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Show SALT LAKE CITY. Sh0t8Tand Scenes in and Around .the Intermountain Metropolis. PLACES OF INTEEEST TO VISITORS. A GUIDE TO THE TOURIST. Useful Information for the Investor, tha Home-Seeker and the Visitor. Salt Lake-. Location. Attraction. ,nd Climate. Garfield Beach and Other Summer Resorts. reIhh..C"y f Salt Lake ha -" "Wen about riaai?eWOTld- Tt,e i ?t 1? 1 18 lncrea8"'8 t a rapid rate, tno iit " tte base ot l Wasatch wountam, in a lovely valley, rich in agrtcul-turai agrtcul-turai resources and i9 eignte(!n mUeg dlstant tnm Great Salt Lake, it, elevation aboye waleveli, 4.350 feet. There are many points of interest to vlsitorsin the city and near it. Mere are some of them : The Temple. This magnificent cream-white granite structure struc-ture was begun April, 1863. It Is lOOxttO feet, the walls are 100 feet high, and the towers.whe n a?Sfa' W1U be m feet 10 uelBnt- Over and 'Vjave been expended on the Temple, thaaamei now ,nertng completion. lu The Tabernacle. chureh Jix!tAeld tne MrvlcesoftheMornton bv mdtheBeare 8,t'iled eveiy Sundav So,m cn,,e "?regatlons of people, both ahanm nrt "". The structure is oval in r?tl oFSfaJ?(1 breadth. It has a seating capa-wlat capa-wlat i.'ci000 "Sople- anhei-e may be hear,' S?iV sauidtobethe flueat organ in tho V?.t- tt. 11 HHn ln the taliemaole. and fin that its acoustic powers are very , The Gardo House, ?-LAmella. Pa'ae. was built by Brigham oiing wh0 wllled tnat ,t ghoula b U)e residence of his favorite wife, Amelia olsom Young, but since his death it has been thechureh8 resldence ot dignitaries ot - Iirlgham Young's Residences, ltnow-n as the Bee-Hive and the Lion House are old-fashioned structures, curious from associations. as-sociations. These are situated in what was once Brigham Young's domain, all of which has passed iuto other hands, save the larce lot in which is Brigham Young's Grave. This can be reached by passing through the Eagle Gate, an archway in the old mud wall which at one time encomiiansed Brlgham's pri -vate property. One or two ot the prophat's wives repose beside his last resting place. A slab of granite covers the grave and there is space left near by tor the graves of his other wives. Peseret Museum. This institution is situated on South Temple street, directly opposite Temple square. It contains a large number of interesting curiosities, curios-ities, chiefly pertaining to the early history of Utah. It is well worth a visit. Prospect Bill jwfth it lookout tower commands a splendid view ot the city and its surroundings. The Tithing Building possesses interest as being the general depot for taxes collected by the Mormon church from its disciples. Liberty Park, in the southeastern portion ot the city is a beautiful resort and can be reached by rapid transit trains. t The Chamber of Commerce, on Second South street, is visited by those who take an interest ln the commercial standing of the cfty. There are several large canes containing con-taining specimens of Utah's mineralogy which attract much attention. The Grand Opera House, on Second South street, is under able management manage-ment and is handsomely and comfortably fitted up. Some of the best talent in the country coun-try is constantly passing between the Atlantic and the Pacific, and Salt Lake City is always made a stopping place for performances, either the opera house or the ; j Salt Lake Theater being selected. This latter place of amusement amuse-ment was built by Brigham Young over thirty years ago. It Is a large and beautiful temple and is comfortably arranged. , , Assembly Hall, near the temple, is used In winter for worship by the Mormons, the tabernacle being too large to admit of proper heating. Assembly hall is 120x68 feet, and cost 8150.0U). The ceiling is decorated dec-orated with church pictures, among them the Angel Moroni disclosing the hiding place of tho golden plates to Joseph Smith. The Jxatatorliim is a large circular bathing house, the center of which, under a glass roof, Is a swimming pool. The water is brought ill pipes from Beck's Hot Springs. There are also a large number of bath rooms. Electric Street Cars connect with every point of interest In the citv. The svstem Is new and the appointments good. Rapid transit is assured. Camp Douglas, three miles east of the city and over 400 feet ' above it, is beautifully laid out in the midst of lawns and orchards, and the barracks and houses of tha officers are built of stone. The nost commauds a wide view of the city and beyond where Great Salt, Lake lies like molten silver at the foot of the western mountalng. 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 mountains, and are regarded as a very valuable aid irj 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 the comfort of patients. The Warm Sulphur Springs are between the Hot Springs and the city, abeut one mile from the postottlce. There is a good hotel and comfortable bith house in connection connec-tion with the springs, and they can be reached by street railway. ' ' The Mountains are unsurpassed in magnificent canyons, and it least a doren of the grandest are within rVach oftheolty. These invite the tourist to snend days, weeks or months among their Slid recesses to fish, to hunt, to scale the Seaks and ridges, and to gather wild flowera gv th Tildes of mossy springs, beneath the shade of umbrageous pines. Big Cottonwood Jonvnti should be seen by every tottnst HTaVe lake Ma" and Martha from which flows the turbulent Cottonwood river; and at the base of the mountains are lakes Riaiiche Florence and Lillian. Besides these B Mills creek Parley's, Emigration, and City CeTcany all exlrekely picturesque and delightfully Kmantic. Pleasant Drives .mound in scores around the outskirts of the 1 5? along the quiet country roads, and city, 5 "xTf i-iVxea dividing meadows of rich tb22.Ua and fields of grain: while the gwn alfalfa and neia . entirely lost nrtc Syomunder the branches of trees arfd"aveTedges of the wild dog-rose ?eli?Mo'on pioneers vv first made glad si tne vaatexpknsV of Salt Lake valley suddenly sud-denly hTtfSttogPupon them, oa th, ath of July, 1847, The Great Salt Lake. its sunsets Phil B"0" y0iarand sea, In Aal! Africa Europe and America, and where Asia. Africa, uroi wonderous found ywere Th waves are " (t led fl"est'l? wtUr bathing in the world. Oarfeld Beach i5 vrithin.37aince of the beng but f18!?1 uxurV and comfort for a dip i interest for J IJ;, t Gartleld Baach 1 shf--PMiflc Kau- ay company, -- era. Thisresort talWeiL,MtS bl vtartirs. te similar ln SSffieS H Garneld, U weU worah, a llatt. |