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Show SALT LAKE CITY Sights and Scenes in and Around the Inter-Mountain Metropolis. PLACES OF ISTEREST TO YISITORS Useful Information for the Home-seeker, Home-seeker, the Investor and the Visitor. A GUIDE TO THE T0UBIST. Salt Lak?'s Location, Mtrac-tions Mtrac-tions anvl Climate Garfield . Beach and Other Resorts. , , The city of Salt Lake has a fame whlci reaches around the world. The population is about 60.000, and Is Increasing at a rapid rate. It Is situated at the base of tta Wasatch mountains to a lovely valley, rlek la agricultural agricul-tural resources and la eighteen miles distant fram Great Salt Lake. Its elevation above ea levol Is 4,300 feet. Thenars nsary points of Interest to visitors in tha dty sad new It Hers an soma of them: The Temple. This magnifloent cream-white granite structure, struc-ture, was begun April , 1853. It Is MSxaOO feet, the walls are 100 feet high, and tho Saarers.whsn completed, will be 80s feet la ketght. Over 88,600,000 have been expended on tha Temple, and IS Is now nearinjr completion. In tne same square with the tempi Is the spacious spa-cious building called . The Tabernacle. ' Here are held the services of the Mormon ehnroh, and these are attended every Sunday by Immense congregations of people, both Mormon and Gentile, The structure is oval Is shape, seventy-live foet high and 860x160 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 ths world. Pattl once sang in the tabernacle, and demonstrated that Its acoustic powers are very fine. Ths Gsrdo Hons, or Amelia Palace, was built try BMgham Young whs willed that It should be the residence of his favorite wifs. Amelia Folsom Younif , but since his death It has been used as the official residence of dignitaries o! the church. Brlghsm Young's Residences, known as the Bee-Rive and ths Lion House are old-fashioned structures, curious from associations. as-sociations. These are situated la what was once Brlghain Young's domain, all of which has passed Into other hands, save ths large lot In which Is Brigham Young's Grave. This can be reached bypassing through the Eagle Gate, an archway In the old mud wall which at one time encompassed Brlgham'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. - , Ilesenet 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 earl history ol Utah. It is well worth a visit. k Prospect Bill lth Its toafeoot tower commands a splendid lew of the stta; and Its surroundings. The Tithing Building possesses Interest as being the general depot for taxes collected by the Mormon ohurch from Its disciples. Liberty Park, In the southeastern portion ot the elty is a beautiful resort and can be reached by rapid transit trains. The Chamber of Comaearoa, 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. , Salt Lake Theater befog selected. This Utter plaosaf amuse-raont amuse-raont was built by Brigham Young over thirty years ago. It Is a large and beanfiral temple and Is comfortably arranged. Assembly HatL ' near the temple. Is used in winter far worship by the Mormons, the tabernacle batng too large to admit of proper beating. Assembly hall Is 1 90x68 feet, and cost 8160.000. The celling Is decorated dec-orated with church pictures, among them the Angel Moroni disclosing the hiding place sf the golden plates to Joseph Smith. Tha Katatorluaa Is a large civsular bathing house, tas arater of which, under a glass roof, Is a swimming pool. The water is brought In pipes from Back's Hot Springs. Thar are also a larga number of bath rooms. , Beotrio Streetcars connect with every point of Interest In the city. The system Is new and ths appointments good. Rapid transit Is assured. Gamp Douglas, three miles east of the city end over 400 feet above it, Is beautifully laid out in tha 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 Springs are In the northern part of the dty about three miles from the business center. They Issue from the base of the mountains, and are regarded as a very i valuable aid in cases of rheumatism, dyspepsia and scrofula. Tha waters are used bath Internally In-ternally and externally, and there is n excellent bath house and necessary appolntmsats for the comfort of patients. Tha Warm Sulphur Springe are betwasnjths Hot Springs and ths city, Mont one mil frssa the postomce. There is a good hotel and asmfortable bath house la connection connec-tion with the springs, and they can b reached by street railway. The Mountains , - : ) are unsurpassed in magnificent caayons,and at least a dozen of the grandest are within reach of the olty. These liivitethe tourist to spend days, weeks or months among their wild recesses to fish, to hunt, 'to scale ths peaks and ridges, and to gather wild flowers by the sides of mossy springs, beneath ths shade of umbrageous pines. Big Cottonwood canyon should be seen by every tourist Here are lake Mary and Martha from which flows the tarbolent Cottonwood river; ana at the baa f 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 Drive 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 majestio mountains are never entirely lost sight of. From under the branches of trees and above hedges of the wild dog-rose Slimpses 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 suddenly sud-denly bursting upon them, on the 84th of July, ,WT Tha Great Salt Lake. "I think," says Ernest Ingersoll, "few persons per-sons realise bow wonderfully, strangely beautiful this hi and sea ia," and speaking of Its sunsets Phil Robinson has said: "Wuere keve I not seen sun sere, by land 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 the sunset on the Great Salt Lake of Utah." Bait Lake Is as beautiful a sheet of water as can be found anywhere. The waves are a bright blue or green, and as they danc on Its surface It would be hard to tell which color prevails. It Is dotted with beautiful islands, and it affords the finest salt water bathing in the world. Garfield Beach is within easy distance of tha dty, being out eighteen miles of a ride by train. Here is found every luxturv and comfort for a dip la the mysterious sea, and also all the things necessary nec-essary for the comfort of the inner man. The cafe afford enjoyable meals at reaaonabt prices, and row boats are to be had for a quiet 'pull" on the waters which possess a romantis Interest for every visitor. The management of the accommodations at Garfield Beach Is ader the direction of the Union Pacific Kali-way Kali-way company, aa Is that at -Lake Park nniier the arrparvlakm of the Rio Grande Western, West-ern, This l Si art Is north of the city, abont half way til' i is Salt Lak and Ogden. and la much freamsnasd by vimturs. st is stmUar la atas i Ht kasBS ta-Qsrnelil. and Is wU wttHtg a , . f |