Show 132 great as he may have been most of his activities did not center around Great Salt Lake His only contacts with it were evidently those cited above while in the capacity But of Fremont’s guide Carson's advance company set out at night and vas followed by Fremont and the main body about 15 hours later his arrival at the base of Pilot Peak finding a fine spring of water Carson dispatched Archambeau to return to the main party and guide them to the spot Thus Fremont’s Upon crossing vas made with comparative ease Although Fremont makes no mention of any loss of animals on the crossing one of his men stated that ten or fifteen animals were lost in spite of the special preparations for the journey Numerous California pioneers were to spend many painful unhappy hours crossing this desert with vagons As has been shown Fremont was the first white man to visit the islands to it make soundings lands and to give lake and vicinity compute the analyze its altitude of the lake water name any of its map is- information about the official first-han- d His brief survey led to a stimulated further exploration of the lake by Stansbury and others Furthermore his was the first party to blaze a trail across the Salt Desert from Skull valley to Pilot interest Peak and which he named However there is one other phase of his exploration |