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Show SALT LAKE CITY. Bights and Eceni in and Aronnd the Interraountain Metropolis Information Infor-mation fur Our Vi.iitori. i GUIDE TO THE T0USI3T. Bait Laks'i Location. Attraction! and Climate -Qarfifcld Bi;oh and OtLer Placti of IrrteroaU Thn rily of Salt Luko ha a f-'1"1 ertiii'h n-.trlu's around lliti worltl Tin-iiipiil;itiiii Tin-iiipiil;itiiii is alum! r).ri,(H)0, und U in-crt-:isinrr ;tt a r:iv-iiil r:ito. It is sit natcrl at the lia.-o if llu- Wn.aldi i:wni!i'..in iu a lovely valley, lioh in ai'neull ural Te-miurceH Te-miurceH iuhI U eighteen iniliat 4list.-1.t1fc from (Jteat Salt l.ako. Us elmuliori al.ove M-a level i.t 4.:t;0 feet. There arn many points of irrl. n-.' t to vi.Miors in tho eity and near it. Hero ale some of tin-Ill: The Temple. Tliin rnd'nilireiit. eroam-whitr'-prrtnitn ti'iicliirii was lie-rail April ti, IKM. It is KKI'J(K Ii '1!. the walls are 100 feet lih'.'a. anil th lower-', when eotnph-le.l, will he 'JIKI loot iK'.i'ht. Over .1..V(J,(XKI have l eon erifieniiecl on tl o tenrjiln, ami It is now neur-iii? eomiih'f on. If tho same s-inare wild tho leinph) is tilt) Hpa-ciouH Hpa-ciouH lmildiii ii . I I'Iim Taborauel. Hore are l.e'. l i'Ji" -ert U-es of the mor-tii.111 mor-tii.111 chuieli ai.l tlie-o ar attfludoil every Stiinlay hv an itnnieti-e eonirregii-t eonirregii-t ion of people, liotli iiidiitumi xui (,'ou-lile. (,'ou-lile. Tim HiriicLore in ova! in nhape, wvtintv-Iiva leeL liivrlt ami d0xl5(t feet in length ami li.-.-ait it. ll. lias a neatiiiir eapm-ity of l.OtKi peo!e, and here may l.i) liei-.rd what in .vlaiined lo l.o the tin- , e-t oruan in tin. world, l'atti otifesimtt in thetabernui le. nivd ifemniisl rated that ' Us aeoustii: powois ace very line. I The ClMrri. llr.uae or Arnelir). palart, wan' Wilt by Rrlhain Yoiin'u lio iviileil thai it could be tha r-nidenee uf his favorilo wife. Aimdia Kiilsom Yoiiiilt, but nine' his ileiitli It lias Hiv-n uscifas the otiiciul residence of diguit tries uf tho ehun.Hh. Itncliuui Voneir'e IUe"lee known asiilie Ide-Uive rtud tho Lion IIoiim" are old fanhioncd efriieturw, curious from uHMH-iatiotiK. These are Hittmled in whtit was once Hrihaiu Youno's iloniain, all of wliw-b lias pa-sed hit 1 other Irinds, .-avetlm Urge lot in in w hich is lirighain Youiis p'avt). froepeot IliU wilh its lookout tower commands a plendid i iew of tho city aitd its surroundings. sur-roundings. The Tltl.lof HuiIiMbc jio'sefises interest a.s licltf; t he general depot fur taxescnlleeted by the uiiinmui church from its disciples. Liberty I'ark, in the southeastern poi'tion of the city is a beautiful resort and can-be reached by rapid transit trains. Th.- 4'hausbrr of I'nmiliwrnp. on Second South street is visitmt by those who hike an inlerest in the commercial com-mercial i-tandiuirof the city. There art) neveral larije eases containing sjieei-mens sjieei-mens of 1'lah's mineralogy which attract at-tract nun h attention. The Theater This latter pliicii or amusetnont was built by llrioliHin Yonn over thirty (earn apt. fl is a laroe and beautiful temple and comlortuhly arranged. Aeieuibly Unit. near the tenitde, is n-.