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Show SALT LAKE CITY, Sights and Scenes in and Around the Intermountain Metropolis. - PLACES OF INTEREST TO VISIT02S. A GUIDE TO THE TOURIST. Useful Information for the Investor, the Honie-Secker and the Visitor. Slt Lake's Location, Attraetiona aud (liuiate. Uarflclil Ueach anil Other Summer Keitorta, The city of Salt La!;o has a fame whleh reai'Ues around th world. Tim rpuUtton i ahoul 6;..rX0, aud is Ini n-aslng at a rapid ratt. It is situated at the husu of tho Waeateh tnountainslnalovel) valley, rlih lu aiirleul-tnral aiirleul-tnral resources and U eiuhtoeu miles illst;uit fram Great 8ull Lal:e. Its olevatir.a ahove aea level in 4,,'ttu feet. There are many jiolnls of Interest to visitors lu the city aud near it. Here are some of t hem : The Temple. This uuiKiiltleent rrcatu- hlto irranlte strne-Hire strne-Hire was hegun Aprils, lS'vl. It Is limx'JiXI feet, tho walls are KW feet hltfli, ami the towers.w heu completed, will ho aw foot In height. Over M.Sou.1100 hare been expended ou the Temple, and it Is uow nearlut; completion. In the same aquare, with the temple Is the spa-clous spa-clous building called The Taltermit'le, Here are held the services of tlio Mormon church, and these are attended every Sunday by immense ronirrrgutlona of people, both Mormon, and Gentile,, The structure Is oval lu shape, seventy-five feet hlch and 'iVixlM feet in length and' blvadth. It has a Heating capacity capa-city of is.ub people, and here may lie heard what is claimed to be the llnest organ In the wMld. Pattl once sang tirthctalioriiaiie, and demoni-trated that Us ai oustlc powers are, very tine. The (inrtlo House, or AnmUa Palace, -was built by Briguain Y'ouug who willed that it shottli.t lw tho ri'sldeuco of ' his favorite wife, Amelia Folsom Young, but rliun his death It has Is-eti used us tho official residence of dlaititarlcs of the church. llrlgliaiu Youur's Kesldences, kuowu as the Bco-lllvo and the Llou House are old-fashioned structures, curious from associations. as-sociations. These are situated in what was ouce Brlgham Y'ouuk's domain, ull of w hich has passed into Other hands, save tho larc lot in which Is llrlghaiu Young's firave. This cau ho reached bypassing through tho Eagle Gate, un archway In the old mud wall which at one time encompassed Bi lgliam's private pri-vate property. One or two ot the prophet's wives rt'iKiae beside his last rcstlag place. A slab of granite covers the grave and there Is spacu left nearby for tho graves of his other wives. ' : The Endowment House, near tho tabernacle, is where marriage, baptismal bap-tismal and eudoameul, ceremonies were performed per-formed previous to t he complet ion ui t he Logan aud Manll temples. .. 1'rospoct lllll with its lookout tower coninmuds a splendid view of the city and Its surroundings. The Tithing Building possesses interest as being the general depot for times collected by the Mormon church H orn Its disciples. ( Ltlierty Purk, In the southeastern portion of (ho clly is a beautiful resort , aud cau ho reached by iapld transit trains. . - . , The Chamber of Commerce, ou Second South street, Is vhdted by those who take au interest In tho commercial standing of the citv. Thoro are several largo cases containing con-taining specimens of Utah's mineralogy w hich attract much atteutlou. The Grand Opera House, , on Second South slreet. Is under able management manage-ment and ts handsomely and comfortaMy fitted up. Some of the lieat talent lu the country coun-try is constantly passing between the Atlantic and the raciflc. and Salt Lake City l always made a stopping place foi performances, either the opera house or the Salt Lake Theater being selected. This latter pla-eof arouse-meiit arouse-meiit was built by BrlEham Young over thirty years ago. It Is a large and beautllul temple and is comfortably ariauged, ' Assembly Hall, near the temple, Is used In winter for worship by the Mormons, tho tabernacle being too large to admit of proper hatlu. Assembly hall Is lliOxliS feet, and cost (Ido.OUU. The