It was probable, as Gideon Spilett observed, that things had occurred as follows: The six convicts, disembarking on the island, had followed the southern shore, and after having traversed the double shore of the Serpentine Peninsula, not being inclined to venture into the Far West woods, they had reached the mouth of Falls River.
Era probable, como observó Gedeón Spilett, que las cosas hubieran pasado de esta manera: Los seis presidiarios desembarcados en la isla habían seguido el litoral sur; después, recorriendo las dos millas de la península Serpentina, no queriendo aventurarse por los bosques del Far–West, habían llegado a la desembocadura del río de la Cascada.