UNCHARTED FALLS, ECLIPSING NIAGARA, FOUND IN LABRADOR

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6802, 4 January 1929, Page 5

UNCHARTED FALLS, ECLIPSING NIAGARA, FOUND IN LABRADOR

The discovery of uncharted falls in Labrador, estimated twice as high as Niagara, was announced by Sir Wilfred Grenfell, in an address here. The famous missionary-philanthropist showed publicly for the first time a photograph of a cataract which was seeu recently, he said, by one of his workers. who was unable to get close to the falls owing to the wild mountainous nature of the country and took photographs of them by means of a telescope camera. The picture thrown on the screen revealed in the far distance, at the enxl of a rocky gorge, several white streaks, with clouds of spray hanging far above. Sir Wilfred raid that calculations made shortly after tho photographs were taken indicated that 40,1)00,000 horsepower was running to waste. He thinks it highly improbable that the falls have ever been seen before by a white man. The falls not yet named, he said, are now one of the objects of a new expedition of the Royal Geographical Society. Many changes have occurred in Labrador since Sir Wilfred was sent thero 36 years ago, which have redeemed it of its reputation of being a desolate, useless region. Labrador ultimately may become a summer resort, says Sir Wilfred, for the summer climate is wonderful and some of the river scenery is enchanting. At present, however, manv hidden, inaccurately charted shoals make river navigation hazardous. One of the important economic changes in Labrador in th ( e past year, lie said, was the development of salmon fisheries. A new process of English refrigeration has made it possible, he said, for Labrador salmon to be sold in London in its fresh state as a domestic fish. Sir Wilfred is returning to Labrador next spring in the new boat Strathcona 11, built by friends in America.