celling Is tux-orated tux-orated with church pictures, among them tho Angel Moroni disclosing tiie hiding place ot tho golden plates to Joseph Smith. The Natatorliim is a large circular buttling house, the center of which, under ft glass roof, Is a swimming pool. The water Is brought In pipes from Beck s Hot Springs. There ara also a large number of bathrooms. Camp Douglas, three miles east of the city and over 400 feet above It, Is beautifully lild out In tho midsi of lawns and orchards, aud the barracks and houses of the officers are built of stone. The post commands a wide view of the city and bevoud where Great Salt Lake lies liks molten silver at the foot of the western mountains. Heck's Hot Springs are tn the northern part of the city about three miles from the business centr. Tbey issue from the base of the mountains, and are regarded as a very valuable aid In cases of rheumatism, dyspepsia and scrofula. The waters are used both Internally In-ternally and externally, and there Is an excellent bath house and necessary appointments for tho comfort of patient. The Warm Sulphur Springs are bHween the Hot Springs ami the city, about one mile from the pou.omce. There is a good hotel and comfortable hith house In conueo-t.on conueo-t.on with fie springs, and they can be reached by street railway. The Mountain are unurp!iel In magnificent canyons, and at least a doen of the grandest are w ti.jn reach of the citv. These Invite the tourist to sn?nd days, weeks or months among their wild reces-es to flh, to hunt, to scale the peaks and ridges, aud to g ither wild flowers by the side of mossy prlna. beneith tiie shade of uinb-agemis p'ne Big Cottonwool ciuvon should be seen ""y tourist. Hero are lake Mai? and M:u-tlia from wol- h flows the turbulent Cottonwood river; and at the base ot the mountain are lakes Blanche Florence and Lillian. Besides these are Mills creek. Farley's. Emigration, ana Citv Creek canyons, all extremely plcWirewjuo uud delightfully romantic. I'leataot Krivea abound In scares around the outskirts of the citv: along the quiet country roads, and through the lanes dividing meadow of rich gllfalfa and Helds of grain: while the majesties mountains are ne ver entirely Lett si"htof From under the branches f trees imi above hedges of the wild dog-ro.- ailmlises are caught of s.iow.covered peaks. A Srlve to Fort Douglas, and then a mile further on to the mouth of Emigration canyon Ismoet delightful. It- l" l!tnt tm' 'M "! the Monnon pioneers was first made glad by the vast expanse of Salt Lake vailey suddenly sud-denly bursting uisiu them, c-n the aith of July, l"Al' The Great Salt Lake. "1 think." says Ernest Ingersoii, ' few persons per-sons realize bow wonderfully, stranzeiy beautiiiil this inland sea Is.'' aud sneaking of ltsmets Pldl KobiPton has said: M here have 1 not seen sunsets, by land and wa. lo Asia Africa. Europe and America and where cau 1 say 1 have ever seen more wonderoua coloring, more electrlfjlng - than lu the sunset on the Grea; Salt Lake cf t tah. ealt I ake Is as beautiful sheet of water as can be found anywhere. The waves are a brijrnt blue orgre. u.andMthevdaiv e ou it sui-face it would be hard to tell w ni'-h cor prevail. It Is dotted with te-anttfnl islands, and It ifford the finest sail water bathing lu the wond. Garfield Beach is within aTd,s'ncof the rtty. being but eighteen miles of a rid" Icy train. Here . foul"1 every luxurv and comfort tor a d,, In tne mystenous sea and alsoa'l the thiugs lie---e"arv for the o.n,(..it of the im.-r v.y.n. The cafe affords enjoyable meals at reasonable m-lce and row teats are to Is- had for a .i..el , 'mill'' on the wat'-is whlihpae romantic interest few every visitor. The manag.wnt of le acr.mim.slHti.ms at '-l under the direction f the Union Vwjfi Rall-w Rall-w ay coaicauy, aa is 'hat at j Lake Park und-r the siprri!on of the Klo Grand W"et-ern W"et-ern Th"rer.rt Is north of the .itr. iml half wav n-ween Salt Lake and Ogdea. and is much frequented by rlsitora. it is Imli; attract! venesa toGara-lt!, aod U well worthy a rimU |