The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-05-11


gross profits exceeding E600, 900, as they
aid inp5I Toe buildiHgs win he erected
At Kensineton, IN front Of the new grounds
or the horticultural Society, which they
will incIose. One side Of the ediIicc ahutsI
on the Cromwell road, the main entrance
on the Exhibition road, and The third side
on Prince Albert road; the fourth or
rear side faces Immediately upon the
grounds Of the Horticultural Society.
Externally the building will be, as We
have said, 1900 feet by 100, though the
ground plan shows that in some parts the
width Is diminished to 500 feet. The
Average height win be 100 feet, nearly
90 Of which will be solid brickwork. TAX
ing one Of the main sides OF the building.
ON the Exhibition road, as an example, II
will present a lofty recessed facade, from
the centre, Of which will rise q superb
dome Of glass and iron 70 the immense
height Of $50 feet, with the base Of the
dome OF no less than 100 feet diameter.
These, for there are 10 be two, one ut
each end Of the building. will be the larg-
est donles ever built. That OF Sc. Pnul's
is only IOB feet in diameter at the base,
aud even ST. Peters Is only 1870 These
domes are. TO be reared over the intersec-
tion o. the rave aud transcpts at right
angles, and, rs the floors beneath both
will be elevated above the level OF the
floors Of the rest Of the building, Mn
unequaIed view will be got from here
through almost every part Of the vast
interior. One magnificent nave viii be
continued from this entrance in the
Exhibition road to the extreme end
OF the building 10 the grounds Of the
horticultural society, and at the termina-
ton Of this the second dome will rise.
The nave Is, therefore TO be 200 feet
long by IS wide, aud 100 high The
transepts, in which Il terminates at either
end, will be each 100 feet long by IS
broad. and 100 high. All the roofs will
be Of wood, coated with fels, and meet
ing IN the center at M angle, like the roof
Of Westminster Hall and most OF onr old
cathedraIs The effect, however, from
the interior win not be that Of an angn-
lar roof, as the Orders will be aFched
and coloFed, and on these the eye win
naturally rest. The whole design and OH
the plans connected with the building are
the work Of Captain FOwke, II. Il. The
time fixed for the exhibition Is the same.
rs that in IS5l--v from tho LIST DC
May TO the 10Th Of October. The gua-
rantee fund amounts to nearly R3O0, 600
- L.0AiOn Times. .s. II. 81 7,
a BRITIsH VIEW or THE PRESIDENTS
SPEECH.
Jonathan is a singular creature. Earn
estness is not his forte, nor snblimity ex.
cept where the step is reyy slight between
the sublime and the ridiculous, nor hu.
Inour exceptinrare instances, nor common
sense except 10 Farer still; but be has
traces Of oil these qualities mixed up aud
Iunibled together to tie result or curl.
bus and antic medley. We must say that,
cooking across from our sober island, Ut
.lre ceremony Of President L1scoLS's In.
with the inaugural speech and
Ill the surroundings" Of the occasion, the
fleet produced upon orr minds is Of this
Ineer and questionable sort. The iiaug.
lration Of President Ilincoln is the most
solemn aud exciting occurrence which h0s
taken place 10 North America since The
declaration ofindependeuce. His speech
was OF eourseto be discussion OF the
questions by which tile Union has been
rent asundcr, and the FIRST reliable dis,
closure Of bis intended policy in dealing