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Show SALT LAKE CITt. Sights and Scenes in and Around the Intermountain Metropolis! PLACES OF STEEST TO VISITOES. A GUIDE TO THE TOURIST. Useful Information for the Investor, the Home-Seeker and the Visitor. . sit Lake' Location, Attractions and Climate. Garfield Beach and Other Summer Beiorts, The city of Salt Lake has a fame whici reaches around the world. The population li about 65,000, and is Increasing at a rapid rate. It is situated at the base of the Wasatch mountains In a lovely valley, rich In agricultural agricul-tural resources and Is eighteen miles distant fram Great Salt Lake. Its elevation above sea level is 4,350 feet. There are many points of Interest to visitors in the city and aear it. Here are some of them: ' The Temple. This magnificent cream-white granite structure struc-ture was begun April 9, 1853. It is 100x200 feet, the walls are 100 feet high, and the towers.when completed, will be SCO feet in height. Over 13, 500,000 have been expended on the Temple, and It is now nearlng completion. In the same square with the temple is the spacious spa-cious building called The Tabernacle. Here are held the services of the Mormon chnroh, and these are attended every Sunday by immense congregations of people, both Mormon and Gentile, The structure la oval In shape, seventy-five feet high and 860x150 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. Patti once sang in the tabernacle, and demonstrated thatlts acoustic powers are very fine. The Gardo Home, or Amelia Palace, was buM by Brigham Young who willed that it should be the residence of his favorite wiie. Amelia Folsom Young, but since his death it has been used as the official residence of dignitaries of the church. Brigham Young's Residences, 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 Brigham Young's domain, all of which has passed into other hands, save the large lot in which is . , Brigham Young's Grare. 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 prpperty. 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. IleMvat 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 HiU Jwlth its lookout tower commands a splendid 'view of 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 Perk, In the southeastern portion of the city is a beautiful resort and can be reached by rapid transit trains. Tbe Chamber of Commerce, on Second South street, Is visited by those who take an interest in the commercial standing of the city. There are several large cases containing con-taining specimens of Utah's mineralogy which attract much attention. The Grand Opera House, on Second South street, 1b 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 Atlantlo and the Pacific, and Bait Lake City Is always made a stopping place for performances, either the opera house or the 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 l0x8 feet, and cost 1160,000. The celling is decorated dec-orated with church pictures, among them the Angel Moroni disclosing the hiding place ci the golden plates ta Joseph Smith. The Natatorlom is a large circular bathing house, the center of which, under a glass roofT Is a swimming pool. The water is brought In pipes from Beck's Hot Springs. There are also a large number of bath rooms. Electrio Street Care connect with every point of Interest, in the city. The system 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 the officers are built of stone. The post commands a wide view of the city and beyond 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 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 the comfort ot patients. The Warm Sulphur Springs are between,the Hot Springs and the city, about one mile from the postomce. There 1b a good hotel and comfortable bath house in connection connec-tion with the springs, and they can be reached by street railway. The Mountains are unsurpassed In magnificent canyons, and at least a dozen of the grandest are within reach of the oity. These Invite the tourist to spend days, weeks or months among their wild recesses to fish, to hunt, 'to scale the peaks and ridges, and to gather wild flowers by the sided of mossy springs, beneath the shade of umbrageous pines. Big Cottonwood canyon should be seen by every tourist. Here are lake Mary and Martha from which Bows the turbulent Cottonwood river; and at the base of the mountains are lakes Blanche, Florence and Lillian. Besides these are Mills creek, Parley's, Emigration, and City Creek canyons, all extremely picturesque and delightfully romantic. Pleasant Drives ; abound in scores around the outskirts of the city; along the quiet country roads, and through the lanes dividing meadows of rich green alfalfa and fields of grain; while the majestic mountains are never entirely lost sight of. From under the branches of trees and above hedges of the wild dog-rose glimpses are caught of snow.covered peaks A rive to Fort 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 ' by the vast expanse of Salt Lake valley and-denly and-denly bursting upon them, on the 84th of Julv 1847. The Great Salt Lake. "I think," says Ernest Ingersoll, "few persons per-sons realize how wonderfully, strangely beautiful this Inland sea is," and speaking o'f Its sunsets Phil Robinson has said: "Where have 1 not seen sunsets, by laud and sea in ' Asia, Africa. Europe and America, and where can I say I have ever seen more wonderous coloring, more electrifying effects than in t . sunset ou the Great Salt Lake of Utah." Salt Lake is at beautiful a sheet of water as can be ' found anywhere. The waves are a bright blue . or green, and as they dance on its surface it would be hard to tell which color prevails It is dotted with beautiful islands, and it affords 1 the finest salt water bathing in the world. ' Garfield Beach is within easy distance of the city, being but eighteen miles of a ride by train. Here ia four-! every luxurv and comfort for a din n , the mysterious sea. aud also all the things necessary nec-essary for the comfort of the inner man. The cafe affords enjoyable meals at reasonable ' prices, and row boats are to be had for a ouiet pnll" on the wafers which no.- a romantic interest for every visitor. The management of the accommodations at Garfield Beach Yi under the direction of the Union Pacific Ran way company, as is that at . Lake Park . '. under the supervision of the Rio Grande West- ' era This resort is north of the city, about " half way between Salt Lake and Ogden ,ua jl much frequented by visitors. U li T similar in ' attractiveness to Garfield, and is well worth, , |
