The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-12
FOUND THE GRAND FALLS.
SUCCESS OF THE roUNG MEN WHO WENT
TO sOLTE THE MYSTERY.

Those Labrador Falls nre Very Grand. but
Not So Mig 81. they Were Runored to
Be-A Deep River 900 Feet wide riuaxes
roo Feet into Cnnon-Maunincsntv View
from tho "Heisht OF Land"-Severe HARD.
ships OF tho Party on tho Return iris.
poRr HAwKEsBunr. @. b.. Sept. 1.-THE
browning point OF the Bowdoin College expo
dition. which has spent ten weeks In exploring
tho faunn. flora. and geological formation OF
tho Labrador peninsula, was reached Sept
by the return OF tho party sent out to discover
the truth OF the accounts Of the Grand Falls.
The party Of four mon. all graduates OF the
college. headed by MIR. Austin Cary. left their
schooner on Sunday. July 26. They wore pro-
vidcd with two Rushton boats and all
tho modern instruments for measuring
heights and distances. Their success In
navigating the river far exceeded their
expectations. and such good progress
was made that on Aug. 8 they had
passed Lake Waminekapou and reached q
point five miles In advance of the furthest point
reached by Nj. Home In 1885,
At this point. ON account Of q disabled arm.
MIR. Young and a companion were Obliged to
turn buck. reaching Rigolet on Aug 81.
Messrs. Cary and Cole proceeded toward the
falls. which had been reported to be distant
nifty miles. After proceeding q short dis.
lance they were obliged. on account OF the
rnpidty OF tho current. to leave their
boat and make tho journey on foot.
From this point their progress was
necessarily very slow. the woods being very
thick and tho mosquitoes and black flies al.
most unbcarable. They found the falls to be
much further than they had expected. and on
Aug. IL, after three days tramp. their labors
were rewarded By u deafeninG roar In the dis
tancc.
Their provisions were now nearly gone.
stores having been cached on the way up. but
they pushed resolutey on TO tho height Of tho
Labrador plateau. called Tho Height Of
Land" 1t is this plateau which Ia the source
Of the stream, and the descent of the river to
tho sea forms the falls and rapids
AS they feared the falls u truly mag nihcent
sight was spread out before them. The spray.
and tho solid rock beneath their feet trembled
perceptibly.
cahon formed OF arshrn rock the sides q
which rise 10 height Of 500 feet Through
this canon water flows with terrific force.
making 1t absolutely impossible Tor any boat
The height OF the falls has been grossly ex-
beautiful sight. measure, only 200 ieet in a
perpsndicu fall. tho rapids leading to this
fal increasing the total altitude OF the falls to
Above the falls the average width Of the
river is 500 yards. narrowing until it reaches
the falls to a width OF only nifty yards. when it
plungcs with "a terrinc roar over the edge and
falls into tho narrow gorge below. MIR. Cole
descended to tho foot OF the falls and succeed
ed in obtaining some good photographs Of
them.
Having completed tho observations OF the
rails. the1party went ON lew miles above to
the Height OF Land. where. from peak christ.
ened by them Mount Hyde Bowduin," they
had u line pi aspect of the surrounding country.
Tho plalenu is nearly al! wooded. win ihick.
thouElilno large GrowIhlo soft Ii Der.
AT this point their provisions he M all Init
gone. they set put to return. On renching tho
that the camp fire which they had built had
consumed the boat and with 1t their who .
stock OF provisions gun ana an ociapt. Their
position was now somewha critical.
RIVER with no boat no help. and no provisions
until they should reach their first cache. the
outlook Was one to blanch all but the stoutest
heart They set hrayely to work. however,.
plement. constructed small! raft. binding
logs together with spruce roots. On raits
made In this WAY they traversed tho 300
odd miles 10 tho mouth OF the river, enuuSinR
was small revolver. with which they shot q
few squirrels. making a meal on ono such AMI
NAL On the way down five different rats
were constructed. tho making OF which in
amount OF time and energy.
Thoy reached the vessel on Sept. l. receiving
royal welcome from their friends.
The falls which they have discovered are re-
The Hudson Bay Company. but no au-
has teen given. The successful result
Of tho expedition Is due wholly to
lated by her sister colleges for the addition
which she has made to the heretofore scant
knowledge OF the geography OF Labrador.