Show TEMPLE recollections of a writer who sav it in 1846 from wednesdays DAILY we are giving tins description of the mormon temple as v e saw it in IS jo in the order of inspection any other method would derange alic fixed plan of memory the approaches to the upper chambers and the spire were by I 1 two circular stairways on either side t the east entrance amu under the spire were two or three large square rooms which from their appearance pe arance had been devoted to mechanical ch anical and architectural labors A few workbenches were scattered about with here and there some wide boards mechanical drawings traced on their smooth sides in one of the rooms of statues in were a number wooden half presenting the front profile were from 18 to 20 feet long here as ar other stages of our tour llie temple conr fair companion showed that she had some acquaintance with mormon methods and purposes in the construction of alie she told ns that the wooden images were to be placed at the angles of the principle or liae of the spire there ebat of them we believe corresponding to the octagon shape 0 tle structure she said that when n position images would not appear to persons on the ground larger hn alie natural size of a man they would be in i ro portion to the structure to our callow view of the caan die mor mons made a great mistake mit take in net making alie e images to nt women wu tion ht co as we looked at conr companion and vi u have not changed conr mind however we worn invited tf change the i abject and fo changed alfro alio llio scene above the audience room was a baat chamber eliat appeared to be 80 to CO feet in length and possibly half that width we were fold this room was used as u dancing liall sometimes for theatricals it was quite apparently on either side of this room or hall were rooms in an unfurnished condition aliat aliese loorna were intended for we did not learn or have forgotten choir purpose was among alie mysteries of eliat building which alie historian lias never revealed in one of these rooms in a lot of rubbish the found u well worn trace chain that was perli aps five feet long on it were three balls two at the ends ns large as a walnut and one near the centre as large as a lien s eg apparently had been four balls but one biad fallen off we carried alie chain to the captain of alie anti forces whom we found at alie mansion house and obtained permission to keep it it disappeared from our possession some years later no doubt the loaded chain was intended for a missel to be fired from a by the cormons mormons at enemies |