Evening star., 1898-03-19
WATERFALL OF JUANAcArLAn.
Grandest and Least Known Of tbs
scenic Wonders of Mexico.

"randest and Least known of tbe
scenic Wonders of Mexico.
From the St Louis Globe Democrat
Not frequently in this advanced age. does
IL transplre that one of natures most mar
Velous works has been allowed to remain
uiichronicled among the recognized won
GERS or the earth, and generally unknown
10 majority Of the inhabitants of a world
1t was designed to adorn, yet, seuuesterea
an ong the verdant hills and Wales of Cen
tral Mexico, not because of any remotaness
or lnaccessibility, for it is situated within a
Gays journey by rail from the capital city
OF the republic and only few hours travel
from the fair metropolis, Guadalaiara in
.ne STATE or Jailsco, but because of the
tarclness on the part of those who worshjn
at natures shrine in availing themselves
OF the allurements of this truly delight fnl
section-thfs land of manana, of POGO item :
'',; po AMI sweet forgetfulness- the more
suphme because of its unheraIded ma iestv
there exists masterpiece of natures hand.
lwork, unrivaled in its own peculiar bean
ues and environments. It is the great
waterfall Of Juanacatlan
The immediate approach to the fa,Is 10 IN
itself an artists dream of rural deIiebts
leaving the railroad at the little station of
FL Castillo ono is conveyed by NATIVE
tfamcar Tor distance of five miles through
beautiful circular valley thousands nf
acres III area and resembling in the graca-
1ul curves Of its surrounding hills and the
delicate tints of it's labyrinths of wild flow
erS a mammoth seaShell. At freuuent in
tervals above the tops of the tall era sses
ana tropical shrubs glimpses are caught of
the broad, winding Rio de Santiago, its
waters fastening onward to the mad
Having traversed perhaps two-thirds Of
this enchanting landscape ones ear grad
usIiy becomes conscious of a low. distant
murmur, which steadily increases to a deem
rtHoie ana from that to q mighty roar, ana
Presently the tramcar comes to a standstill
az the very brink of a high preciplce, from
which IL viewed through clouds of yanor
GUS mist the sight of thousands of tons of
water piung1ng over wall of gray granite
IN steady unbroken cataract 800 feet in
W1dth for sheer distance Of 60 feet into a
seeth1ng, eddying vortex below
For tina the mind Is apt to be held in
fapt contemplation of the grand spectacle.
then by degrees the senses are awakened
to the various characteristics the exui,isite
e1ects, and weird vagaries of the foaming.
railing waters. At the extreme further
shore portion of the rushing flood is turn
ed aside by aNspur of granite and hurled
against the face of the confining wall, from
which 1t rebounds in a fine vei!-Iike cas-
cade, while from the top of the precinice
on the nearer side long trailing vines droop
down and reach out their tendriIs as if in
VAIN efforts to grasp the descending tor
rents.
Associated with these falls is a strange
and beautiful phenomenon It is the con-
stant presence of myriads of gorgeous but
terfies, which fit in and out the riffs of the
q eat cascade and to and fro through tie
clouds of drifting vapor, seemingly attract
ed and fascinated by the dazzling. buffetinp
az alanche Of foam