Deseret Evening News | 1906-02-22 | Page 5 | A Giant Salt Bed in Lower California

A GIANT SALT BED IN LOWER LOVER CALIFORNIA Q f The rise picture shows a great call bed bod b d u Il dried up lake Ike In Lower California which has hIlS recently been converted Into a salt IA sva by tho the mistake of or some en who wIno were wern trying to divert tile the course of or the Colorado river Tho The river itter did not now flow In this th direction but bul Instead ran Into the fait bed hed and created a 11 great saline pond tho the overflow a at 1 company engaged In the manufacture ot of suit salt obtained It from Crom the bed by plowing the tho surface