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Great Salt Lake Past and Present by David E. Miller SC 1969 2nd Ed
Great Salt Lake Past and Present by David E. Miller SC 1949, 1969 Second Edition Revised and Enlarged
Soft Cover
48 Pages
There has always been a great deal of curiosity and an air of mystery about Great Salt Lake. Long before it was discovered by Jim Bridger rumors of it had acquired fantastic proportions. And long after the lake had been completely explored some of these weird tales were still perpetuated. A powerful lake tribe was said to inhabit the lake islands; large whirlpools, marking the opening of subterranean channels that drained the lake into the Pacific Ocean, and kept it at a constant level, were believed to be located in its midst. As late as 1870 "eye witnesses" reported such a whirlpool between Antelope and Fremont Islands and stated that "a schooner was almost drawn into it." Fears were expressed for the safety of steamers then cruising the lake. Today there are only a few inches of water where this incident was said to have occurred.
Every lake must have its monster, and Great Salt Lake is no exception. Rumors of the monster helped shroud the lake in mystery. In 1877 a group of workmen camped at the north end of it reported that the monster came bellowing out of the lake and invaded their camp, causing them to flee to the hills. Next morning huge overturned boulders showed clearly the trail left by the beast.
Contents
INTRODUCTION 5
DESCRIPTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION 7
SWIMMING, BOATING, RACING 12
Swimming 13
Lake Resorts 15"
Great Salt Lake State Park 16
Boating 17
Speed on Salt 18
SALT AND SALT PRODUCTION 18
Potash and Other Minerals 21
GREAT SALT LAKE ISLANDS 22
Antelope Island 22
Fremont Island 24
Desert Island Home 25
Bird Rookeries 28
Story of the Sea Gulls 29
DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION 32
Escalante Expedition 32
James Bridger Discovers the Lake, 1824 32
James Clyman Circumnavigates the Lake, 1826 33
Captain Bonneville's Contributions 34
John C. Fremont, 1843 and 1845 35
Three Lake Surveys 36
BARRIER TO WESTWARD MIGRATION 37
The Donner Party 37
Lucin Cutoff 38
LAKE BONNEVILLE 41
WHAT IS TO BECOME OF THE LAKE? 47
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