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Show SILT LAKE CITY. lights and Somes in and Around thi Interrrjountsin Metropolis Information Infor-mation for Our Visitors. k WIDE TO TEE T0UBIIT. Bait Lake's Location. Attraction sad Climate Garfield Beach and Other Place of latent. The pity of Salt Lake has a fame rbich reaches around the world. The population is about 55,000, 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 Great Salt Lake. Its elevation above sea level is 4,350 feet. There are many points of interest to visitors in the eitv and near it. Hera) are some of tier: The Tempi. This magnificent cream-white granite structure was began April 6, 1658. It Is 100x300 feet, the walls are 100 feet nigh, and the towers, when completed, will be 200 feet height, Over $3,500,000 have been expended on the temple, and It is now nearing completion. In the lame square with tho temple is the spacious spa-cious building called The Tstbamala. Here are held the services of the mor Bon church and these are attended svery Sunday by an immense congregation congrega-tion of people, both mormon and gentile. gen-tile. The structure is oval in shape, - aeventy-tive feet high and 250x150 feet In length and breadth, it has a seating capacity of 12,000 poople, and here may be heard what is claimed to be the finest fin-est organ in the world. Patti once sang In the tabernacle, and demonst rated that Its acoustic powers are very line, gj The .r(!o House m Amelia palace, was built by Brighton Touug who willed that it could 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. Brlahaaa Voaag'1 BMlSeaei known as the Bee-Hive and the Lion House are old-fashioned structures, curious from associations. These are situated in what was once Brigham Toung's domain, all of which has passed lnt; other hands, save the large lot in In which is Brigham Young's grave. frospeot UIU with its lookout tower commands iplundid view of the city and its sur roundinga. W Tha nn .t Kaiiiiing oesesees interest as leing the general epot for taxes collected by the mormon church from its disciples. Liberty Park. In the southeastern portion of the city is a beautiful resort and can be reached by rapid transit trains, Th. Chamber uf Commerce. on Second South street is visited by those who take an interest in the commercial com-mercial standing of the city. There are evcral large cases containing specimens speci-mens of Utah's mineralogy which attract at-tract much attention. alt Lake Theater. This latter place or amusement was built by Brigham Young over thirty tears ago. It is a large and beautiful suiple and comfortably arranged. A. ..ml, i. Hall, learthe temple, is used in winter for sroisnip by the mormons, the taberna- sle being too largo to admit of proper aeuling. Assembly hall is 120x68 feet, and cost $150,000. The ceiling is decorated dec-orated which church pictures among the in the Angel Moroni disclosing tho tiding place of tho golden plates to o.epb Smith. Camp IraeiglM. three miles east of the citv and over 400 leet above it is beautifully laid out in the midst of lawns and orchards, and the barracks and houses of the officers are built of stone. The post commands I wide view of the city and beyond srhere Great Salt Lake lies molten silver sil-ver at tho foot of the western moutv-tains. moutv-tains. Batik's Hot Sprla-e are in the northern part of the city about three miles from the business center, they issue from the base of the mountains, moun-tains, and are regarded as very valuable valua-ble aid in cases of rheumatism dyspepsia dyspep-sia and scrofulla. The waters are used both internally and externally, and there is an excellent bath house and necessary appointment for the comfort of patients. Tha Warm Salphar Springe sre between the Hot Springs and the city, about one mile from the postoffioe. There is a good hotel ami comfortable bath house in connection with the prings, and they can be reached by troet railway. The Mouatalas sre unsurpassed in magnificent cononi. ftnd at least a dozen of tho grandest are within 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 and ridges, and to gather wild flowers by the mossy springs, beneath the shade of Umbrageous pines. Big Cottonwood oanou should be seen by every tourist. Here are lake Mary and Martha from which flows tho tarbulont Cottonwood river; and at the base of the mountains are lakes Blanche, Florence and Lilian. Besides those aro Mills creek, Parleyi Kiutgration, and City Creek canons, all extremely picturesque and delightfully 1 toman tfe. Flaaaaat Drlvaa abound in scores around the outskirts ef the city; along the quiet country mads, and through the lanes dividing meadows of rich green alfalfa and fields ef grain; whHe the majestio mountains are never entirely lost sight of. From tinder the branches of trees and above hedges of the wild dog-rose glimpses are caught of snow covered peaks. A drive to Fort Donglas, and theu a mile further out to the month of Emigration canon is almost delightful. It was here that the sight of the mormon pioneers was first made glad by the vast expanse of Salt Lake valley suddenly burst upon thorn, on the 24th of July, 1847. (Tha Great Salt Lake, "I think," says Ernest Ingersoll, "few persons realize how wonderfully, trangely beautiful this Island sea is," and speaking of its sunsots Phil Kobin-on Kobin-on had said: ''Where have I not seen unsets, by land and sea, in Asia, Africa, Af-rica, Europe and America, and where can I say I have ever seen more won-derous won-derous coloring. more electrifying eflecls than in the sunset on the Great Salt Lake of Utah." Salt Lake is as oeauti-fnl oeauti-fnl a sheetof water as can be found stnywhero. The waves are bright blue rgreen.and as they dance on itssurfaoe )t would be hard to tell which color prevails. pre-vails. It is dotted with beautiful ptjands, and it affords tho finest salt saatur in the world. I |