. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 18 Maes. also takes the name of Waikato, and, like the Rhone, the upper and lower Waikato are popularly supposed to form a continuous stream traversing the lake without intermingling their currents. Like the Rhone the Waikato also plunges into deep gorges cut through successive layers of pumice rising one above the other in perfectly regular terraces. At several points the base of these crumbling cliffs is lined by fissures emitting smoke, suggesting from a distance the fires kindled by fishermen. The waters of Waikato are of a lovely opalescent colour, sai
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 18 Maes. also takes the name of Waikato, and, like the Rhone, the upper and lower Waikato are popularly supposed to form a continuous stream traversing the lake without intermingling their currents. Like the Rhone the Waikato also plunges into deep gorges cut through successive layers of pumice rising one above the other in perfectly regular terraces. At several points the base of these crumbling cliffs is lined by fissures emitting smoke, suggesting from a distance the fires kindled by fishermen. The waters of Waikato are of a lovely opalescent colour, said to be due to the silica with which they abound. Within six miles of the outlet the river is crossed by a ledge of hard trachyte, over which it plunges some 28—0
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