The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-18
Greater Than Niagara.

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They ares42o feet high aud more than nan
a milo widy,and arc lhornior :, ' nei' rGs
three tines us high as NIAGARA t aus 5lios
fect)l ana twice as wide, ne No y, ~, ~.
water coming down the hami'rsh V '"lIt
greatly between the wet aud thcndiS sea
SONS. tut is always very large, and some;
times enormous A II is nearly twlrc$ AZ. rs
great as thatggof Niagara In the RAINY IA, ny
season, but falls below the latter! during NE
tho dryBpcriods.
At tho Mosi- oa- tunya the whole river I've.
seems to suddenly disappear ~ ne ,car 1T
On close imitation 1t Is round 70 lhll
and from. eighty to one hundred ard I'D IN i
ity yards broad. sending UP from three 10
ten columns OF willie vapor that some
times rise to a height of between a thou-
sand and fifteen hundred feet ab ',., w, y.
IN flood the columns can Eomctimes pc
seen. the thunder of the cntafac =, heara'
at a distance of twenty miles. = ne 81.
scending water. curnel INTO m..N-,W" -
lace and dartinE comets OF SnraN.-2ls a.
most cons SANITY overarchcd by two great cat
8r;iinboW O !. a brilliancy far SURPRISING
any that are seen under the climatic cor,
dtions usually prevalent III EUROPE s;'i'u
The falls Is divided into several distinct
cnaracts by three wooded 5islands. II hi. Is
ing on its very lip, and only accesS !! y =,
low water ,SWhich were used by the l5a-j
tnk;l tribe as royal sanctuarie and PLACES t
FOR worship OF the "barinlo' or gods & ne
rainbow when seen In the SKY being ca
ca by the natives ''motse Il ca ,par, mo- mo-,
these fierce lords Of the isles We're. On
peeled BY Livingstonc's friend, the Chief
tain, Sebituane.
m 5s5 The Boiling Pot.
The chasm has been!s opened BY some
;priniordiul cataclysm in black basaiti
most places the edges still rcnlain CIGAR
and sharp. In it's depths the designating
water . forced to turn sharply upon II
sell. ut right angles to it's former course.
two extremites until 1t finds an outlet
al about one-third the distance from the
eastern end. The direction Of the river
Just above The falls where ills one m,c
w.lcr than the whole Louis ana Purchase
Exposition from the Wabash tracks TO
the stlan Endeavor Hotels from
ueclivity 1t is chiefly from ives TO teast.>
but party from east to west The two
opposing currents meet - thr :noltirnl1a
narrow gorge less than fifty yards VIDE;
''"Thc Boiling pot From this gorge the
river pa sscs TO a second Echasm nearly
the same lenStha as the first; but running
In direction between west and south
west. BY "a series of sim lar sorges in a
zlgzag arrangement the water passes
back and forth from west to east and
from east to west several times for a
distance OF twenty
Use Of Electric Power.
II. 1890 Alfred II. Haggard conceived
the ,ea or n,illzing the Victoria Falls calls
professor Forbes, one of the engineers
OF the similar enterprise, so successfully
put into operation at Niagara and re-
sccived the enthusiastic appreciation Of
Cecil Rhodes Two distinct movements
We're developed, which were united. &at
ccssion syndicate which obtained tic
concession for developing electric power
at tho falls for seventy-hve years. The
power will be distributed for a distance
.expccted that improvements in methods
now being perfected. will permit of the
profitable extention Of this radius to
about 400 miles. so as to supply about
ships already organized. and nearly II
OF the most important copper. gold. and
coal fields of Rhodes'a, a township Is to-
be laid out near the falls where acety-
lcneffactor!cs and numerous other Indus
trial enterprises are to be located 81 !,
The water passing over the falls during
the most favorable season Is estimated to
or, and at ali times in the year it viii be
morctt han sufficient. II present conditions
remain unaltered to meet all possible
demands upon it for all time to come.
highest Bridge in World.
The great Continental railroad that Is
to run the whole length Of Africa, from
Capctown to Cairo. and vii doubtless he
one Of the most important highways of
commerce In the world, has already, been
completed rs far as the falls and the
Zambesi gorge just below tho Boiling Pot
Is to be crossed on the highest bridge
ever constructed, work upon which has
already been begun. This Victoria Falls
bridge, is GO feet long, weighs two thou,
sand tons, and has a main span IT. 650
feet. with approaches Of 81 IL and G2 IL
feet respectively It's he,ght t.b ysa ne
low water and $50 feet at high water.
It is expected that the bridge will be
completed, and also tho preliminary sur;
veys, at least, for the electric. power in!
stalatlon by tho close OF the present
year. @
The visitor TO the exhibit Is afforded
excellent opportunities OF comparing
these sdeth African wonders with similar
ones IN other parts Of the world, Tho
size of the bridge is strlkingly Illustrated
BY a picture drawn ia. n scale, or tho,
Victoria Falls bridge side by side with
the great Park Row sltyscraper IN New
York, which Just barely oyertops it.B
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