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“though they may charm the eye with dread, are not to be com- 
“ pared to this for splendor of effect. 
“It was the most imposing spectacle I had ever witnessed, 
“and as the berg-like appearance brought to mind associations 
“of another scene, I bestowed upon it the name of our cele- 
“brated navigator, Sir Edward Parry, and called it ‘ Parry’s 
milli aug 
Now, after reading the above fine description by Back, 1 
fully expected to see something extraordinary when I should 
visit these Falls, and was a little disappointed one day when my 
assistant, Mr. Fairchild, returned from making a track survey 
of the Lockhart and reported that the famed Parry’s Falls were 
a myth and had no existence. He had been up the river eleven 
or twelve miles, and had passed two or three small falls of no 
particular note, but had seen no Parry’s Falls. They were re- 
ported by Back to be about six miles up the river, so I could not 
understand the discrepancy of reports, but concluded to go up 
next day and see for myself, which I did, being accompanied by 
Mr. Fairchild and Bishop Lofthouse, who was also a member 
of my party. At about six miles from the mouth of the river, 
sure enough we found Parry’s Falls, but I did not blame Fair- 
child for failing to recognize them. ‘There was sufficient truth 
in Back’s description to enable one to identify them as the same 
to which he referred; but his statements as to dimensions are 
too far from facts to be allowed to stand unchallenged. Hap- 
pily for Back, he was not expected to produce photographic 
views to mar his beautiful word pictures, and so his discoveries 
were immensely more wonderful than ours. I obtained half a 
dozen photos of Parry’s Falls, as well as actual measurement of 
their dimensions, which are as follows : ‘Total fall from top to 
foot of lower rapid, 85 feet (instead of from 400 to 500), and 
width at crest of fall, 30 feet (instead of 200) though at higher 
stages of water the width might possibly be increased to 50 feet. 
Excepting as to the dimensions, Back’s description is not so bad, 
as the Falls are certainly very beautiful. At the time of our 
visit, on the 15th of May, they were completely bridged over 
with ice, so that we were enabled to walk over the very crest of 
the fall and obtain views from every available position. 
