Show 207 set out to explore the lake the spring after they arrived in 2 Lake Salt valley Stansbury and his men made a thorough survey of Fremont Island in 1850 and gave it the name which it has The chief task of exploring the island borne to this day Howard was given to the direction of Albert Carrington who spent several days on the island mapping and surveying it Stansbury found real potential value in the island as a possible range for sheep and goats provided that fresh water could obtained by drilling an idea that has been taken up at various times since his day He noticed the cross chisled in be the rock near the summit t the first His report of it was its existence since Fremont in his report and Kit Carson’s accound had mention ever made of did not mention this discovery not yet been written There is no other mention of visits to Fremont Island ) ' i the Miller brothers from Farmington decided Others had no doubt visitto stock the island with sheep ed the island but it had not been put to any practical use Henry 17 Miller’s journal records the beginning of this enterprise in the following way: ' Island known as In the Spring of 1859 I went to the and explored it Fremont Island in the Great Salt Lake until 1859 when 3 Supra 4 Henry p 17 135 Miller "Journal of Henry 17 Miller” np |