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Show JILT LAKE (M Sights and Ecenei in and Around thi IatsriDountain Metropolis Information Infor-mation for Oar Viiitori. I A GUIDE TO THE TOUSIIT Bait Lako'i Location. Attractions i&t Climats GarSsld Eaaoh and Othsr Fkces of IntereiU The city of Salt Lake has a fami whWjh reaches around the world. Thi population ia about 55,000, mid ia In - creasing at a rapid rato. It is situate at the base of the Wasatch mountain It a lovely valley, rich in agricultural re ! sources and ia eightoeu milea distan ! from Great Salt Lako. Its elevatior above sea level is 4,330 feet. There an many points of interest to visitors in tb( city aud near it. Here are some o; them: Tha Tampla. This magnificent cream-white granite Itructure wits began April 6, lHOIl. It U 100x200 feet, the walls are 100 feel high, and the towers, when completed, will be 200 feet ho'.ght, Over $3,500,00( bave been expended ou the temple, anil It is now nearing completion. In tht auie square with thu temple ia the spa niuus building called Tha Tabaruaala. Here aro held the services of the mor mon church and these are attended every Sunday by an immense congregation congrega-tion of people, both mormon and gen tile. The structure is oval in shape, seventy-five feet high and 2.r)0xl50 feel I In length aud breadth. It him a seating rapacity of 12,000 people, aud here niaj be heard what, is claimed to be the tin-est tin-est organ in the world. Patti oncesanfl in the tabernacle, and demonst rated thai Its acoustic powers are very line. Tha Clardo Bau tr Amelia palace, was built by Brigb.am Young who willed that it could be the residence of his favorite wife. Amelia Folsom Young, hut since his death it has been . useif as the official residence of dignitaries of the church. Brlchaaa. ioQBg'a KaaMtaaaa known as the Bee-Hive and the Lion Houe are old-fashioned structures, curious from associations. These are situated in what was once Brigham Young's domain, all of which has passed Into other hands, save the large lot In in which islirlgham Young's grave. I-roapaet ma with its lookout tower commands a splendid view of the city and its surroundings. sur-roundings. Tba Tithing RailJiac possesses interest as being the general d"pot for taxes collected by the mormon church from its disciples. l iberty Park, in the southeastern portion of the citv is a beautiful resort and can be reached by rapid transit trains. The Chamber of Connirn, cn Second South street is visited by those who take an Interest In the com- I mercial etandingof the city. There are several largo caes containing speci-uieus speci-uieus of Utah's mineralogy which attract at-tract much attention. Rait I k Thtor. nils latter place of amusement was built by MritfUani Young over thirty rears ago. It is a large aud beautiful temple and comfortably arranged. AmmbXj aearthe temple, is used in winter for worship by the mormons, the taberna- i sle being too large to admit of proper j beating. Assembly hall is 120x158 feet, ind cost $150,0(10. Tho ceiling is dec-I dec-I arated which church pictures among j them the Angel Moroni disclosing the I hiding place of the golden plates to XosepU hmith. Camp Douglu. I three miles east of the city and over 400 feet above it is beautifully laid out in I the midst of lawns and orchavds. and I the barracks and houses of the officers are built of stone. The post commands j a wide view of the city and beyond where Great Salt Luke lies molten sil- ver at the foot of the western moun-j moun-j tains. J Back's Rot Spring- are in the northern part of the city about I three miles from the business center. They issue from the base of the rnoun- tiiins, and are regarded as a very valuable valua-ble aid in cases of rheumatism dyspep-I dyspep-I ia and scrofulla. The waters are used j both internally and externally, and there is an excelleut bath house and j nerecsary appointment for the comfort ! of patieiits. The Warm Sulphur Sprlnga are between the Hot Springs and the I city, about one mile from the postofliue. i There is a good hotel and comfortable ! bath house in connection with the springs, and they can be reached by f street railway. Tit Monntaiaa are unsurpassed in magnificent conons. and at least a dozen of the grandest are w ithin reach of the city. These invite the tourist to spend days, weeks or months among their wild recesses to fish, to hunt, to scale the peaks aud ; ridges, and to gather wild flowers by the mossy springs, beneath the shade of ' umbrageous pines. Hig Cottonwood j canon should bo seen by every tourist. I Here are lake Mary and Martha from which Hows the turbulent Cottonwood i river; and at tho base of the mountains j are lakes Blanche, Florence and Lilian. I Besides these are Mills creek, Parley's j Emigration, arid City Creek canons, all ! extremeiy picturesque and delightfully I vomantfo. j Plaaaant DriTai abound in scores around the outskirts of tho city: along the quiet country roads, and through the lanes dividing meadows of rich green alfalfa and fields of grain; while the majestic mountains aro never entirely lost sight of. From under the branches of trees and above hedges of the wild don-rose glimpses are caught of snow covered peaks. A drive to Fort Douglas, und then a mile further out to the mouth of Immigration cauon is almost delightful. It was here that the sight of the mormon pioneers iva-i first made glad by the vast expanse of S;ill Luke valley suddenly burst upon them, ou the 24th of July, 1847. Tli Great Halt Laka. "I think," says Ernest Ingersoll, "few persons realize how wonderfully, strangely beautiful this island sea is," and speaking of its sunsets J Vil Robinson Robin-son had said: "Where have I not seen sunsets, by land anil sea, in Asia, Africa. Af-rica. Europe and America, and where can I say I h ive ever seen moro won-dorous won-dorous coloring. more elect rifving effects than in the sunset on the Great .Salt Lake of Utah." Salt Lake is as oeauti-ful oeauti-ful sheet of water as can be found anywhere. The waves are bright bine r green, and as they dance on its surface It would be hard to tell which color pre-raiis. pre-raiis. It is dotted with beautiful Islands, and it affords the finest salt water in the world. |