Round-Up | 1897-08-20 | Page 3 | Salt-Incrusted Lake

salt incrusted lako lake one of 0 the great curses ol of the gold bearing districts of 0 western australia Is lac lack of water the government con rain water soaks or reservoirs and the owners of sheep shee pruna runs sink spouting artesian bores and yet in some parts decent water fetches 75 76 cents a gallon and upwards black blach flag lake shown in accompanying picture serves to indicate the dreary desolateness of 0 the region the lake la Is in crusted with salt much as a lake laka in more favored climes might be cojei covered ea with ice the tracks of a regular highway jj aas if 2 are seen across the solid salt surfaces and a horse and vehicle are seen near the rocks that rise in the middle