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Show SILT LAKE CITY. Eights and Scenes in and Around the Iuteimountain Metropolis Information Infor-mation for Our Visiton. i 0UIDE TO THE TOURIST. Bait Lake's Location. Attractions tad Climate Garfield Beach and Other Places of Interest. The city of Salt Lake has a fame which reaches around the world. The population is about S.l.OOO, and is increasing in-creasing at a rapid rate. It is situated at the base of the Wasatch mountain in a lovely valley, rich in agricultural resources re-sources and is eighteen miles distant from (Ireat Salt Lake. Its elevation above sea level is 4, '!") feet. There are iminy poiuts oMntorest to visitors in the city "and near it. Hero am bouie of them: Tha Tampla. This magnilicent ream-white granite structure was began April 8, JWj3. It Is lOOx'-'OO feet, the walls aro 100 feet high, ami the towers, when completed, will be '.'00 feet height. Over M.ftOO.OOO have been expended on the temple, and it is now in-unng completion. In the same square w ith the t juiple is the spacious spa-cious building called Tba Tabaraaela, Here are held the nervieos of the mormon mor-mon church and these are attended every Sunday by an immense congregation congrega-tion of people, both uiormon and gentile. gen-tile. The .structure is oval iu shape, seventy livo feet high and 'J50xl50 feet in length and breadth. It has a seating rapacity of l'J.UOO people, and here may be heard what is claimed to be the tiu-est tiu-est organ in tho world. 1'atti once sang in thetahernaole, and demonst rated that its acoustic powers are very line. Tba Garda llonaa ot Amelia pabice, was built by Brigham Yuung who willed that it could be tho residence of his favorite wife. Amelia Folsoin Young, but since his death it haw been useu as the official residence of dignitaries of the church. Ilrlcbam Youac's Knldaaaa known as the Heo-Hive and the Lion House are old-fashioned Mructures, curious from associations. These are situated in what was once Brigham Young's domain, all of which has parsed into other hands, save the large lot in in which ui Brigham Young's grave. Proaaaot Hill with its lookout tower commands a splendid view of the city and its surroundings. sur-roundings. Tba Tlfhlns; Buildtar possesses interest as being the general depot for taxes collected by the uiormon church from its disciples. Mb.rtj rark, in the southeastern portion of tho city is a beautiful resort and can be rec J by rapid transit trains. 1aBL Tbt Cbambar at Camul ,r-r on Second South street is viswftl by those who take an interest in (he commercial com-mercial standingof the city. There are aeveral largo cases containing specimens speci-mens of Utah's mineralogy whicli attract at-tract much attention. Salt I.aka Thaatar. j ' This lat ter nlaee of amusement, Vem built by Urif mini ' ovur iJ' fears aiiajSaSS-' iffyl be.i Ai temple aud coinfoi J f &rraM?N I Am.iujVCiI.II. II aearthe temple, is used in winterjfor aorship by the mormons, the taberjua-sle taberjua-sle being too large to admit of proper beating. Assembly hall is 140x08 feet, ind cost 8150,000. The ceiling is decorated dec-orated which church pictures among hem the Angel Moroni disclosing the hiding place of the golden plates to Joseph Smith. Camp Daagias. three miles east of the city and over 400 feet above it is beautifully laid out in the midst of lawns and orchards, and tho barracks aud houses of the ollieers are built of stoue. The post commands a wide view of the city and beyond where (ireat Salt Lake lies molten silver sil-ver at the foot of the western mountains. moun-tains. Hack's Hot Rprlaga are in the northern part of the city about three miles froni the business center. They issue from the base of the mountains, moun-tains, and are regarded as a very valuable valua-ble aid in cases of rheumatism dyspepsia dyspep-sia and scrofulla. The waters are used both internally and externally, and-there and-there is an excellent bath house and necessary appoiutmeut for the comfort of paiieiila. Tba Warm Sulphur Spring! are between the Hot Springs and th city, about one mile from the postofliee. There is a good hotel and comfortable bath house in connection with the springs, and they can b reached by street railway. Tha Manatalas are unsurpassed in maguilioent conons. ind at least a dozen of the grandest are within reach of the city. These invite the tourist to spend days, weeks or months among their wild recesses to j fish, to hunt, to scale the peaks and ridges, and to gather wild flowers by the mossy springs, beneath the shade of umbrageous pines. Rig Cottonwood canon should oe seen by every tourist. Here are lake Mary aiid Martha from which flows the turbiiU'iit Cottonwood river; and at the base of the mountains are lakes lilanche, Florence and Lilian. B sides these are Mills creek, Parley's Emigration, and City Creek canons, all extremely picturesque and delightfully romautfo. Pleaiaat Drivaf abound in scores around the outskirts of the city; along tho quiet country : roads, aud through the lanes dMilij.g meadew s of rich green nlfalfa and fields of grain; w hile the majestic mountains are never entirely lost sight of. From under tha branches of trees and above hedges of the wild dog-rose glimpses are caught of snow covered peaks. A drive to Fort Douglas, ami then a iniJe further out to the mouth of Emii;ratina canon is almost delightful. It was here that the sight of the mormon pioneers ivai first made glad by the vast expanse of Salt Lake valley suddenly burnt upon I them, ou thc'Mth of July, li-I7. Tha (ire a I PaH I.aka. "I think," says Ernest Ingersoll. "few persons realize how wonderfully, i strangely beautiful this island sea is', i aud speaking of its sunsets I'hil Kobin-' Kobin-' son had said: "Where have I not seen sun-ets. by land and sea, iu Asia. Africa, Af-rica, Europe and America, and where can I say I have ever seen more P onderous on-derous coloring, more elect rifi ng effect s than in tho sunset ou the Great Salt Lake of l'tah." Salt Lake is as oeauti-fnl oeauti-fnl a sheet of water as can be found anywhere. The waves are bright bluo orgreen.and as t hey dance on its surface It w ould be hard to tell which color prevails. pre-vails. It is doited with beautiful Islands, and it affords tho finest aait witter in the world. |