Show Shell Filled Soil Fo nd by Federal Aff 8 ff I Official in iii in Lake Lake- The discovery just made by R. R A. A Hart government drainage expert jf millions of mussel and shells sheIls Ithe i ithe iri the silt that formerly was the bottom of Hot Springs lake Jake north of Salt Lake has aroused interest among archaeologists The fact that these shells are thick in the top soil prove it a is explained that the old fesh water lake that covered thiR valley a Lake Bonneville contained much a animal ll life It is estimated that the shells found are thousands of years old None is double all paving in been se sep by the pa passage sage of time Some are as large inches across but most of the are minute They are so o thick that almost every clod of the soil cont dozens of them The finding of the shells came when Hart accompanied b bj by Salt Lake men interested in tEe tte reclamation reclamation reclamation tion of that section viSIted the lake bed Until recently the lake was several sev sev- eral ral feet deep Though no draina drainage e system has been installed so excellent excellent excellent excel excel- lent is the natural drain that a mere shutting off of the spring supply on the east by diverting the water around the lake was sufficient to dry 1 it In a single week after the dIe source of supply was stopped the lake had not only dried on the surface but the water water wa- wa ter had gone to a depth of five feet below the bed according to Hart He Ht baYS the land will grow excellent crops next year as there is little al- al halt hall in the soil |