Show 210 the island from shore to shore near the south end This was large sage bushes and arranging them in the foim of a fence five or six feet high Remnants of the old fence may still be seen in the gravel on the west shore where it has escaped several fires that have burned over that part of the island since it was built A gate was built in the middle of the fence with drift fences leading out in both directions to direct the sheep into the corral on the other side Even with all this help sheep were often difficult to corral "We once made several sweeps around the is- made by pulling up land without getting a single sheep through the gate" n the Miller brothers finally removed their herds from the island the sheep were so wild that when placed under the charge of ordinary sheep herders accustomed to "tame" sheep they scattered in all directions and many were soon lost The Millers built a cabin near the east shore at the Shearing platfend of the sagebrush fence near the corrals orms large enough to accomodate about a dozen shearers were also constructed Some of the lumber for these structures When especially for the platforms and the cabin was obtained from the wreckage of a boat found on the island shore The rest The cabin was ideally was brought over from the mainland located on a flat plain not far from the east shore near 7 Miller "Experiences on the Great Salt Lake and Its Islands" 4 |