Show 240 Pish Commissioner Eugene G Blackford received an order from Henry House at Corinne Utah for two barrels of seedling oysters which he intends to plant and cultivate in Great Salt Lake when a suitable place can be found 27 held for the success of the experiment Two days later the Deseret News carried a second article28 An effort is to be made once more to raise in oysters A thorough trial was made the Groat Salt Lake several years ago at the mouth of the Yeber river The seedling oysters arrived in good condition and were planted and tended carefully But the conditions were found to be unfavorable Too much salt impregnated the water at a distance from the river the mud that washed into the lake from the river’s mouth was unsuitable to bivalve and the oysters soon ’’petered" out leaving not a sign of their existence Much hope was is possible that Mr House It the mouth of the Bear River may be more successful at than the promoters of the scheme were at the influx of the Weber but his attempt is not the first of the kind Ve should be very much pleased to be able to chronicle the successful cultivation of the oysters in the great saline lake of the North American Continent brief reference to these failures was made in 1891: "Efforts have been made to propogate fish oysters etc in Another the lake but without success They all die’’29 Since all efforts to successfully cultivate oysters and other sea life in the lake met with complete failure very little publicity was given the attempts 27 Deseret News 28 Ibid 29 A B August 12 August 14 1882 1882 Carlton Wonderlands of the Wild West 31 |