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Show r OYSTERS CI BE GRQWK 1 LIE SALT LAKE, Dec. 4. It was discovered dis-covered yesterday, when the first analysis of water taken from the Great Salt Lake was received by IL H. Sia-doway, Sia-doway, state fish and game commissioner, commis-sioner, from State Chemist Herman Harms, that so far as salt content is concerned an area investigated recently recent-ly in Bear River bay is suitable to the propagation of oysters. The result of this first analysis was immediately forwarded by Commissioner Siddoway to E. W. Nelson, chief of the biological survey at Washington, D. C. For three days last week Commissioner Commis-sioner Siddoway and his chiei deputy. A. L. Heason, and J. C. Smith, chief warden, made an exploration cruise in Bear Itiver bay, taking samples of the water and sediment from, different points in the inlet. T'he area now declared de-clared suitable after analysis as to the salt content of the water is about ,in the centor of the bay, and distant east from Promontory point approximately approxi-mately five miles. Accompanying the analysis figures submitted by State Chemist Harms is a request from Mr. Siddoway to Chief Nelson of the biological survey for suggestions as to the best preliminary methods to pursue subsequent to this first discovery. Commissioner Siddoway Sid-doway will govern himself largely by these suggestions in proceeding to prepare for, installation of the oyster bed, which will be done as soon as practicable after receipt of Mr. Nelson's Nel-son's reply. There is little doubt now in Mr. Siddoway's mind that Utnh will soon have fresh oysters propagated in its own beds in the Great Salt Lake In their exploration trip the Investigators Inves-tigators used the famous mud boat, the Great Salt Lake, owned by Harry L. Finch, president of tho TJuckville Gun club. The members of that organization or-ganization rendered every other assistance as-sistance possible to the party. Tho start was made from a point on the Lucin cut-off of the Southern Pacific railway about midway across the southern mouth of tho Bear River bay. The mud boat is amphibious, being able to travel on land and water, having hav-ing a powerful gasolino motor to propel it. Tho analysis showed the existence of less than 2 per cent salt content, which is slightly increased wnen a stiff south wind sets into the bay. To be exact the figures given by State Chemist Harms shows .1GS3 salt percentage. per-centage. Another sample will be obtained ob-tained by Mr. Siddoway while the south wind is blowing into the bay. and it Is thought that the variation In the Ssalt content will bring it to an average of 3 per cent, which constitutes con-stitutes the oyster's water paradise, all other things being equal. |