Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-10
'sNice little baby, don't get in fury,
,Cause Mamma has gone TO sit on a Jury"

and Bear River City, we enter the
widely known and historic chasm of
Echo Canon, n short distance from
Castle Rock Station. Hurriedly |
taking our seats in the prospect car,
we were soon rushing and plunging
beneath the towering heights of this
remarkable detile, which momen-
tarily increases to n gorge, only to
become Il grand and awful chasm.
Volumes might be filed with delin-
cations Of its majesty, sublimity and
grandeur; but | must hasten to tell
you that, arriving safely at the bot
tom, were soon entering Weber
Canon, scarcely less towering and
sub!imely majestic. Huge mountains
of granite, sandstone and conglom-
crate stood far above our view, and
closed from our vision whatever lay
beyond.
Passing Devils Gate Station, we had
little time for thougt ere we We're
in Salt Lake valley, where we had
our first view Of its broad plains,
well cultivated farms, and trees COW
cred with all the fruits peculiar to
the climate.
At Ogden Station we found 800
Scandinavians embarking for the
"Promised Land" They We're wca-
ry and worn by incessant travel for
four weeks, but patient at the pros
pect of speedily seeing their Prophet,
Priest and King.
After two hours ride from Ogden
Station, the fourth day after our de-
parturc from home, we entered the
beautiful "city OF the Saints" glad
to be freed from the heat and
dust Of travel. The buildings here
are all made of stone, brick or "ad-
oben-the later, when finished,
making very elegant and presenta-
\ bic building. The streets are broad;
and on either side are shade trees Of
( locust and mulberry, and beneath
I them n stream Of soft running water
! brought from the mountain Canons
/ to be distributed over every part Of
the City. Flowers bloom luXuriant-
! ly in every garden, and apricots,
nectarines, green cages, peaches and
4 pears cover the trees in abundance.
| have seen oranges weighing II
pound each---but they were brought
from California. The weather Is too
hot for much recreation from ten
o'clock until four in the afternoon,
when cool and invigorating breczcs
are welcomed from the snoW-cOvcred
regions of the Washatch mountains.
On Sabbath afternoon we were
vending our way to the Tabernacle,
an immense structure, $50 feet long,
$50 feet wide, and capable Of seating
1900 persons. The roof is bell
shaped, and supported by huge coll
umns Of cut sandstone, from which
the roof springs in one unbroken
arch, being % feet from the floor.
The services were opened by pray
er5, and singing BY choir Of -
accomplished musicians. The Organ
in the Tabernacle is not equaled by
any in the world except the one at
st. Peters Church at Rome. Elder
Pratt filled the pulpit on this occa-
sion, and, taking text from the
Psalms, proceeded to apply it TO this
particular spot and people. Before
we could quite see the application,
he was dashing away to the heads OF
Government, and rating them sound
" for their Indifferent treatment Of
the Mormons, in not allowing them
Representative in Congress. Sacra-
mcnt Is taken in the Tabernacle on
every Sabbath, and a. barrel Of bread
and as much water used on each
4 OCCASION. All diitlltIlI fdIIth i Hc
Lord in the Mountains" closed the
exercises; and 50 convenient Is the
Tabernacle for egress that in less
than five minutes 5000 people were
/ beyond the doors of the building.
Sightseeing has been our theme
early and late; and we have visited
every place Of interest and amusc-
mcpt in the City, except the 'Iatter-
Day Prophet" and the Warm Springs.
This afternoon we go with party to
pay visit to the former, but wheth-
er we shall see numbers one, twenty,
fifty and seventy we do not know.
In walking and driving about the
! City | haze seen the Presidents
residence, which is not one building
but four or five large ones attached
to each other, so that each wife has
her own apartments and everything
suited IN her cOuyeniencp i do not