&ORTH AMERICA* 
339 
The day being remarkably warm and fultry, 
together with the labour and fatigue of afcenaing 
the mountains, made me very thirfty and in fome 
degree funk my fpirits. Now paft mid*day, I 
fought a cool fhaded retreat, where was water for 
refrefhment and grazing for my horfe, my faithful 
flave and only companion. After proceeding a 
little farther, descending the other fide of the moun- 
tain, I perceived at fome diltance before me d on 
my right hand, a level plain fupporting a grand 
high forefl and groves : the nearer I approached, my 
fteps were the more accelerated from the flattering 
profpecl opening to view* 1 now entered upon the 
Verge of the dark forefl, charming folitude ! as I 
advanced through the animating fhades, obferved 
on the farther grafly verge a Ifiady grove : thither 
I directed my fteps. On approaching thefe fhades$ 
between the (lately columns of the fuperb forefl 
trees, prefented to view* rufhing from rocky pre* 
cipices under the made of the penfile hills, the un- 
paralleled cafcade of Falling Creek, rolling and 
leaping off the rocks : the waters uniting below, 
fpread a broad, glittering fheet over a vaft convex 
elevation of plain fmooth rocks, and are immedi- 
ately received by a fpacious bafon, where trembling 
in the centre through hurry and agitation, they 
gently fubfide, encircling the painted Hill verge ; 
from whence gliding fwiftly, they foon form a de- 
lightful littie river, which continuing to flow more 
moderately, -is reftrained for a moment, gently un- 
dulating in a little lake : they then pafs on rapidly 
to a high perpendicular fteep of rocks, from whence 
thefe delightful waters are hurried down with irre* 
fiftible rapidity. I here feated myfelf on the mofs- 
clad rocks, under the (hade of fpreading trees and 
floriferous fragrant fhrubs, in full view of the caf- 
cades.. 
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