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Show SALT LAKE CITY. Sights and Scenes in and Around the Intexmountain Metropolis. PLACES OF INTEREST TO VISITORS. A GUIDE TO THE TOURIST. Useftil Information for the InTestor, tho Homo-Seeker and the Visitor. Salt Lake'a Location, Attractions and Climate. Garfield Beach and Other Summer Retort The city of Salt Lake his a fame whtc, reaches around the world. The population la about 66,000, and is tncre aslng at a rapid rate. It ts situated at the h;iac ot the Wasatch mountains In a lovely valley, rich In agricultural agricul-tural resources and ts eighteen mllee distant frara Great Salt Lake. Its elevation above aea level Is 4,350 feet There are many points of Interest to visitor i.1 the city and near It. Here are some ot them : The Temple. This magnificent cream-white (tratlwt-e structure struc-ture was befriin April a. iXA It Is UTOxdOO '. the walls are W0 feet high, an4 the towers, whe completed, will be SCO feet in height. Over Sl.WO.dOO have been expended on the Temple, and It Is now ncarlux completion. In the same square with the temple la the spacious spa-cious building called The Tabernacle. Here are held the services of the Mormon church, and these are attended every 8umlav by Immense comcregiitlons of people, tKith Mormon and Qt-nllle. The structure Is oval In shape, seventy-live IcethlKh and afOuKU feet In length and' breadth. It has a seating caps-city caps-city of IJ.U10 people, and here may be heard what Is claimed to be the fluent orRan In tho world. I'uitl once sang In the tabernacle, ami demonstrated that Its acoustic powers are very Hue. The Gardo Home, or Amelia Palace, wns built by Brlffham YomiK who willed that It should u tne resilience of his favorite wife, Amelia Kolxora Younit. but slme his death It has been used as the otleial residence of dignitaries of the church. ISrlghara Touiir's Residences, known as the Itee Hlve and the Lion House areolil-faahl ined structures, curious from a. Delations. These are situated In what was once Hiitfhaiu Young's domain, all of which has passed Into olher hands, save the large lot In which la Brlgham Young's (irare. This can be reached bypassing through the Eaitle Date, an archway In the old mud wall which at onetlmeencompaHsed Hrigham s private pri-vate property. One or two of the prophet s wives reiHiee beside his last resting place. A slab of granite covers t he grave and I here Is space left near by for the graves of hit other wlvta. - Keaeret Museum. This Institution Is situated on South Temple street, ilireitlv opposite Temple square, it contains a large number of Interesting curiosities, curios-ities, chiefly pertaining to tho early history of Utah. It is well worth a visit. Prospect Hill jwlth its lookout tower commands a splendid view of the city and It surnmudluga. The Tithing Building possesses Interest as belmr the general depot for taxes collected by the Mormon church from Its dlsciplet. Liberty Park, In the southeastern portion of the city Is a beautiful retort and can be reached by rapid transit trains. The Chamber of Commeroe, on Second South street, Is visited by those who take an Interest In the commercial standing of the city. There are several largo cases containing con-taining specimens of Utah's mineralogy which attract mnch attention. The Oraoil Opera Hons, on Second South street, is uuder able management manage-ment and It handsomely and comfortably fitted up. Some of the best talent In the country coun-try Is constantly passing between the Atlantic arid the Pacific, and Salt Lake City is always made a stopping place forperformancej, either the opera house or the Salt Lake Theater being selected. This latter place ef amusement amuse-ment was built by Hrtgham Young over thirty years ago. It Is a large aud beau U fill temple and is comfortably arranged. Assembly Hall, near the temple, Is used In winter far worship by the Mormons, the tabernacle being too large to admit of proper heating. Assembly ball Is I JOxilS feet, and cost WiiMlllO. The celling Is deo-oraled deo-oraled with church pictures, among them the Angel Moroni disclosing the