Show 117 first tine accurate calculations of surface altitude of the lake were made It is true that Bonneville had estimated the elevation of the plateau on which the lake is rs miles above the sea — situated to be one and 9240 feet But Bonneville who never came nearer than 50 miles to the lake could hardly be expected to make accurate for the three-quarte- its altitude Fremont also made special mention of the large flocks of waterfowl — ducks geese and plover — which had attracted Osborne Russell to the vicinity estimations of years earlier In 1928 this region was created into a waterfowl sanctuary one of the greatest in the West Having been thwarted in their attempt to reach the two lake in the Bear river region the party started southward to try a Weber river approach Following the base of the Wasatch they passed the present location of 'Willard and the springs at the point of the mountain then headed for an elevated point (Little Mountain) near the mouth of the warm Says Fremont: Weber o reached the butte without any difficulty and ascended to the summit immediately at our feet beheld the object of our anxious search— the waters of the Inland Sea far beyond the stretchingourin still and solitarywasgrandeur one of the great vision It limit of I am doubtful if the points of the exploration more enthusiasm when f ollowers of Balboa felt they saw for the first time the great Western Ocean We 1 John 2 Ibid C Fremont 151 Report of Exploring Expedition 149 |