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Show Gto. M.Soom 3iK Qir.wr.rcsvi( IT. 8. RrwrnsLa, rreaiUfut. Vice-I'nsileut. Serjretiiry. GEO. M. SCOTT & CO., (IXCOItrORA TED.) dsia t jErR.fi rrr- Hardware and Metal, Stoves, Tinware, Mill Findings, AGENTS FOR tho Dodgo Wood Pulley, .b!ini SteeI Wire Rp, Vcuum Cylinder and Entrine OIU, Herculo rowdr, AttM Engines an! lloll rrt, Alack Injectors, UuffAlo Scales, Jefferioa Uora Wliitn, Bill Pump Miner' aud BlackimlUu Tool, Kto. 168 MAIN STREET, Salt Italia City, - - Utah 0. VAN 6USKIR.C OFFICE or T, C, ST E33i 4 Tlicl'aiilliislirliliimfnifJitOii. GENERAL REAL ESTllB BUSINESS TSAS5ACTEDL STECIAL ITTE1T1QS TJ 111 F0BIIN6 OF SINC1C1TES, iGESTS FOS E1STEBS tmUl We do not handle SNAPS, htt GOOD JJAKGAIXSF KXlJitlIKNCKU OI'KKATOK! ud Mmilxn of Us llut Ksrara tUcAX4 179 MAIN STREET, corner Second South. SALT LAKE CITY Sights and Scenes in and Around the Inter-Mountain Metropolis. PLACES OF INTEREST TO MSITORS Useful Information for the Home-seeker, Home-seeker, the Investor and ' the Visitor. '' ' s A GUIDE TO THE TOUSIST. Salt Lak3's Location, Attractions Attrac-tions ana Clintate-Garfield . Beach and Other Resorts. The city of Salt Lake has a fame whlc) reaches around the world. The population is about M,000, and is increasing at a rapid rate, j It is situated at the base of tha Wasatch mountains In a loyely valley, rich In agrtcul-tural agrtcul-tural resources and is eighteen miles distant tram Groat Salt Lake. Its elevation above oa level is 4,350 feet There are many points of interest to visitors in the city M near Ik Here are some of them: SALT LAKE MEAT CO. Wholesale Dealers in Dressed Beef Pork, Mutton, Teal, Smoked Scats and Swift's Hams, Bacon & Lard 1 R0LAD & SAMPSON. CornnrdSoufa andfit TTif Street t. Skookam Root HaiP Gpouiet. Jffb Grows Hair Rapidly, ftjjpijl Eradicates DandrufE Stops Falling Hair. fefxfl'fSA s Preventive mm ' ofBaldness- r MiJPirC I Grows Hair on ifffi'Mif Bald Heads. 1 Toilet Article, I VllM f l coloring matter. (7Vorf mark registered.) Contains no Mineral or Vegetable Poisons It is an honest and meritorious preparation. Nature's Own Remedy. Skockum Root Eair Grower Go. NEW YORK. Pott Sola by alt Dxuggtsts. .j Q Office, 219 S. Main Stmt NffY STAM CAEPET CLEOHTO y3f$JI Carict Made ana Ild. Ra-UfrtioWttwiif. Furoltnn Ho- f&'fZs pairing aivd UMninf . fitf rAhrCiTh Street L. S. WIIITEIIEAD -::-W. J. KING-::- Dealer In HARDWARE, STOVES . 'ttiatsi as( . TINWARE & HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. 279 Sootli Halo Street, lilt lib Cltj, M The Temple. This magnificent cream-white granite struo-! turewas begun April 9, 1883. It Is 100x200 feet, the walls are 100 feet high, and the towers, when completed, will be 200 feet In height Over 3,(100,000 have been expended on the Temple, and it is now noaring completion. In the same square with the tempi is the spa- olous building called The Tabernacle. Here are held the services of the Mormon ohnrch, and these are attended every Sunday by immense congregations of people, both Mormon and Gentile, The structure is oval iu shape, seventy-five feet high and 850x160 feet In length and breadth. It has a seating capacity capa-city of 12.000 people, and here may be heard what 1b claimed to be the Unest organ in the world. Patti once sang in the tabernacle, and demonstrated that its acoustic powers are very fine. The Gardo Iloase, or Amelia Palace, was built by Brlgham Young whe willed that it should be the residence of his favorite wife, Amelia Folsom Young, but since his death It has been used as the official residence of dignitaries ot the church. Itrlgbam Young's Realdeaoe known as the Bee-Hive and the Lion House are old-fashioned structures, curious from