-.l in winter for worship by llie mormons, the taberna-:le taberna-:le Iieinij too la no to admit of proper t);ul ilifT. Assembly hull is PJOxtSH feet., and cost JlMl.tMM).' The eeilini; is dec-nrated dec-nrated which church pictures anions them the Ancl Moroni disclosing the hiding; place of the golden plates tu Joseph Smil h. ti.np llou-rlas. thri-p riiili-s oust of tin- oily nml over -100 J fi-i-t al.nvi. it is Im-iiuhIuIIv luiil out in I he mi-lst of l:iu ns nml iircliiU'its. nml j the Inn-rack atul In.iisi-s of the olVieern ; an- l"ii:l ni stunt-. Tho us cuiiini.-tiiils ! a wild' 1 ii-w (if tin- city nml lu-ynml i wh.Tt'Ori-at Salt l.:-.ko In-- moll.-n mI- ' v.-r nt tho toot of llu' wr-di-iii iniiuii- j till U.S. i Beek'a Hot Spring 1 Ern in tho northcni part of t lie city about j tlir.-o miles from tlii- business ci'iitcr. 1 'J'hr issiio from t lit-baso of tho mountains, moun-tains, and arc iv :t t .b-il as a l'y Milua-l Milua-l ie ai.l in Cii-.-s i-l' 1 hi-iiinalism ilvs)ri-fim ilvs)ri-fim ami sorofi; i'a. Tin- water are irsi-i I'oih iiit;:'iinlly ami externally, ami j then-is an excolU-rt bath luui.se ami j tii-i i's-ai-v a ijiu.iil;iient for the coiulort j uf jia; icni s. the Warm Hlllplier .prlees lire liciuo.-n the Hot Sjirinjjs ami tlia , eitv. aboi.l one milelrn'n the postuflice. There is a (jnoil hotel it in 1 coiiifiil'lalile lmtli housei in entini-ctioii w ith the . Hprifios, ami tliey 011 bo reachotl by : ii' 1 eel railway. 1 The Moaatales e.i'f- urisi!i'-a.s,M-. 1 in m.ion :tii-.-nt conoiis. Ii,-. ii a: leas! a di."n ol t tie ff.'Vtnli-t are wil.';in reach of the ecy. These invite the tourist to .sicml itavs. weeks or 1:11":. h.i anion thei:- wil-l lecesses to lis, 1, to hunt, to s.-aie ihe peaks ami i'el'-e;, a:nl to 1r.1t her wild t'owprs lv llu- ih-is-v sj.irins, beneath the shailt) of iii-:bi';'.;:''ims Iiiii.-.-. Hie; (Vltotiwootl e;.i:-.;; .-hnuiil In- seen by every tourist, lid.-.- are lake .Mary aii-i Martha from v.ir;!i ll.nvs ihe ti.iluih-nt t 'olloiiwoo.t river; ami at tin- base ni llie mountain are lakes l(l:u:ch. I'l.ireiiei- ami Lilian, ri.-.-'e! s these y.re Mills creek, Parley's Kiuiir.r.-t.'i:iu. a:;-l ( 'il v Creek c.-moii. all ei.'ein-.:y Jtii lui'fs.j lie ami .ieiiehtfiiliy ro.iiaiitfo. Pleasant llr.ve 01i.nl in scores urounil the outskin ii. li:e, C'tv; itimic; the quiet eoumn' roaiis, an-l throiloh the lanes riivhlin ; liieaoows of rich ereen altalfa ami fields of i.t.i-.m: while t he maje.-tie nioiuitaiii.s item-ii-r en.ir.-ly l;.-t sitrht oi. Kroui 1 un lerih" braio-lies of tre-.-s ami abuse hi-;; 4-s of lit- wild t!oj -rose glimpses are ciught. oi snow covered peaks. A ..li'i'.eto Fort 1 lot'djlas. ami then a mill) fun her cut to the mouth of llmii a'.iori fiM!!t t. ahiioat ilelioiitliil. U was hera ti- it the i:;'i; of the mormon, pioneers wa ' I ' -' niaile j'al by the vast eNpau-e 01' '- ;ii i.;:i.e V;.I!'V s!i:c-ul burst upon them, on ihoW.h of July. lTT. The .rt Unit Lake. "I Ihiuk." say Krnest li;;rer-oil, "I'ew I pi IMilis r.-alie how wonderfully, Mian'i-ly be n-uittl this island s. a is." ami sneaking of its hicm-'s l'hil Kobin-son Kobin-son hud sani : "W hero ha', e 1 rol seen s-.tiisel.-, by land and sea. in Asia. Africa, Af-rica, Kin'opi! aud America, and where can I say I ha 10 ever seen more won- Junius coloring, more elect rifyiii effet't 1 than in the sumvt on the (ire-il Salt Lake of l laii." Salt Lake is as neauti- ; ful a s heet of water as can be found anywheres. The naves are brirrht blue ; ri'Hi'een.and as they dance on its surface j it w ould be hard to tell which color pre- : Tails. It is dotted with beautiful , islands, and it a 'fords tho finest salt water in the world. j |