Show Great Salt a aLake Lake Level Lower Than For oita Years I As a 11 direct reflection of ot thelong the thelong Ion long c continued dry weather that I has hah prevailed In the valley of ot the I Great Salt lake lalee this summer the level of ot the lake is lower than I it has be been n in ten years and andI the thc rapidity of ot the fall has not I been exceeded in many years ears according ac acI according ac- ac cording to J. J Cecil Alter in charge I of or the tho local weather bureau Since June 1 the level of ot the I lake lake has fallen tallen a foot toot and three- three tenths as shown by measurements taken on August 15 It measured f ur feet teet and four tenths tour tenths at the tho government gauge on Salt ir pier Last year the lake fell only eight eight- tenths and In 1917 only two two- tenths of ot a foot toot In this connection it is stated that the various levels lc of ot the lake cause wide differences in the salt density of ot the water For instance In 1873 when the tho lake was high the salt content was only half halt that that of ot 1903 when the lake was extremely low In 1873 the solid content of at the water including the tho various salts was 1342 per cent by weight In October 1903 when there W was vas s no water at Saltair Salta II at all the gauge measuring minus tenths seven-tenths the density of ot the water was 2772 per cent The density at present is about 21 per cent making an ideal buoyancy for bathing according to Mr Alter and this Is rapidly Increasing |