associations. as-sociations. These are situated in what was once Brlgham Young's domain, all of which has passed into other hands, save the large lot in which is Brlgham Young's Grave. This can be reached by passing through the Eagle Gate, an archway in the old mud wall which at one time encompassed Brigham's private 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 nearby for the graves of his other wives. Ucsorel Museum. This institution is situated on South Tempi street, directly opposite Temple square. It contains a large number of interesting curiosities, curios-ities, chiefly pertaining to the early history of Utah. It la well worth a visit. " Prospect Hill kvlth its lookout tower commands a splendid 'view of the elty and its surroundings. The Tithing Building possesses interest as being the general depot for taxes collected by the Mormon ohurch from Its disciple. Liberty Park, In the southeastern portion of tk dty 1 a beautiful resort and can be reached by rapid transit trains. The Chamber of Commerce, on Second South street, is visited by those who take an Interest In the commercial standing of i the city. There are several large cases con-1 con-1 tainlng specimens of Utah's mineralogy which attract much attention. I ' Salt Lake Theater' . being selected. This latter place f amusement amuse-ment was built by Brlgham Young ever thirty years ago. It Is a large and beautuU 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 hall Is 1S0XB8 feet, and costfll&O.OuO. The celling Is deo-orated deo-orated with church pictures, among them the Angel Moroni disclosing the hiding place f the golden plates to Joseph Smith. The Katatoriua is a large circular bathing house. Ilk eenter of which, under a glass roof, is a swimming pool. The water is brought in pipes from Beck's Hot l Springs. There are also a large number of bathrooms. 1 Electric Street Car connect with every point of interest in the city The system is new and the appointments good. Rapid transit is assured. , Gamp Douglas, three mile eet of the city end over feet L tt in beautifully laid out In the midst of IncoporateJ, April fO.J890. Tctman House Building Coip;, J. T. Lynch, ' F. l Mookhsos. B. B- ! lienor ricsitluut. Treasurer. Uiiocral Manager. Salt Lnko, Utah. This company Is purely a hosin institution, organised t star, ami most respectfully re-spectfully luvllcs the attention of those desiring cottages, either Ur buttle or lor sale, to tli neat, testy an A attractive appearance presented by this class of cnl tff whm completed. We claim that they are stranger ami warmer than tn ordinary niello building, tha Mottoa ill Lei rig mad" aad put tuiroilur by machinery, ma-chinery, thereby msklajf. tha wark perfectly light. We are now prnparwd l fur uish estimates, take cunirsoj aad complete aalldinirs an short lime Tha bat-ronagn bat-ronagn of the public is most respectfully solicited. Oflloo and yard N't), ail) Vst North Temple street. Examine Our Ihm and Trices LMore Tun Ccill FIRE SSI KlEi Frankin Fire Insurance Co., Of Philadelphia. Organized 1820. Charter Perpetual Assets, - - $3,174,357.0-4 Insurance Reserve, i,7G504.7i lawn and orchard, and the barracks and houses of th officers are built of -tone. Th; cost commands a wide view of the city and bevond where Great Salt Lake lies like molten silver at the foot of the western mountains. Beck's Hot Spring are in the northern part of the city about three miles from the business center. They tiaue from the base of the mountain, and are regarded as a very valuable aid in cass of rheumatism, dyspepsia and scrofula. Th waters are used botn to-tSmkllv to-tSmkllv and externally, and there 1 ii excellent bath house and necessary appointments for the comfort of patients. , - Th Warm