hiding place ot the golden plates to Joseph Smith. The Natatorlum Is a large circular bathing house, the renter of which, under a glass roof, Is a swimming pool. The water Is brought In pipes from Beok's Hot Springs. There are also a large number of bath rooms. Electric Street Care connect with every point of Interest In the city. The system Is new and the appointment! good. Kapid transit Is assured. Camp Douglas, three miles east of the city and over 40(1 feet above It, Is beautifully laid out In the midst of lawns and orchard, and th barracks and houses of th ofllceis are built of stone. Tht nost commands a wide view of the city aud beyond where Oreat Salt Lake lie like molten silver at the foot of the western mountain. Beck's Hot Springs are In the northern part of the city about three miles from the business center. They issue from the base of the mountain, and are regarded as a very valuable aid In cases of rheumatism. dyepsU and scrofula. The waters are used botn Internally In-ternally and externally, and there la an excellent bath house and necessary appointments for the comfort of patient. The Warm Sulphur Springs are betweenith Hot Springs and the city, about one mile from the pontomc. There Is a good hotel and comfortable hath house In connection connec-tion with the springs, and they can be reached by street railway. The Mountains are unsnrpaated In magnificent canyons, and at least a doaen of tho grandest are within reach of the city. These invite the tourist to soend days, weeks or month among their wild recesses to llsh, to hunt, to scale the peaks and ridges, and to gather wild flower by the sides of mossy springs, beueath th siinde of umbrageous pine. Dig Cottonwood canyon should be seen by every i.-?.'rist. Here are lake Mary and Martha from which flows the turbulent Cotton wood river; and at the bate of the mountains are lakes Hlanche, Florence and Lillian, llesldes these are Mills creek, Parley . Emigration, and City Creek canyou, all extremely picturesque and delightfully romantic. Pleasant Drive abound in scores around the outskirts of th city along the quiet, country roads, and through the lane dividing meadows of rich s-reen alfalfa and fields of grain: while th Sialcstlc mountains are never entirely lost tlKbtof Krom under the branehc of tree and above hedges of the wild dog-rose Bllmpxes are caught of snow.coyered peaks. A drive to i'ort Dougla. and then a mile further on to the month of K.rolifratlon canyon Is most delightful. H was here that the sight of the Mormon pioneers wis first made glad bv the vast expanse of Salt Lake valley suddenly sud-denly bursting upon them, on th mm of July, The Oreat Salt Lake. "I think." say Krnest Ingersoll, "few person per-son realize how wonderfully, strangely beautiful this Inland sea Is." and speaking of Its sunsets Phil Robinson has said: ' Where have 1 not seen sunsets, by land and sea. In Asia. Africa, Kurope and America, and where can I say I have ever seen more wonderon coloring." more eievtr'fylng effects than lu tie unset on the Grea' Salt Lake ot t'tah" Salt Lake 1 as lieautifcl a heet of water ai ran be found anywhere. Th waves are a bright blue or green, and as they dance on Its turiw.a It would be hard lo tell wui. h color prevahs. It 1 dotted wli?l b:autlfil islands, and It a fiord the Artcst tail water bathing in the world. (.arflrld Beach Is within ear distance of the rlty. being bnt eighteen m;le.t or a ride by train. H.fre 1 found every luxury and comfort for a d;p ia the mysf rioii sea. and also all the MiI'ikf. necessary nec-essary for th comfort of the Inner man. The cafe affords en)ovme m ai at reaaonaol prices, and row bo.tts are to be had for a eulet pull" on the wau-rs whiclirsiesees a romantic Interest for even- vls.ior. The ir.anr:nei,t of the awnmmodatlon at Oartleld IV:acS 1 under the direction of the Union Paduc Kali-way Kali-way company. u that at Lake P rk nnder the supervision o' the Rio finr.it West, ern. This re"rt Is north of the c!y. anout half way between Salt Lake arM! ( V'en inl I much frequented by yi!t.jr. It t siui:,ar la attractlrnni to Garfield, and U neil won a T.sii. |