The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-02
LAFFEaTTS LOVELY CANYON.
Beautiful Falls In CALIFORNIA; That Have
Been Hitherto Almost Unknown.

beautituI rails In CAliforuia That Have
Been Hitherto Almost Unkn0wu.
II win bee remembered that the Re
| port, about two months ago. gase a
/ brief description OF a lovely canyon that
had kept hidden from the world Tor all
these many years, though not one hun
dred miles away from the metropolis it.
self ard scarce an hours walk from the
little villa of Glen Ellen, in Souoma
county. II had been the roaming
ground OF stray cattle and v&grant
sheep, and IL was only when some
hunter or herdsman made his way with
in that meager knowledge OF It's many
attractions was obtained. This was
at best but brief and unsatisfactory,
but when the commissioner for the
Worlds fair, Nj Hatch. the forest ex-
pert, and his party explored the valley
and told of what they had seen, then
the public curiosity became aroused
and a few struggling parties have
already gone TO gaze upon the beauties
of the place.
The waterfall that makes the inclos-
ure roar with It's echoes had never been
properly examined and measured until
about one week ago. when Mr.. Hatch
returned 10 the valley, properly
equipped for his work. The place is
now known To the few who know II all
as 'Lafferty's Canyon" and the fall, of
course. is Lafferty's as well. but we pre-
dict that when the fame of the spot and
Its sights has become more general.
name at ieast more expressive will be
given IT,
The fall by actual measurement from
the bosom OF the lake 20 the place where
it tumbles over and makes sheer de-
scent IS one hundred and thirty-two
feet, and the width of the sheet Of wa
ter at that time was about sixty feet.
II !. said that in the winter time this
IS increased to nearly one hundred and
fifty feet Under the fall, and easily
entered at all times of the year. there
is q cave which is one hundred asd
thirty-five feet in width and running
back into the face OF the cliff distance
of sixty feet Below this fall described
there is another and a lesser one about
twelve feet in height, and below this
the stream is found TO be well stocked
with fish. The bank at the right-hRnd
side of the larger fall, looking up
stream. Is at least one thousand feet in
height, and a sheer descent from tho
top down. The pool or lake at the bot
tom of the fall is described a. being an
especially fine place for swimming.
Above the great fall in the
stream flowing over Il are 20
be found at regular inter
walls big pools that in some eases have
been found almost bottomless A story
Is told Of party of hunters who rc-
Gently shot = deer standing near tho
brink Of one Of these large holes Tho
shot was well aimed, and the deer
sprang into the air only 20 fall into tho
poland bis body sank ont 81 sight in
an instant This was a surprise 20 the
hunters indeed. and they proceeded 20
cut long poles-tne longest that could
be had but they found neither bottom
nor deer
These two falls arc only few - he
attractions Of the canyon. for the entire
district i richly endowed with bcauti-
ful scenery. Recently n COED wagon
road has been built leading toward ths
place, 50 that now there only remains
10 be made on foot about mile and =
half 20 take one into the valley. The
entire trip from this city 20 The place
can be made with little Or no fzugus.
and It will well repay every Sdrnirsr q
the beauties OF nature 90 undertake l.
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