Show 154 Here a small rock pier was year before by the ground party constructed and the springs cleaned out in order that water night be easily obtained for this was to be the chief source To this pier the boat of supply for the next several days returned many times from Gunnison Island and points on the west shore After exploring north from the springs to the head of the west arm of the lake an undertaking that consumed a week the men set sail for another small island named in honor of John They reached Gunnison V ing a nice cove established a this island May rather permanent 8 and locat- camp From this base although water was not found on the island the Shallow whole northwest portion of the lake was surveyed water on the west shore necessitated much wading and dragging A station vas of the small boat a very tedious undertaking erected on the highest peak of Gunnison Island one on the small island (Cub) lying about one hundred yards north of it several on strategic points on the One of these was Strong’s Knob which vas named on mainland June 2 The Gunnison Island camp was abandoned June 6 One of the outstanding points of interest on Gunnison Stans-bur- y Island was the abundance of various kinds of birds one on Dolphin Island and says:® 20 Stansbury the Great Salt Lake Exploration and Survey of the Valley of 179 193 |