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the path led through a palm grove
bordered by palms on both sides whose
branches touched overhead. At one point
a splendid view of the Devils cataract was
seen. I got back around 12:30 hot and tired
as usual. The Dr. came in about the same
time, very tired. In the afternoon we all went
to the Rivers bank about a mile away and were
canoed over to Cataract Island. One end of
this Island forms part of the ledge over which the Fall
tumbles and when water is high a good part
of it is covered and the Island cannot be
reached. Here we had splendid views. The Island
projects beyond the line of the Fall, so that a person
standing on the point x gets a fine view of the Devils
[pen sketch Devils Cataract Main Fall] Cataract which
is the first Fall, and the Main Fall. In high water another
Fall is created over the spot x. We considered this
experience the most delightful of our stay. On our
return I talked with two young men from whom I
learned that I had not gone far enough
to see the Big Tree. With them as guides Miss
Cameron and I walked to it. It is said to be 87 ft