Show 136 the 21st having landed on the east side of the island about six miles from the north point we found the island covered with good grasses bunch grass prevailing abundance of starch root many sun flowers and rose A few antelope tracks one antebushes some sage Ye named the lope and two prairie hens were seen from a large fish Brother Bainbridge island Porpoise said he saw at the south end of the lake Any such fish of course was a product of pure imagination This first Mormon visit to the island no doubt greatly influenced the church officials in selecting it as a spot On for the safe keeping of the church herds of cattle horses and Excellent springs of fresh water level land suitable sheep for agriculture and building material were found in abundance After having completed their exploration of Antelope Island these men set sail for Fremont Island (not yet named) immedThey named it iately to the north and climbed to its summit Bancroft re"Castle Island from the shape of its summit" tained the name of "Castle Island" in his History of Utah rather than designating it by the name it now carries A f ew brackish springs were located near the southern point not far Fremont had found no springs and above the low water mark Stansbury found none there the following year From Fremont Island the party crossed the channel to Promontorv Point where they found an abundance of grass several good springs of water and a "good site for a vineV the east side of the Promontory range Carrington s party explored as far as possible into what they called the yard " On |