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Show SALT LAKE CITY Sights and Scenes in - and Around the Inter-Mountain Metropolis. PLACES OF KTEREST TO VISITORS Useful Information for the Home-seeker, Home-seeker, the Investor and the Visitor. A GUIDE TO THE TOUBIST. Salt LakVs Location, Attractions Attrac-tions and Climate Garfield Beach and Other Resorts. Th city of Salt Lake has a tana wWc reaches around the world. Th population Is about 55,000, and Is increasing at a rapid rate. It is situated at the base of the Wasatoh mountains In a lovely raUey, rlok la agricultural agricul-tural resources and is eighteen mil distant tram Great Bait Lake. Its sleratlon above sea level Is 4,350 feet. There are asaay points of Interest to visitors lnth city tmk near it Here are soma of them: Th Tempi. This magnificent cream-whlt gra-lte structure struc-ture was begun April S, 1863. It la M0x0 feet, the walls are 100 feet high, and th is, when completed, will be 200 feet In Mcht Over (3,500,000 have been expended on the Tempi, and It is now neariug completion. In th same square with the tempi la th spacious spa-cious building called "i Th Tabernacle. Here ar held the services of the Mormon chnroh, and these ar attended every Sunday by immense congregations of people, both Mormon and Gentile, The structure Is oval Is shape, seventy-five feet high and 850x150 feet In length and breadth. It has a seating capacity capa-city of 18,000 people, and here may be heard what Is claimed to be the finest organ In the world. Pattl once sang In the tabernacle, and demonstrated that Its acoustlo powers ar very fine, Th Gardo Hous, or Amelia Palace, was built by Brlgham Yonng WD willed that It should be the reBideno ot his favorite wit. Amelia Folsom Young, but since his death it has been used as th official residence of dignitaries of the church. Brlgham Young's Reside-as, known as ths Bee-Hive and th 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 Into other hands, sav th large lot In which la Brlgham Young's Grv. This can be reached by passing through the Eagle Gate, an archway in the old mud wall which at one time encompassed Brtgham's pri -vate property. One or two of the prophet's wives repose beside his last resting place. A slab of granite covers the grave and there is space left near by for the graves of his other wives. - xjeseret Museum. This institution Is situated on South Tempit street, directly opposite Temple square. It oontalns a large number of interesting curiosities, curios-ities, chiefly pertaining to the early history of Utah. It la wall worth a visit. t Prospect BIU Ith it lookout tower commands a splendid lew of th tty and its surrounding. Th Tithing Building; possesses Interest as being th general depot for taxes collected by the Mormon church from its disciples. . Liberty Park, In the southeastern portion of th atty is a beautiful resort , and can be reached by rapid transit trains. The Chamber of Commero, on Second South street, is visited by those who take an interest in the commercial standing ot the city. There are several large cases containing con-taining specimens of Utah's mineralogy which t Hract much attention. Salt Lake Theater being selected. This latter place af amusement amuse-ment was built by Brlgham Young over thirty ' ears ago. It Is a large and beauofa! tempi itnd is comfortably arranged. Assembly HalL near the temple, Is used In winter (ar worship by the Mormons, the tabernaole being too large to admit of proper heating. Assembly hall Is 130x68 feet, and costel50.000. The oeillng is deo-oratod deo-oratod with church pictures, among them the Angel Moroni disclosing the hiding plao ml th golden plates to Joseph Smith, Th Natatorluaa is a large circular bathing hous. the center of w hich, under a glass roof, Is a swimming pool. The water is brought in pipes from Beck's Hot Springs. There are also a larg number of bath roqms. Electric street can connect with every point of Ixrtarest In the city. The system Is new and th appointments good. Rapid transit Is assured. Gamp Douglas, three mllea of th city en ore 400 feet above It, 1 beautifully laid out In th midst of lawns and orchards, and th barracks and house of th officers are built of stone. The nost commands a wide view of th city and beyond when Great Salt Lake 11 Ilk molten silver at th foot ot th western mountains. Beck's Hot Springs ar in the northern part of th dty about three miles from the business center. They Issue from the base ot the mountains, and are regarded a a very valuable aid in -cases ot rheumatism, dyspepsia and scrofula. Th waters are used bath Internally In-ternally and externally, and there la on excellent bath house and necessary appointments for th comfort of patlns. Th Warm Sulphur Springs are betwnv Hot Springs and th eft-, about one mil timm the postofflce. There Is a good hotel and af ortabl bath hous 1b oonneo-tlon oonneo-tlon with th springs, and they oan t reached hy stret railway. Th Mountains areunsurpaasdln magnificent canyons, an at least t soun of the grandest are within reach of the dtj. These invite th tourist to spend days, weeks or months among their wild reeeuees to fish, to hunt, to .seal the peaks and ridge, and to gather wild flowjrs by th aides of mossy springs, beneath th shade of umbrageous pines. Big Cottonwood canyon should be seen by every tourist. Here ar lak Mary and Martha from which flows the turtoleut Cottonwood river; and at the baa tbe mountain ar lakes Blanche FlossaK and Lillian. Besides these are Mills ore, Parley's, Emigration, and City Creek canyons, all extremely picturesque and delightfully romantic Pleasant Drives abound In score around the outskirts of the cttv: along th quiet country roads, and through the lanes dividing meadows of rich ireen alfalfa and fields of grain; while th majestic mountains are never entirely lost siehtof Prom under th branches of tree and abov hedges of th. wild dog-rose Rllmpsea ar caught of snow.oovered Peaks. A drive to Port Douglas, and then a mile further on to the mouth of Emigration canyon is most delightful. It was here that the sight of the Mormon pioneers was first made glad Dv the vast expanse of Salt Lake valley suddenly sud-denly bursting upon them, on th 84th of July, ,S7' Th Great. Salt Lk. "I thtak," says Ernest Ingersoll, "few persons per-sons real la how wonderfully, strangely beautiful this inland sea Is." and speaking of Its sunsets Phil Robinson has said: 'Wnere have I not seen sunsets, by land and sea, In Asia, Africa. Europe and America, and where can I say Iaav ever seen more wonderous coloring, more electrifying effect than la th sumwt on th Great SaltCake of Utah." Bait Lake Is as beautiful a sheet of water as can b found anywhere. The waves area bright bine or green, and as they danc on It surface It would be hard to tell which color prsvsl.s. It Is dotted with beautiful islands, and it affords the Anest salt water bathing in the world. Garfield Bcaafc Is within easy distance of th city, being but eighteen mile of a ride by train. Hers la four every luxurr and comfort for a dip la the mysterious sea. and also all the things necessary nec-essary for the comfort of the las" man. The eaf afford enjoyable meals at ronble price, and row boat sr to b had fa a quiet Sull" on th water which pos a romaatM rnteien for every vi tor -Am "J tne accommodations at Oarneld Beach U uerthVdlrectSon of the Union Pactao Railway Rail-way oompany, aa Is that at Lake Park under th scpsrvllon of the Rto Grand Wast-orn. Wast-orn. Thla resort la north of th city. ooat half way bstsi Salt Lak and Ogden. and la much fiin-sa-Isd by visitors, it is suaiur aa yrvaaJila.alwaUw |