Show 222 of Ogden City accompanied by their pets a pelican and a box of homed toads After three months they returned again three children now instead of two Five years of island life passed and since Mr Wenner seemed to have regained much strength they decided to spend a winter in California One reason for the proposed California trip was to give the ohildren another taste of civilization The island would take care of itself and the sheep could be tended by the hired man under way Mr Wenner died Just as plains were well rather suddenly Mrs Wanner and the children vere the only ones on the island with Mm at the time the hired man having gone to the mainland for supplies As fate would have it a hard wind came up Just at this time the boat was delayed three days on its return voyage Those were three tragic terrifying days Mrs Wenner was practically helpless the oldest child being only eight Frantically she uprooted sage and greasewood to build the three signal fires of distress on the ridge behind the house At dusk the fires were lighted and the night spent replenishing the supply of fuel Three nights this was to continue while the boatman and other people on the mainland could plainly see the signals but vere unable to send aid because of the storm "We saw her fires burning three nights in a row" says Seymour L Miller in his account" Finally the and Miller "Experiences on the Great Salt Islands" 6 7 Lake and Its |