the feat Tho
FIRST step GA their journey, Milford
soand. was reached the 27ih Of sep-
+ yslnher. and here were landed all the
necessary sEags tShe colloaIal term FOR
. knapsaehl and proyisloas. together
with maIeFlal Tor canvas boat ior use
inlhnd "a crossing Lake Ada. The
following account % silclr adventures
IL lakea from notes by one o. tbs par
Il. Alr McKensic. ~ H. n, snd psb-
l!sscd 10 tbs o,ngs Dsily Times
IL passing. we must meailoa that
ihr grandeur u tails spot can hardly he
realized % slosr who arc no. acqha!al.
ca with Ihe Mes Zealand bays Lovely
ns j. the peculiar beauty - tbs Swiss
Alps. aaa reminded as ons constantly
Is ~ lhls roaalry o, tic unspeakable
charm d iss picturesque valleys aud
taos lad1p mountains, yet there is an
ln.msBsarably Hwe-lnspiring grandeur
ia tais gnknowu region. who're The foot
iali u mua - uuhcard and the only
soandt arc llsr s0ngs ~ strange aud
brau,s,ui birds nad .he rpp!.ng Or roar
10 waterfalls and courses
IRON Milford sound our party pro-
recdrd 80 Lake Ada. 10 winch stores.
swaes. boat. ETC.. bad 20 be carried
bodily through the bush no easy an
acr,aksug. ihruush IL anylclaiag and
. prlcsiy ianglc. However the lake
was reached. ard next day saw the
, lrnil canvas craft past together which
, was 10 carry the adventures across IL
Thi, TIN. says Mr.. Mackenzie, proved
a very Dangerous 0no. the whole sur
face oi tho lake hcinT a mass Of snags
. Accounting Tor this, he says that a
+ some early period heavy avalanche
l. supposed 10 have come down an'
. formed tnorasnu across The mouth q
4 TIE Arthur RIVER. ''thus transforming
= q comparatively level Cat % high birol
trees into lake o. from ten 20 fort!
.sc, dccp The trees have dccnyed DC
n tween shu air aud watrr line, The Wa'el
Q prpscr5ing tho timber, 50 That now IN
lake simply aristlcs with sharP-cdgc'
tons 81 huge ,cns, some foot aooy
!. water. Others els tuchesi some Jus
= timing ,he surface. and others a. o.
Z dpp,bs The wind was blowing q litil
frc.h. just causing ripple suiiicien
{ Is proven, our seeing the suomcrgc
potnts. A. consequence we wcr
!. continually getting onto them, but ioi
- tnnaicly zone came through alihohg
tho six,con,h oi an inch Of cotton cnnNa
waa all that was between ns and theul
y Tho lake 4 about four and n ma
I miles long by a mile TO a mile anu
> hal. wide. On either eide huge noun
!, ,alns risc almost perpcndicularly iron
= mo waters edge. covered with SNOW
q and ice. and waterfalls come t1molln
!. down ON all sides On the right lel
!. ror peaks and Giants Cats G.ooo iee'
q AFRO the most remarkable feature
y Ducks Of every variety skim upon IN
n .,rfaco az the lake. such as paradls'
q blue mountain. gray. and teal. ines
= abound and pay little heed TO stranger
IL several gigantic mountains anon
e thcm the Castle. the Danger, Mou'
!. Hall and Mount Daniel surround U
Il risInp from 5000 10 7,Oc0fcothigh' an
!. we saw some Gne ayalanches comm
!. down the Barron slopes with o thu'
- dering roar Several rivers ial' nv .,
= the hcad Of the lake. We selected = =
\ center one. which turned out 70 DC -
e po.oidon. and after rowing about wv
m ,,ia. IN. night coming on