Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-03-02 | Page 11 | Heavy Shoes Feature Kit Used in Hunt

Heavy Shoes Feature Kit Used in Hunt IJ NM ym r w wt t I IW W I 1 1 k vr- vr y l J V W Mary Anthony Exhibits I divers diver's shoe Shoes weighing 45 pounds pound are part of the equipment worn by Jacob Granter and George C. C Johnson during diving operations In Great Salt lake where the Standard Oil plane lost last October October October Octo Octo- ber ber- 5 has been found fo The shoes are made of oC heavy reinforced leather with Inch four copper toes to add weight and guard against sharp rocks A two- two inch lead sole gives tho the shoes much of their weight When hen the thc divers are arc fully dressed to go under the surface each is wearing clothing weighing some pounds The two divers became the first men to walk wall on the bottom of Great Salt lake at depths depth over a aman's amans amans aman's mans man's head They reported report d the brine is colder cold cold- er than ocean water and that breathing even with the special equipment is difficult because of the pressure of the water