總溪(xi)河,發源于(yu)赫章,流經畢節七(qi)星關(guan)和納雍(yong)(yong),下游接(jie)六(liu)沖河入烏江。在納雍(yong)(yong)縣城(cheng)東(dong)北面(mian)維新鎮、厙東(dong)關(guan)鄉、董地鄉境內。從總溪(xi)河大橋(萬壽(shou)橋)至下游一段,長十(shi)二公(gong)里,水(shui)面(mian)寬三四十(shi)米(mi),水(shui)深二三米(mi)。
河道蜿蜒曲折,水流有時平穩如鏡,有時波浪排空。兩岸青山對峙,峭壁入云,猴鳴鳥啼,飛瀑鳴響,洞穴成群。乘船而下,宛若置身雄奇的三峽和秀麗的漓江。 總溪河原名“總機河”,因水西安氏四十八(ba)目之(zhi)一的(de)總機安文思居住(zhu)于(yu)此得名。后稱(cheng)“總溪”, 意為眾流成涇。兩岸有銀灣子、五簸(bo)浪(lang)、一線天(tian)、觀(guan)猴巖、石(shi)(shi)龍、三級飛瀑、段家灣口(kou)等景(jing)點。清(qing)代汪炳瑟璈泛舟河上(shang),有《題總機河》詩:“漫漫河水路回旋,河流總機浪(lang)接天(tian)。百里流來(lai)千里會,一波折去萬波連。浮沉野鶩(mu)穿新(xin)漲,欸乃漁郎泛小(xiao)船。翹首(shou)巖扇絕險處,石(shi)(shi)橋洞口(kou)鎖晴川。” 萬壽橋是畢節、納雍(yong)公路的(de)要津。橋長六十米,寬八(ba)點五米,高二十五米,架(jia)兩山間。建于(yu)清(qing)道光十九年(公元1839年),橋頭立有兩塊石(shi)(shi)碑,
記載造橋始末。“總己河原有(you)渡(du)船,每遇(yu)水(shui)(shui)泛(fan)之期”,“對河兩岸苦(ku)守水(shui)(shui)退,方能開渡(du),因(yin)此(ci)舉念修(xiu)造石橋”。 沿河兩岸大(da)小洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴數十(shi)個。有(you)的高居山頂,橫臥絕壁(bi):有(you)的半潛(qian)入水(shui)(shui),輕披晶(jing)簾。“宣(xuan)慰洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”在(zai)(zai)(zai)大(da)橋下游五公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li)左岸絕壁(bi)上(shang),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)口距水(shui)(shui)面一(yi)百五六十(shi)米。周圍林(lin)木茂盛,空谷傳響。相傳清康熙三年(nian)(公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)元1664年(nian))吳三桂征(zheng)水(shui)(shui)西,貴州(zhou)宣(xuan)慰使安坤(kun)率部據洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)扼守,數日不出(chu),因(yin)此(ci)得名。今洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)所在(zai)(zai)(zai)附近,有(you)奢香(xiang)驛道(dao)遺跡。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)深(shen)四公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li),有(you)一(yi)條主巷道(dao),十(shi)來(lai)條分道(dao)。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)中有(you)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)相連。橋下游十(shi)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li)彭家(jia)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)深(shen)四公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li),鐘(zhong)乳(ru)石倒懸,如(ru)群龍(long)飛舞。山山嶺(ling)嶺(ling)被森林(lin)覆(fu)蓋,面積達七萬多畝(mu),出(chu)產(chan)聞名的“納(na)墨玉”。 總溪河流(liu)(liu)經約十(shi)二(er)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li)后(hou),進入溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)成(cheng)為伏(fu)流(liu)(liu),在(zai)(zai)(zai)地(di)下潛(qian)流(liu)(liu)二(er)點五公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li)。地(di)表是險(xian)峻的梯(ti)子巖,為納(na)雍與大(da)方交界(jie)處,危峰突兀,壁(bi)如(ru)刀切,十(shi)分險(xian)要(yao)。1935年(nian)4月,紅九軍團(tuan)長(chang)征(zheng)時(shi)在(zai)(zai)(zai)大(da)方貓場被國民黨軍隊及地(di)萬武裝(zhuang)包圍,在(zai)(zai)(zai)軍團(tuan)長(chang)羅炳輝、政委何長(chang)工(gong)指揮下,突破重圍,翻越梯(ti)子巖進入納(na)雍。這一(yi)帶有(you)許多關于紅軍的史(shi)跡和革命遺址。 河水(shui)(shui)出(chu)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)后(hou),明流(liu)(liu)一(yi)點五公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li),再次進入溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),形成(cheng)第二(er)段伏(fu)流(liu)(liu)。伏(fu)流(liu)(liu)時(shi)隱時(shi)現,有(you)仙人洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、大(da)穿(chuan)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)等(deng)“九洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)天(tian)”溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)群。