Show 7 reaches the saturation point 28$ and salt deposits are precipitated in the quiescent shore waters It is estimated that the lake contains billion tons of salt The dense lake water has an appreciable effect on or ocean ride floating bodies Boats built for fresh-wathigh in the briny water The brine is so dense that it of the human body above the buoys at least Swimming in the lake has always been enjoyed and i3 some 5 er sur-fa- ce one-fou- rth usual y described as Mexhilirating" However many people prefer less potent waters where diving and splashing can be indulged in without danger of getting the extremely irritating brine in the nasal passages and throat Another rather practical use for the briny his survey in was found lake water by Hovard Stansbury while making n 1850 that of curing meat Says Stansbury: Before leaving Black Rock April 26 I made an experiment upon the properties of the water of the lake for preserving meat A large piece of fresh beef was suspended by a cord and immersed in the lake for rather more than twelve hours when it was found to be tolerably well corned After this all the beef we wished to preserve while operating upon the lake was packed into barrels without any salt whatever and the vessels were then No further cure or preparafilled up with the lake-wat- er tion was necessary and the meat kept perfectly sweet although constantly exposed to the sun I have no doubt that meats put up in this water would remain sound and good as long as if prepared after the most approved methods Indeed we were obliged to mix fresh water with this natural brine to prevent our meat from becoming too Stansbury Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake 171 7 Howard |