It is a gulf in Deer River. We walked f^i's of a mile from the road, on the rocks on the bed of the river. The rocks are limestones, and smooth, with here and there a large crack. Th.e river lias worn the rock on an average about 20 feet deep -- Slid bed of the river 13 about 9 or 10 rods wide. At present there is on each side of the stream about 3 rods of fine walking

when v/e coma to tho falls, the most sublime prospect presents

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wliicli is conceivable. Tlie ground above lias the same appear ance with tlie general form of the coimtiy, and is level. The water passes down into a gulf 155 feet. Tlie top of the gulf from rock to rock is, as near as I could judge, 12 r(jds; at tho bottom, it is on an average 8 or 9. For the first luindjcd feet the rocks are perpendicular -- and then tliere lies fragiuenls of rocks and stones -- so that where the water passes, when it has come to the bottom of the fall, it is about 4 rods wide. Upon ye side of y® place where the water passes over, M Mosley went to the edge, and let down a cord, with a st(jne, when I was at the bottom. The cord hung perpendicular, and I was then 24 feet from the base of the rock. The cord measured 155 by a square. 15 rods below the falls, the perpendicular rock is about 40 feet higher than where we measured. At the bottom where the water strikes, it is 120 feet wide. About 25 rods below this, there is a place where it is possible for people to get down; but extremely steep, and something dangerous; but we passed down without injury.