The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-20
Salt Lake City and its Sur
rOundings.

! Salt Lake City, august IS, 1871
EDlTOa CoNSTITETloSALlST -
This city is one Of the most at
tractivc places in the West, and,
since the completion of the raul
! road. has become the resort OF i
! large number OF people from diff:
: tercnt parts Of the world, who are
! brought here either by curiosity
or business. The Mormon leaders
certainly exercised great skill IN
the selection ot the spot for their
future home. after being compelled
to leave their last abiding place. "
Tie situation of the city is said to
have been indicated to Brigham
Young by an angel, who, scme
assert, was the spirit Of Joseph
Smith. the father Of MormoniSm.
1t lies in an anyIc Of the Nah-
Satch Mountains, close TO the foot
oi the Northern kills, and the val
ley is one Of the most beautiful!
tnc mind can conceive, being sur
rounded by scenery bold and
impressive, with the rugged peaks
Of the NAhSat"h range, forming 4
background, their heads lifted
above the clouds and the gorgcs
filled with snow which the sam
light cannot melt. The city, at
present. has twenty blocks, con.
tanning ten acres each, the streets
running at right angles to each
Other, and beautifully shaded with
: locust and olhe" varieties of trees.
! The squares abound in orchards
OF peaches, apples, pears and other
fruits: while flowers are to be seen
/ in some OF them as rich and fra
! grant as those Of = more sunny
! cline. The temple: the great
"$anctum S1ac!or@m," is Just above
the ground, although. as President
! Young informs Is, they have been
! more than ten years engaged in
its construction. 1t is to be built
Of Il beautiful !iyht-colored gran.
! itc, which is brought sixteen miles
, by wagon. When complete, it
will be 1856! feet from East TO
; West, and 90 feet from North to
South will have three towers al
each end, two Of which will be
225 .cct in height. The building
; is not to DC used for purposes OF
public worship, but for the rites
and ceremonies Of the church.
! snch is bapt;,ms, anointinGs, &c.
10 time has been fixed for its
completion: and from present ap,
. pcuranccs years will roll by be-
; fore it assumes its contemplated
. shape and form.
The tabernacle is one Of the
most wonderful buildings | have
ever seen. It's roof is cgg-shapcd,
aud is covered with 3,5O0. 900 shin,
glcS. 1t is $50 feet long, 1870 wiGe,
and when fall will hold about 10
!! coo people. the single span root
is said to be the !argcs; il the
world, and certainty nothing in
this country begins 10 approach ii
in size. The walls consist % forty
six columns Of cut 50 IStonc, from
. which the root' springs with It's
. nnbrokcn arch. !! an ordinary
tone Of voice, i speaker can be
distinctly heard at the extreme end
ut the bu;A!ins, so fine are its
acoustics. The organ was built
! by Mormon artificcrs, out Of mate
rial obtained here. excepting the
pipes. ant! is the third largest in
the United StHtes-thc BDston or
can and the enc at 1;eCcher ;
church being larger bat both OF
these, | believe were brOugh,
from Europe. The tones arc fuIl
round ant; very perfect, and the
! Sunday we attended church added
much to the imprcssiveness Of the
service.
There is a thcutrc here. somc,
thing on the Doric style Of archi
lecture, which will hold about
1000 people. We went there to
hear three negroes, two girls and
4 man, sing operate pieces: with
which they made perfect failures,
but nevertheless received mucI
applause from the audience, con
siSting Of u few husbands, many
wives and countless children, who
brought 10 m;nd Artcmus Wards
St}ic otcompIi'ncntary ticket attci
he had been once imposed upon
admit the bcarcrand oac rife "nly
The city hal! is quite q Enc cdl
fee, and cost s7O.0DG. Brigham
Young's residence. called the Lion
House. from tic carved figure o.
:. lion in front. is one Of the finest
buildings in the city, and is con
ncctcd with the tithin@, telegraph
and private Offices. so that every
:hiny is under his own eye. Ihc
Mormons have many elcgantstorc>
h.r, wi,u;n nvrr,t hiur can be