falling water, not half-way up to the top. 



Soon another follows him, striking in the 



same place. You watch closely but see 



nothing more; they have simply vanished " 



into the falls. A dead salmon floats past 



you ; another is gasping in a shallow eddy ; 



a third lies half eaten by an otter under the 



shelving bank. Here is a place, evidently, mtojQL 7 



where many fail. Now c __^.._„ . WW .K|S ,; 



watch the topmost rim 



of the waterfall. 



Ten minutes pass |1| 

 slowly while you keep J| 

 your eyes on the line 

 where the yellow flood 

 breaks over the brim 

 of the falls. There ! a 

 flash of living silver 

 breaks the uneven 

 line ; a broad tail 

 cuts the air in a 

 curving sweep as 

 a salmon plunges 

 safely over the •'„ 



top into the swift ■;; ,^ 



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