ANOTHER WONDER OF THE WORLD

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1954, 26 September 1888, Page 2

ANOTHER WONDER OF THE WORLD

THE SUTQERLAND FALLS.

Kegerding the Sutherland Fall, it may be mentioned, the '' Otago Paily Times " Bays, that it hai only boon seen by fcur men— -viz. \ Meaera Donald Sutherland, the hermit of Milford Sound j hia mate, Mackay ; Mr S. H, Morton, artiet, Inveroargilh and Mr W. P. fiart, photographer, also of Invercargill. The fall was discovered by Sutherland and hia mate on Novemb r 10, 1880. They estimated its height at between 4000;$ and 5000 ft, though they did not get nearer than within two milea of it, and the bottom was hidden from their view. About two years afterwards MeßSrs Morton and Hart made an attempt to get to the fall, but they found tbo travelling very rough, and tholr pro visions failing and bad weather coming on they were unab'o to get a, nearer view of it than Sutherland, Mr Harat, however, fook a photograph on Maroh 9, 1883, and named it tho '< Sutherland Water fall." Mr Hurt estimated tho height of the fall of about 4500 ft, and iia volume five times that of the Bo wen full, which is no inconsiderable blz?, and haa hithorto been considered tho highest fall m New Zealand. Men have been employed forßome imepast cutting a traok to the fall, so that before long tourists will be able to proceed thither. The approximate disttances are : From the Bowen Water fall to the head of Milford Sound, two miles by boat ; thence through the bush, two milos on foqt ; thence across Lake Ada, cix miles by boat ; and up the river, above the head of Lake Ada, two miles by boat : then, again, along a bush track about eight or ten miles on foot to the Sutherland fall— twenty miles m al^ or about a day's journey. The highest water fall m the World ib believed to be one m the Pyrenees Mountain^ which ia 1300 ft high, but containes only a suiaU volume of water.