THE SUTHERLAND PALL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1799, 6 October 1888, Page 4

THE SUTHERLAND PALL.

Regarding the Sutherland Fall, it may be mentioned, the Otago Daily Times says, that it hat only been seen by four men —viz.: Messrs Donald .''Utherland the hermit of Milford Sound ; his mate, Mackay ; Mr S. H. Morton, artist, Invercargill; and Mr W. P. Hart, photographer, also of Invercargill. Ihe fall was discovered by Sutherland and his mate on Nov. 10, 1880. They estimated its height at between 4000 ft and 5000 ft, though they did not get within two miles of it, and the bottom was hidden from their view. About two years afterwards Messrs Morton and Hart made an attempt to get to the fall, but they found the travelling very rough, and their provisions failing and bad weather coming on they were unable to get a nearer view of it than Sutherland. Mr Hart, however, took a photograph on March 9th, 1883, and named it the “ Sutherland Waterfall.” Mr Hart estimate 1 the height of the fall at about 4500 ft, and its volume five times that of the Bowen fall, which is no inconsiderable size, and has hitherto been considered the highest fall in New Zealand. Men have been employed for some time past cutting a track to the fall, so that before long tourists will be able to proceed thither. The approximate distances are: From the Bowen Waterfall to the head <f Milford Sound, two miles by boat; thence across Lake Ada, six miles by boat; and up the river, above the head of Lake Ada. twe miles by boat; then, again, along a bush track about eight or ten miles |on foot to the Sutherland fall — I twenty miles in all, or about a day’s journev. The highest waterfall in the 1 World is believed to bo one in the i Pyrenees Mountains, which is 1300 ft high, but contains only a small volume, of wat'*r.