, 1875-07-28
I Tho American f:cnnesnrct, Connected with
the Dea,l ScA a,y m Amer.
lean Jordan.
some Days Of Exploration and Advon-
turo Gil lis Placid Waters.
Indian Inhabitants Driven Away by tho
Entertainments Of Civilization
and Fire-Water.
A Gigantic Flsh-story, Owing lis Origin to the
y Scslptura Tale Of jonahs Whale.


Z American "Ipud Sea, tito great Salt l4ako oi
4 our Interior Wess, llas become familiar to tnori
II Intelligent readers through tho frequent descrp
II tons Of trnyoofas And It's once nyBtorio1ls wn.
n tcrs, now plowed by tho steamboat and Utilized
Il ~ mn ordinary bathing resort, haSc, fn n
n moaau.c, lost lilo charm of novelty, of its
Il chief Bonrces OF supply, though tho waters os
b tito Iorden
! Tho wto.
II siL'ERS ExrASsE or LAKE Utah
i 10 ra1eiy S'htea, @'a alHoat nt11etieeo' in'f
largo uol5 o' lresll Mator' Which, ~ carry oat se
il oc1'i'"so pa'"''e' VI tn' bcho ~" nea s''o "oi'
aa''n w, At'io'''h l'nAoo VI s'e".e'" ttoes"l'ts
asa'"s p"so' ioeAs paal,' set III i'"'e."o,N IN
= % 'oi.s nno" .eau '''o'''''"'0. n"o' ~
'n"l'o =! ri"J"e",h F'o'1on'otic0 "'N' so',s'ss
=, 'ii",hny ta"" - 'lan MI e"n1'l,o .e,'s1n ~
soous ~ ''s'' "'tn u" "'e'"6e ""''l -, '"e"'
ao"s ~ o"os soas"'as uo.u.' n.s,. "o wa, -.
pt'ne' s'' 'l'o"s s"e"se's.'o'"'a's' ''as''.t' -"
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w., A,'s'. ~ ,,,;,on ~. 49,. t,,,1
..,ss.,, ", ,,po,,as.,,s - ,,o r.,ror .ar H.
eoh'lil laAhk fi"p'i'''. '' ''o ''"' "uA+ ar
enued aR very ehsemlht part ot l'a outh1 OIL
old Mormon resident, who hell claim at
tho hoa,l OF tho lake, whore Lis SUBJ
s,,u,i., 1.hn,mnn'a hut ,nd rudeIv
e'""I'"' "''o'" .s "'t .,,,,.. -
constructed seo" gave LILO ot's tael'''lcs ios
shelter and exploration that THIS eection ntIord-
I'd. Tho uta!, Southern Railroad now extended
havon3 tbfs ,,oiut m, ita destined rtto to goth.
~ Csnr.ia ,.,,. ,,,a.;.,,,,1 ,,,;,,,.
e.'' ."i!'''A'a oh.y hA'laA u. e.o@n'o,'"' h""loo
of tho lake nt distance of from 10 Ml'es
while akrting along it's eaBtcrn border. Croas-
:, ,hn summit o,tr rond uatea for cnn /, n
'o ''''. s;1, .s,,,.,,, ,,i.n.. " "
actatc@ea mountain 1loGe hput''1'B u'tectls un
the lake thence BY an easy descending grade
we reacl, tho low Grenao-wool flatR, extending to
tho shnres pcnr tl,e brad Of t1o Iako.
A. 49, ,o,,r,,,s.,r ,,n.r ~ I'm. o,,or,
a.'.,sa, ~ .ara :. oo.,;aua a,.,;n1, ~ ' N0'o
moat'ohod' 1hefo u copious hpllos OIL
cLkAn, couL WATER,
breaking out Of tho muddy bottom, Which soon
loscs ;so,f In n,arp1,y tract 1cn,}inp l,v v,r;os
.seo' a.. 49, :...s,a .s,',,s1"u 'H'.o"'
e'o"s"s ~ "o "'ls"'' my 's.|'1 ~ oo6 o'o1-
grown With gigantic fuic and othor robust
&qcarics. A short walk over smooth BwnrL Of
sa}t crass brings yo1, to ratscd rrnyol,y bcncb.
