Show cause of the great increase in area shallow having a mean depth of some Sinoe the lake is so thirteen to fifteen in level exposes sandbars and makes peninsulas out of islands and vice versa hence some of the "islands" have changed their status several times during the past century The "Mud Hen" crew impressed by feet any appreciable drop the extreme shallowness of the lake gave it the title "The g 1848 Needless to say the fluctuations Briny Shallow" in in the lake depth resort activities influence on boating and the use made of the various islands Rise and fall of the lake also affects the relative salinity of its water When the lake is high the salt content decreases This rule applies to spring flood seasons as well as to cycles of several years of high or low water There have been numerous tests made of the lake water to The first Was made by John C determine its saline content Fremont in 1843 when upon his return from Fremont Island he boiled down five gallons of lake water and obtained fourteen pints of salt In 1850 at the time of Stansbury's survey samples of lake water showed 224$ solids (almost all pure salt) while In 1873 similar tests showed only 137$ solids 1877 14$ 1889 196$ At extreme low levels the brine 5 G 6 Infra K have had a marked Gilbert Lake Bonneville p 135 230 |