| There are several versions of the story of the origin of the name "Bull Lake," perhaps the most common being that the Indians once chased a white (albino) buffalo bull in the vicinity of the lake. The bull being unable to escape his pursuers, jumped into the lake. It is said that he occasionally comes to the lake surface and bellows. The bellowing has some basis in fact. When the lake is frozen over in winter, wind sometimes sweeps down the canyon above the lake, probably raising the ice slightly. When the ice drops back a sound ensues which may resemble somewhat the bellowing of a buffalo. (The Reclamation Era 30:298) |
