Show 53 prz an account Lake” Great of authentic afforded Salt first The name has become thoroughly established After Stansbury made his survey of the Great Salt Lake in 1049-5- 0 the government became interested in the prehistoric lake he intimated had once covered extensive expanses who result that many government sponsored geological expeditions visited this region and made studies of the ancient shore lines sediments and other of the Great Basin The was geological formations Railroad surveys also contributed to the general knowledge concerning the Great Basin and the lake that once covered part of it Among these explorers a few should be mentioned for a railroad in 1854 found terraces so prominent as to "attract the attention of the least informed teamster" He suggested that 1 G Beckwith while making a survey future study concerning the likelihood of the ancient lake having been an arm of the Pacific or a great inland lake that escaped over the basin rim would prove very interesting He leaned toward the theory that the lake was once an arm of the sea 24 In 1859 Simpson and Engelman while attempting to a 23 Report on Geographical and Geological Explorations West of the One Hundredth Meridian 89 Ill note 24 E 97 G Geo M Wheeler Beckwith Pacific Railroad Reports in charge II foot- |