Show fn an F 3 ab A M aty aari i AP 46 4 fl E where here ocean rolled A dispatch t fro from m salt lake city glaab dissat cst utah beatea e th that t mrs B F r house a former cincinnati woman has made a discovery which proves conclusively to according to the dispatch dlo patch that salt lake was once a part of the pacific ocean for years geologists anil and learned scientists including experts from the smithsonian institution have bavo made vain efforts to discover some convincing proof that the inland sea aias as once a part of 0 the great pacific rael parties of 0 scientists have lived on and traveled tho the shores ot of the big lake laho but none of 0 their discoveries co was mas evor ever accepted as positive tho the discovery made by mrs house which Is 13 accepted by many as proof positive Is a piece of sponge like coral but contains salt sea periwinkles which a number of scientists claim are only found in ocean coral diligent search was sas made tor for other specimens but the big coral rock yellow with ape age was III all that could be found professor henshaw Hens baw geologist at the walnut hills school sold said that while the discovery was a great one and while it was the most convincing proof yet established he would not accept it 11 as positive although he had cad never heard of any like specimens being found except in the ocean 0 W martin professor of geology at hushes hughes high school said tho the dis covery la Is indeed the moat important 1 l one a eve Arkade in that renton region and win will j undoubtedly interest scientists a and ana f 9 geologists all over the world many S efforts have been made to establish J some positive proof that salt lake was wag once part of the pacific but they have t A all failed while the discovery as reported J would afford the most positive I 1 proof wo we have ever had bad I 1 could not accept aci it as conclusive proof the question I 1 of whether tho the salt lake was once a part of the ocean has been agitating I 1 I 1 scientists and geologists tor for many years and this recent discovery will i no doum doubt be ol of great grea t interest to all ot of them mrs house is the wife of the I 1 chief engineer 0 of the western jl T surveying corps M F guyer the professor of ecology I 1 at the cincinnati university when ji asked his opinion on mrs houses s dw I 1 1 hauae covery said while it Is ve very trong strong evidence and probably the most important discovery to lo that end that has bait ever been made I 1 do not think it will bo be generally accepted as positive that the inland sea was once a part ol at the pacific ocean one ona thing Is certain ear it la Is the first piece of coral evet elf I 1 discovered in sit an inland body of katoll that contained periwinkles and it 11 1 almost conclusive evidence that great 1 salt lake was once a part of 0 the pw I 1 CIAO ocean cincinnati times star |