Show TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I II PAGE INTRODUCTION 1 DESCRIPTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION 4 l III Area 4 Salinity 5 Ice on the lake Life in the lake g EARLY MAPS AND LEGENDS OF GREAT SALT LAKE 15 Early maps of the vicinity River Buenaventura 18 IfThirlpool myth 33 Lake monster 33 Whales IV ig in Great Salt 20 Lake 34 LAKE BONNEVILLE 36 Area compared with other lakes 39 J of Lake Bonneville Terraces of Lake Bonneville Outlet Bonneville river Map Named by V Gilbert DISCOVERY OF GREAT SALT LAKE 41 43 49 52 56 La Hontan’s account 57 Escalante's record Returning Astorians 60 62 |