Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-08
NO. 21.
1ailg NatlOnal democrat
SoIomon,s Temple.

We mentioned, some time ago, thata citizen
of Marysville had gone down to Sar Fran
cisco, for the purpose of erecting a model of
Solomon's Temple as described in Bible his
tory. We stated that $1,000 had been con-
tributed towards the cost of its construction
by a lady friend of the builder We now
md the following notice of the work in the
S. F. Times:
One OF the greatest curiosities we have
seen for long time is a model of Solomon's
Temple, which is now in course of construc-
tion in the old Pavilion Of the Mechanics Tn.
stitute, on Montgomery street. About eicbt
months ago lady and gentleman Of this
city conceived the idea of making the temlne
in miniature. They, of course, applied first
to the well known description in the Bible
but, with their unaided re search, they were
unable to arrive at any very definite idea of
it, 1t then became necessary to obtain fur
ther information, and Josephus, Barclay, and
we know not how many authors, modern
and ancient, have been studied with the aid
of learned men to obtain the most correct
version Of the original, The work has no W
been III progress some seven months and the
suggestions of the best scholars here and
abroad have been continually availed Of
| The master wOrkmen-there are nine men
finished by the middle of April. AT present
there is nothing very remarkable in the ap-
pearance of the structure 1t stands in the
middle of the Pavilion, and is in size 3S feet
10 inches in length by % feet inches in
width, and about IL feet in height. To at
tempt anything like a proper description of
it, would be beyond the limits of our COL
umns. 1t is of course intended for exhibi-
tion here and in the Atlantic States and
Europe, and for the greater facility of trans
portation it is made to take apart in almost
the minutest particulars It's entire cost,
when completed, will be $4,000. As far as
possible the idea of the original temple
has been carried out The scale is an
inch to 81 feet, or II cubits of Is inches
EACH There are 300 rooms in the building.
each having four lights, not of horn, as in the
original, but of glass. These little varia-
tions, however, but seldom occur. The
structure will be Illuminated inside bv over
300 miniature carved candles, the little lets
of which will be of gar issuing from the tip
Of the wick, The carvings, which are ex-
tremely numerous and elaborate, include ev-
erything belonging to the decorations of the
original temple These are in olive and or.
ange wood, and represent, among an infnity
of other things, cherubims, scraphims and
palm trees. The mosaic pavement, which
extends over the whole building, has en-
ployed one man months. 1t will bear the
minutest inspection, and is as elegantly done
as that on lady's work box. This is entire.
ly of satin and rosewood In order to give
the spectator fair view of the interior, the
building is separated in the middle and parts
open on kind of railroad, so that person:
can stand upright inside. The "holy of ho-
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/ tion. The "veil of the temple which was
rent in twain at the Crueifxtion, costs
three hundred dollars and there are more
than three hundred other curtains of superb
richness, though not equally costly. Every
room is lighted with beautiful gas candles -
The lilly work about the corridors is exquis
itely chisselled, and the scroll and moulding
over the columns and pilasters is equall,
beautiful and correct Everything is guided
or done in imitation marble. The outside i
thus marbled. The "brass door" of the TEN
pie is given in exact proportion, and is a fa
simile Of the original. This is of wood, bu
galvanized with brass. The "brazen sea,
supported by twelve oxen, and the brazer
altar, are all correctly represented The
golden candlesticks even (and of pure gold
are given, with all the table paraphernalia
etc, etc. But, as we have already stated,
full description of the work, as it is to b,
when completed, would be beyond our limits
In a word, all that learning, allied to tn
most admirable mechanical skill, can do to
wards reproducing Solomons Temple, will b,
brought to bear Independent of the inter
est attracted to the name of the structure
the work itself, as an extraordinary display
of mechanism, will well repay those who
may be disposed to visit it.