HAS NIAGARA A RIVAL?

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 61, 2 March 1908, Page 4

HAS NIAGARA A RIVAL?

I'l'om time to time, during the past hundred years or more, the world his been startled by the news of discoveries in various parts of the world, of mighty waterfalls that are alleged bv their discoyerers to rival or surpass Nia«ara in point of size and volume of water Ihe latest "liim"- of the kind'has been made in the hinterland of llritish M.umna by the late Dr. Carl Hovallius (curiously enough, the -anic cable that brought to Kngland the news „| )|j, discovery brought also that of his ~„. timely death), managing director of a niblM-r concern known „, the \,. w l'.-se,|uobo Exploration Company. Hi- new giant eataract. whi.di. bv the hje. ha- been named Chamberlain Walls alter the Right Hon. Joseph Chamber a.n, is said to be 2(10 f, ot „.;,,,, ~v m fe-.t in height. This would make it "'»'«» l»-i«. as high as Xiagat,,. but j "" "V l '" i * «'■■"' -"l-venth a- wide and in no se„-e. therefore. <an ii |„. '■""-"l-v rival, -in,,. i„ eaiiincN i' Co,,.,,'!"''' 1,1,K V " l "' i '" "'' U; "'-'- "'"'

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