380 CATARACTS AND CASCADES. 
the line of cataracts winds obliquely across, 
ing, in 
Other. It ought to 
precipitate itself down the vast abyss in 
but, being separated by islands. 
the shortest direction, from the one h‘‘ jot*,; 
It ought to be observed, that the ^ 
one iJir' 
forms 
collateral falls. ^ijoS 'y 
One of these is called the great, or HorsE' 
from the similarity of its form to that of ^ ^ ' 
It is situated on the north-west extremity of 
is most deserving of the attention of the 
evidently superior to that ot 
grandeur , . 
cataracts, although its height may be consider: ^ 
the extent of this fall can be ascertained by the 
impossible precisely to describe its limits; 
ference is generally computed at one thousand 
feet, somewhat more than one-third of a mil®* 
intervening island, the width of which may n® 
tliousand and fifty feet, is the second falI. 
feet wide ; and at die distance of ninety f®®b s», y 
the second island, is situated Fort Sclopeb jgusy 
from its proximity to tliat fort. The dirn®‘'j^|,ge'^f 
cataract may be reckoned equal to those (C 
so that the entire extent of the precipice, gt j ** ^ 
tea-mediate islands, is four thousand and five t 
putatioii which certainly does not exceed th_^ 
quantity of water precipitated from the falls ’ f 
and, agreeably to a late estimate, amounts to - loi 
ejid seventy thousand, two hundred and Jv 
hie 
rrom me eiimieiicc cuuucu the T®® j,,p5>^ ^ 
spectator has a fine prospect of 'the^ terrific 
minute. 
From the eminence entitled 
^jectatoi 
the falls, and of the surrounding scores, 
lofty woods. He there sees to advantag®^^ • ll 
Horse-shoe fall, and the dread abyss, “life' 
look perpendiculaily from the edge ot tb psitf / 
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courage be equal to his curiosity, me ‘pes ‘rii'iy 
various objects which here present therosel' 
infallibly overwhelms a stranger ivilh 
several minutes must elapse before he can P 
himself sufficiently to form any just c®"‘^‘^P"°gqii'C’|i 
«id magnificent scene before him, winch 
ks component parts should be separately 
