Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-04

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he in some places found a Sigh
difference from the fact that III,
water at the time OF his survey il
1857, covered the original meandel
line. The greater portion OF the
land at the time of his survey in
October, 1871, was below the love
OF the Great Salt Lake. All the
lands in question, with the excep
ton Of a narrow strip of sand ridg,
on the shore Of the lake and very
narrow strip about two or three nod:
wide lying north Of the corner Of
sections ., 2, Is and L. were sub.
merged in 1857 by the waters of the
Great Salt Lske; also in 1855. all
the land except the small portion OF
sand ridge bordering on the lake,
and again in 1857 nearly all Of Ii
was submerged.
Major Bird referring TO the plat
DO the waters of the lake enter this
north inlet, and If SO, do they enter
the land 10 dispute?
Witness-They will II permitted
to 60 50.
Major Biri-Please state what
Improvements you found upon the
land now IN dispute when you
made your survey.
Mr.. Thompson objected TO the
question.
Witness-I found n shanty and
two artesisn wells. one 200 feet
deep and the other 800. He believed
I The Iz.ls..Hun s-a1N a.. l.
reputed 20 have made those i'm
proyemeEts. Greater part OF what
was designated as the "Big Dam"
was constructed OF brush, earth or
rather sand, protected with sand
hanks, was from twelve 10 fourteen
feet in width, and varied in depth
from about four to five or six feet.
Ii was, he believed, i'm the vicinity
Of a quarter Of a mile long, includ-
ing the Earth Levy" on the SOUTH
east side of the dam and the sand
levy on the northwesterly side.
There was aninlet gate from thisdam
and = covered flUme TO admit the
water through the gate attached TO
the same. The character of the
land between the sand bars and the
Great salt Lake was a sloping sand
beach which extended to the lake,
in many places consisting simply
OF mud flats or bed Of the lake. He
did not remember having seen any
vegetation on the ground men
toned. He did not observe
any grasses or vegetation Of
value growing upon the sand
bars within the land IN dispute, and
did not think it possible for such
to grow there. No portions what
ever OF this land would produce
vegetation of value for agricultural
purposes. When he made his in
sDectiOn this year, the only vegeta-
ton he found upon the land was
principally such as grew only on |
saline lands, cOnsistingOf salt weeds, |
some sarcObatus. or grease wood. |
He did not believe that this land |
was, or could be, susceptible Of pro-
ducing any vegetation, agricultural
" valuable, so long as the lake
its present level.
Ii was thoroughly saturated, or i'm
with salt, aud subject to
constant overflow during the periods
Of the lakes greater elevation. He |
passed over all the land in question
Turing the present year and found a
very large proportion OF it, north Of
what was called the ''Big Dam, =
covered with salt and salt water,
he salt being from l : TO fully three
inches thick.
Major Bird will now repeat the
question, as t. how much Of the
and is actually covered with salt
his year.
Mr.. ThOmpson-We object to thai, as
Incompetent, and because it has not
zen shown that the witness is able
o testify.
Witness said he found the major
art Of the land between the s'Big
Dam" and the more northerly dam
mostly covered with salt. North Of
be most northerly dam upon this
ivision Of land the ponds were
Mostly covered with salt, with the
Of a portion of the island 5
hown on the northern part. The
ait varied III thickness from /! TO {
bout y inches, or possibly more.
large quantity of the salt lying in t
he central part Of the pond
ras also covered with water. he ]
bought from Il 10 . inches in | 7
epth; in some places more. That :
las in June and likewise in August. {
he salt was much more extensive
aan the water covering Il.
Major Bird-NOw state whether
nose ponds. salt, and water extend G
! beyond the limits OF the land en- Z
raced in the lands nov in contest j
the north and to the east. [
WitneSs-Nes, extended both j
orth and east Of the lands now in
lestiOn. Indeed, | found salt
4yond, or east Of, the dam shown
the south-easterly part OF section
Of township, n. r., . w.
Mr.. Thompson asked that this an y
yer be struck out as irrelevant. =
Major Bird-Did you measure the /
,nslty Of the water within the p
'undaries Of the salt pond?
Mr.. ThOmpsOn-We object TO that
iestion--uniess 1t is confined 10 the C
nj inquestion-as immsterial and g
relevant. \
Witness, continuing, said that ON =
e land in question q number of y
les or wells were sunk, varying in ~
q tn from three TO four and four =
d a half feet. These were dug or -
ak on the higher portions of the y
Ound. The water in them when "
tied by experts in his presence,
Is found to contain from Is 10 20
r cent Of salt. Witness himself
nix a number of holes on other
rtions Of Jeremy & Co.'s lands Of
ON ten to twenty inches deepl, er
d the water therein contained n
m fourteen to nearly tWenty-four
yrees Of salt. The tests, or obser-
ions, were made with a salinom- b
r and graduated from 0 degree to A
degrees, the 100 degree point be- \,
the point Of complete saturation.
ne Of the waters within these IN
lds and the lands in dispute bii
wed even n greater density We
n the lake itself probably owing sb
OI the W.
und with salty matter therefrom. -ssT
len on this disputed land on the IN
OF une last the cabin already re- Ia
ed towas occupied by snumher Of Al
4 who were at that time gather tio
salt from the land, and which me-
being hauled away by team. tiv
cisely the same condition of M
lgs existed when he was on the of
in August aud September last. Tn
IajOr Blrd-What would be the w.,
ct if the "Big DamT and inlet pr
, were removed? q
Titness-During times of high
er it would admit OF a greater :
TX OF water from the lake upon |
e lands, and would also allow Of Sol
y drainage back 10 the lake of Ire
water lying above the level of oes
bar or rounded reef, west Of the =
3 Dam" and crest OF the surface
lie water in the lake at the time -,
lie survey. An,
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