Show 212 Communications between the mainland and the island were conducted by means of signal fires The eastern slopes of the island were clearly visible from Farmington and the foothills above Farmington could easily be seen from the is- distress signal was three fires Says Miller: "Mother used that signal to summon father land The Seymour L from the the island when my baby brother Arnold was very sick and not expected to live Mrs Wenner used the same signal to summon her boatman when Judge Wenner died on the island g several years later" One of the most interesting stories connected with the history of the Great Salt Lake occured during the early 1860’s when John Baptiste grave digger at the Salt Lake City This cemetery was banished to Fremont for robbing graves occurred during the time that the Millers were using the island as a sheep range Eaptiste a native of Venice had come to Salt Lake City and obtained the position of grave digger in the local Within a short time he assumed the characteristics cemetery of extreme religious fervor which was not surprising But which was surprising Soon people began to notice familiar articles offered for sale in the However even such familiar articles pawn shops of the city he also became prosperous 9 Islands" Miller "Experiences on the Great Salt 6 Lake and Its |