...the Government : "September 6. Leaving the encampment early * * * we' reached the butte without any difficulty, and, ascending to the summit, immediately at our feet beheld the subject of our anxious search, the waters of the inland sea, stretching in still and solitary grandeur...

...obtained the first view of Ihe object of tbeir anxious search, the Greal Salt Lake: "The waters of Ihe Inland Sea, stretching in still and solitary grandeur far beyond the limit af our vidred feet above the lake. Standing on the summit, we enjoyed an extended view of the lake,...

...September 6 Ihe party oBlained Ihe firsl view of the objecl of their ar.xious search, the Greal Sail Lake: "The waters of the Inland Sea, stretching in still and solitary grandeur fur beyond the limit af our vision. Il was one of the great points of the exploration; and, as we looked...