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Show SILT LAKE" CITY. SiguU and Eoenet in and Arotrnd th Intormonntain Mstropolis Infor-matioD Infor-matioD for Oar Visitor!. k flUIDE TO THE TDUBHTi Ba3t LhVo'i Location. Attnotioni ui Climatb OaxSeld Bcaoh and Other Placet of IntaruiW Tho city of Salt Lake has a fam which rrncho around the world. The population U about 55,000, and Is ln- iTe.ninjr at a rapid rate. It is situated at th base of the Wasatch mountain iu a lovely valley, rich in atfricultnrsl rs-tourews rs-tourews and U rihtren miloa dlsta.n from Croat Salt Lako. Its clvatlca above Hia lovel i 4,8."0 feet. There airw many poiuta of inU-rest toyiwtor in tlie i-ity and near it. lierw aro oiiia ot i thrtn: Th Tampl. This macrniflceut cream-white (rranft trui turr was brpan April ft, 1853. It; !ii 1011x2(10 feet, the walls aro 100 fe"t I hich, aud the towers, when completed, I wUl be 200 feet height. ()er 3.oO0,0t)f have bppii ex ponded on the tiuirple, and It is now noariiiK coir;pletion. In th lime Ktpmre with the tempi is th Bpn cious builUiug calU'd Tba TBbruftt. ITctv are held I ho service of the mor mon church and these are attended) every Sunday by an iinuieusecongre-jr.i tiou of people, both mormon aud riuj tile. Tho (structure is oval in shape. Kiventv livo feet hih and ari0xlBO foefi in lenirth aud bremllh. It has a Beating capacity of 12,00(1 people, aud here nm be heard what is claimed to be the tiu-s est ortfan In the world. 1'atti oucesanjf iu the tabernacle, and demonstrated triM its acoustic powers are very tino. ot Amelia palaco, wan buiit by BriffbaiH Youn who wilbd that It could be th residence of bit) favorite wife. Amelia FoUom Younir, but since his death ic ba. ben used as tho ollicial resideucoj of dignitarVes of theclmrch. Hrlcham Tnuil'i KMina know n an tho lieo-Kive and the Llnii lloii"e urn oldfiu;hionod firnctures, curiou from udsuciatioim. Thee an situated iu what waa oiica Kriphiun Young's domain, all of which has pa--Mli Intj other hands, save the lurpo lot In) in which iaBrifhain Young's urave. Propct Hill with ita lookout towor commands aj splendid view of the city and its aurx roundings. Tba TllhlBg BaitdlD Sossesses interest as being the general epot for taxeACollccted by the mormon church from iw dlsolples. Ltbcrlr Park, in the sotitheaetern portion of the city is a beautiful resort and can bo reachod, by rapid transit trains. Th Cktmbir of CaiBBMraa. on Second South street is visited by those who take an Interest in the commercial com-mercial standing of the city. There ara several large cases containing sped-mens sped-mens of Utah's mineralogy which afe tract much attention. alt Laka Thaatar. Tills laf tor place of amusement wa built by Brigham Young over thirty fears ago. It is a large and beautiful temple and comfortably arranged. Auaoably Ilalb near the templo, is used in winter for worship by the mormons, the taberna-ule taberna-ule being too larire to admit of proper beating. Assembly hall is 120xrW feet, and cost 1150.000. The ceiling is doc-Drated doc-Drated which church pictures among them the Angel Moroni disclosing the) hiding place of the golden plates to losepn mith. Canp Pouflaa. three railei east of tho citv and over40fll feet above it is beautifully laid out in. the niidnt of lawns and orchards, anri the barracks and houses of the officers are built of stone. The post oommanda a wide view of the city and beyond where Great Salt Lake lies molten silver sil-ver at the foot of the western moua tains. Daok'a Hot Pprlairs are in the northern part of the city ahovtf three niile from the business cetiter They issue from tho base of the mountains, moun-tains, and are regarded as a very valua I ble aid ili cases oi' rheumatism dyspep-i dyspep-i aia and serofulla. The waters are used both internally and externally, ao there is an excellent bath house anif necessary appoiutmeut for the comfort of patients. Tka Warm Sulphor RprlaKS are between the Hot Sprinps and th city, about one mile from the postofHoe. There is a good hotel and comfortable bath house in connection with the springs, and they cn bo reached bj street railway. Tka Monatataa are unsurpassed iu rungnifieent conons. and at least a dozen of tha grandest are within reach of the city. These invite the tourist to spend days, weeks or months among their wild recesses tu fish, to hunt, to scale the peaks and ridges, and to gnther wild llowers by the mossy springs, beneath the shade of umbrageous pines. Hig Cottonwood! canon should be seen by every tourist. Here are lako Mary and Martha from which flows the turbulent Cottonwood i river; and at tho base of the mouutaiua art lake Blanche, Florence and Lilian. Kesidea thene are Mills creek, Parley's Emigration, ami City Creek canons, all extremely picturesque and delightfuUjf romautfu. Plaaiaat Drlva abound in scores around the outskirts nf the city; alont; the quiet country roads, and through the lanes dividing meadows of rich green alfalfa and fields of grain; while the majestic roountaiiia are never entirely lost sight of. Front under the brandies of trees and above hedges of the wild dog-rose clirups;s j are caught of snow covered peaks. A drive to Fort 1'ouplas. and then a inbe further out tn the mouth of Kmigratiorj canon is almost delightful. It was here) Hint the sight of the mormon pioneera was first made glad by the vast erpanse of Suit l.nku va'Tiey suddenlv burst upon them, ou the 24th of July, Xo47. Tha Great salt Lttka, "I think," siys Ernest Ingersoll, "fv persons re?filiza how wonderfnIly ; strangt.dy beautiful this Wand sea and speaking of its sunsets l'hil Robias son had sr.id; 'Where have I not ten ' sunsets, by land and son, iu Asut, Ati rica, Kurope and America, aud whera can I say I have ever seen more won. derous coloring, uiore electrizing effeoti than in the sunttet on the Cire-vt Salt Lake of Ut ah." Salt Lake is as oeaati-f oeaati-f ul a sheet of water as can be found anywhere. The waves are bright Won r green, and as they dance on its surfaci kt would be hard to tell which color pre t rails. It is dotted with beautvfuf ' islands, and it afford the fiaeaVeall j water in the world,. |