Show 144 of the terrain determined and watering places located pre- parations for the actual survey of the lake could be made During the winter a large boat was built of native timber This was a flat-bottom- ed affair and although "by no means a clipper" it was well suited for Great Salt Lake navigation After some consultation it was christened The Salicornia or "Flower of Salt Lake" "which euphonious appellation the men very soon dispensed with for the more homely but more convenient one of ’The Sally'" A small skiff was also procured for use in very shallow water especially for taking the shore parties to and from the larger boat This small boat proved to be invaluable in the shallow waters of the lake Other activities of the winter that prepared the company for the lake survey was the exploration and survey of Utah Lake and This gave experienced men valuable training Jordan valley in handling equipment and in running the line Albert Carrington one of the "green" hands selected from among the Mormons Stansbury's right hand man and was placed in charge of the shore party taking command of the whole group in the ab- became sence of Stansbury organized fully the third of April the parties were and every preparation being made teams were dispatched to the eastern shore of Antelope Island with the camp and of our force assignprovisions intended for that division was my purpose Itwater ed to survey the west side of the lake and also to form here a small depot accessible by herd the mules and cattle during the entire summermake B-a efore commencing the actual survey I designed to water and thorough reconnoissance of the entire lake by On |