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Show SALT LAKE CITY. Bights and Scenes in and Around the Intermountain Metropolis. PLACES OF INTEREST TO VISITORS. A GUIDE TO THE TOURIST. Useful Information for the Investor, the Home-Seeker and the Visitor, gait Lake's Location, Attractions and Climate. Garfield Beach and Other Summer Besorts, The city of Salt Lake has a fame whics reaches around the world. The population Is about 6fi,0Q0, and la Increasing at a rapid rate. It Is Bltuated at the base of the Wasatch mountains in a lovely valley, rioh In agricultural agricul-tural resources and is eighteen miles distant fram Great Salt Lake. Its elevation above sea level Is 4,3K feet. There are many points of Interest to visitors In the city and near It. Here are some of them : The Temple. This magnificent cream-white granite structure struc-ture was begun April , 1853. It is W0x2M) feet, the walls are 100 feet high, and the towers, when completed, will be 800 feet in height.t Over M.ftflO.ono have been expended on the Temple, and It In now nearlng completion. Ia the same square with the temple is the BpV-clous BpV-clous building called The Tabernacle. Here are held the services of the Mormon chtueb, and thece are attended every Sunday by Immense congregations of people, both Mormon and Gentile, The structure is oval u? shape, seventy-five feet high and asilxlW feet in length and breadth. It has a seating capacity capa-city of 18,000 people, and here may be heard what Is claimed be the finest organ in the world. Pattl once sang In the tabernacle, and demonstrated that Its acoustic powers are very fine. The Gsrdo House. ' or Amelia Palace, was built by Brigham Young who 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 of the church. Hrigham Young's Resldeaees, known as the Boe-Hlve and the Lion House are old-fashioned structures, curious from associations. as-sociations. These are situated in what was onoe Brigham Young's domain, all of which has named into other hands, save the large 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 encompassed Brlgbatn's private pri-vate property. One or two of the prophet's wives repose beside his last restlug plaoe. A slab of granite covers the grave and there Is Space left near by for the graves of his other wives, - - f eeret 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 Iwlth its lookout tower commands a splendid 'view of the city and Its surroundings. The Tithing Building possesses Interest as being the genera! depot for taxes collected by the Mormon church from its disciples. Liberty Perk, In the southeastern portion of the olty Is 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 commereial standing of the city. There are several large cases containing con-taining specimens of Utah's mineralogy which attract much attention. The Grand Opera Hons, 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 Salt Lake Theater . being selected. This latter plaoe of amusement amuse-ment was built by Brigham Young over thirty vean ago. It Is a large and beautiful temple and Is comfortably arranged. . Assembly Hal, 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 19DxSS feet, and costtlM.000. The celling Is dee-oratd dee-oratd with church pictures, among them the Augel Moroni disclosing the hiding plaoe ef the golden plates to Joseph Smith. Tfae Natatorlum ' Is a large circular bathing house, the center of which, under a glass roof Is a swimming pool. The water Is brought In pipes from Beck's Hot Springs. There are also a large number of bath rooms. Eleetrle Street Care connect with every point of Interest in the city. The system ts 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, aud the barracks and houses of the ofllcers are built of stone. The post commands a wide view of the olty 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 city about three miles from the business center. They tnsu 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 un excellent, bath house and necessary appointments for the comfort of patients. The Warm Sulphur Springs are between;the Hot Springs and the city, about one mile from the postottlre. There Is a good hotel and comfortable h4th house in connection connec-tion with the springs, and they oan 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 olty. These invite the tourist to spend days, weeks or months among their wild recesses to ttsh, to hunt, to scale the pfMliK and ridges, and to gather wild flowers by the sides of mossy springs, beneath the shade of umbrageous pines. Big Cottonwood csuvnn should be seen by every tourist. Here ure lake Mat y and Martha from whloh flows tlif turbulent Cottonwood river; and at the base of the mountains are lukes Blanche, Florence and Lillian. Besides theee 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 gieon alfalfa and fields of grain: while the majestic mountains are never entirely lost slKht of. From tinder the branches oi trees and above hedges of the wild dog-rose glimpses are caught of snnw.corered peaks. A drive to Fort Douglas, and then a mile further on to the mouth of Emigration eanvon is most delightful. It was here that the sight ot the Mormon pioneers was Hrt made glad by the vast expanse of Salt Lake valley Mid-ilonly Mid-ilonly bursttng upon them, on the S!4th of July, The Great Salt Lake. "I think," says Ernest Ingersoll, "few persons per-sons reallne how wonderfully, strangely beautiful this inland sea is," and' speaking of Its sunsets I'hil Robinson has said: ' Where have 1 not seen sunsets, bv land and sea In Asia. Africa, Europe and America, and where can 1 say I have ever seen inoro wonderous coloring, more electrifying effects (Man In the sunset on the Great Salt Lake of Utah." Salt Lake Is as beautiful a sheet of water as ran be found anywhere. The waves are a bright blue ur green, and as they dance on its surface it would be hard to tll which color prevails. It Is dotted with beautiful Islands, and It affords 'lie Unest salt water bathing lu the world. Garfield Beach Is within easy distance of the city, being but eighteen miles of a ride bv train. Here is four'l every luxury and comfort for a dip ia the mysterious sea. aud also all the thinus necessary nec-essary for the comfort of the inner man. 1 The cafe affords enjoyable mauls at reasonable prices, and row boats are to be hail for a quiet puU" on the waters which possess a romantic interest for every visitor. The management of the accommodations at Garfield Beach is under the direction ot the Union Pacific Railway Rail-way company, as is that at Lake Park under the supervision of the Rio Grande Western. West-ern. 1 his resort Is north of the citv, about half way betwaan Salt Lake and Ogde'n. and is much frequented by visitors, it is similar in amnetivees to Garfield, and is well worth |