rborn ,ho r;o,i;nr v,tor, rot ,,fro,,,,,,.1,,
,sa,,aJ i"ta rr,e .tsr.,, -. ,.,n' -
inalleu n.to loans "a'eH' nu~ h'ss 1no c'e@n- a'
waahed shorcs With gentle na'trmur. The
bhore hare. as hong most Of the lake nnrgi1,
eholvoB of unite erairallv tho bottom becom,l,1.
muddy with soft ooze whonovor lo dopth is
Of tho tnrbla watcrs, from tic unttorswell wasl,
Of Tho waycs Hence. with only occasional in
tervatB OF opcn water, thoro il a fringe of tu{e
fnsles bosderng tho shores. dividing tho clearer
bio Tim Of shatlow. tu, bid Iagoon watsr. Within
this interval the uunlveuturous ehol e-tighermnn
rursnea i,R Ayocation, standing knee. e.dcop il,
water. and throwing lis hook into tic cdge Of
tho suc frous whiel. Indifferent kiu4 OF porch,
or ehubb, ID readily captured. Ony in dcoper
watcrs, and by tho aid Of boats, can tho moro
desirable Ialt6 trout ba secured, The average
dapth. even OF tho lowest depras4onh. raroiy
exceeds 10 foet.
Ono looks III vain along tho swccn OF shore
and promontory for tho ajgI,t Of trro Or sl,rltcr
lux lusl,. Only thu everlasting tlIe. tho cal,o
gtass, aud oceabiunal rIowtla of t,ivuntio cat.
tails syo aheltos to . varioty OF aGslatIo fowl,
vhose wild Hei oau,s break tho Icsett silence with
their harati or rtalutiyo notes.
OLD syrrLgns,
Up 10 quito rncont poriod. dating within thu
record @ Ct Mormon aottIoment q 'yss tan thirty
sort If . tsIbo Of lazy Indians. living on on lal
snd rabhltg. yatiod by sr0o ronte. nrichets
and grasshoptcra. Tboso Indians long resintrf
Any permaaen. occupation ot their eroS1.ds, aud
iluence OF tlfo-wator. snd enrroacSinr c;xil,sa. ~
ton. Now, With lie c1csptinn of m ncsasons1
reverted to "ubroken solituiel IN" s,iotn;"9 ns9
upiands, formerly coyorcd Viii. nutritiaus hnnef,
grass hayo With tne o,nrv ~ n1o.n,t pussn ant
t.erg been dosnniis,I ~ c,o,s .c,t .tat ~
now hnriIv hisLc ~ ,,rn,a ta,",'ts ~ .t.. I'm
sn,pai to w.ndcr nynr ms ~ vostnn ,rc'nu1sais
occupied by gEesl,.wood. sac aMa other tasstt
shrukhcrv ""S"' '"S'' "'e ''t''t oeaet*
Our lot n, the ,,phe,man.a ,,,t md a,,o .o,,-
ma,,tier ~ ti,a n,,w n,an.h9a us a ".u su'H-
unrt,arinv in his ottnnti,,nu ~ ~, aa.ss.
amusemSnt " anI ,ssr'n Ti,o oui ~, cIaoss;
nctiya iishi,,e 1,n,s,,;vi, 49,, ,,.+ s; sn'o ~
duy ,mnrnvcd iy naa.nt,a n ou, MG,4,nn !., "aso t
ironsl, open exrsnsc H. tEs ,,e, ,s.,nnS ~
oyeniuas. nr maYn r1cinr r,,y. troros, H..
iabyr1 of t,,is .,rowt!' In h., 'Aa
ots ia saries ~ taoanns 9i,,o ~ ~ lats .sSI ;n H.
uoHt and rrnr ts,r nnun,, enS ,saso ~"
and ottnr mid thc,r ,s,ntnr Ao "ns'p - .le nk
security from thn a.sants -, thn a. aate.cu