Sulphur Springs re 'oetweenlUut Hot Springs and the dty, about one mile ftwea the postomce. There is a good hotel and oosnfortable bxth hous in connection connec-tion with the springs, and they can be reached hy street railway. The Mountains are unsurpassed in magnificent canyon, ana it least a dozen of the grandest are within reacarftheotty. These fnvlte the tourist to soend days, weeks or months among their Stiri recesses to fish, to hunt, 'to scale the Mts and ridge,and to gnthor wild flower, Sv th .sides of mossy springs, beneath the shade of umbrageous pines. Big Cottonwood IwoS should be seen by every tourist. 5 are lake Mary and Martha from whloh flows the tSrtwleht Cottonwood river; and t the baa Tof the mountain are lake Woncne FloiwUe and Lillian. Besides these Senilis criekTParley', Emigration, and City Creek canyon: all extremely picturesnu and delightfully romantic. ; Pleasant Drive abound in score around the outskirts of th; ?vrv- along the quiet country roads and through the lanes dividing, meadows of rich VSSn alfalfa and fields of grain; while the rustle mountains are never entirely lost eitt of From under the branches of tree 2nd I av hedge of th wild dog-rose Snlnees ire caught of snow.covered peaks. A 5JS?to Douglas, and then a mfle further ?L? the mouth of Emigration canyon la most TheSormon pioneers was first made glad Sv the vast expanse of Salt Lake valley sud-aTuiy sud-aTuiy butmg upon them, on the 84th of July, ls47- The Great Salt Lake. T think." says Ernest Ingersoll, fewper- reaJlsT how wonderfully, strangely oetiful this Inland sea is," and speaking of rS . unset PhU Robinson ha said: "Wriere have I nt seen sunset, by land and sea, in AslI AfricaTEurope and America, and where tVlii ever seen more wonderou cortat mor. electrifying effect. i than In tje SSnMtontoGreatSaltXakeof Utah." bait S3Sl u beautuul a sheet of water as can be fonnd anywhere. The wave are a bright blue orwem and as they dance on It surface it wnSTbehard Jto tel which color prevails. It Js dotted with beautiful Islands, and it afford tdnostTall water bathing in the world. Garfield Beach is within eay distance of th. fj-? irhteen mile of a ride try train. Here is foledevery luxurv and comfort for a dip la IhemVEteriOTls sea. and also all the thing nee-e-SaSTto? th Teomfort ot the Inner man. - Th?Sfe Sord. enjoyable meal, at wonble Brice. and row beats ar to be had for a quiet nSr on thewater. whichpoasea a romanuo inPt!erU for every visitor Antot the accommodations at Garueld ffacn i lnwtoe direction of the Union Pacific Bali-way Bali-way company, a i that at LekaPark nndex the onerrMon of th Bio Grande West-tV West-tV ti5o north of th dty, abcml S?f way between Salt Lake and Cgden. and i mncnfTQ-SUBy visitor. It 1 similar ta Continental Insurance Company, Cf ZTmvr "Za&u Cash Capital, - - $1,000,0000 Insurance ltcsorve, - 2,4700113. AsHctH, - G,217,7J3.9l When you purchase a policy that you expect to b5 worth 12000 in cane of fire, you should investigate tho company com-pany with the same care that you would use in lending that sum. , No States in the Union have as good insurance laws as New York and Pennsylvania. Call at our office for copy of the Safety Fund Law. This law prevents the failure of a company by great conflagrations. confla-grations. Under this law none of the surplus fundi can ba divided among stockholders. Both have to be held for tha security of policy holders as long as a policy remain., ia force. DAVIS & STRINGER, SPElCIALa Our Addition corner Second West and Tenth' South, with fine trees on all streets and alleys, is the choice subdivision adjoining the city. I The West side Kapid Transit Co. are now running their cars every hour past this addition. Davis & Stringer |