The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-20

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obey: and thereby incur the i'll
will and curses OF the aforesaid
"Cicntilcs." AS it very rarely
showers here, there having been
bnt three good rams this year,
the people are supplied with water
from u cool, limpid mountain
stream, winch is carried through
the streets means Of ditchrs cut
on either side, and on different
days Of the week Il man goes
around to inform Certain Of the
people that they may turn the
water in their lots for two or
three hours, and thus every one
has his supply furnished without
interfering with the wants Of 9TH
ers. The city being bai!t mostly
of stone and "adobcs," (Snn-dried
BRICK with numerous shade trees,
and this delightful stream Of wa-
ter flowing through all the streets,
presents an air CT indcscr!Hnbie
comfort, peace and health. 1t Ger
tainly is ono Of tho cIcancaC ard
best laid ont cities On the CONT
ncnt, and even with its $4,000 in
habitants does not require the ser
vices Of auy policemen On the
streets either during the day or
night. 1t is Impossible to 90 mach
into detail in 4 description OF the
city without extending MY letter
to an unw&rrant;;biu length, and |
therefore pass on to othcr matters.
Near the city are the celebrated
Hot Sulphur Springs, where the
water flows from the side Of the
mountain at L temperature OF
about 1872 F.; but this is reduced
to about 50 +. when it reaches the
baths. Large numbers, both
strangers and Normons: battle
here every day, and nothing is
pleasantcr than II bath OF about
fifteen minutes in those hc;:!th-
giving waters. TO remain longer
than that, however, seems TO de-
biIitate very mnch;.2s one OF our
party learned 10 lis sorrow. The
spring house, however, has az
apartment for ladies, and the day
we were there twelve Of TIC Pres.
ident's daughters were enjoying II
bath. They tell nc tl'c waters
were once much warmer than
now, and that when the "gold
fever" was high in California, Il
party of miners, on their journey
Westward, stopped over nightncar
The springs, auI one ef.the team
SlcrS, having heard that the
springs were used by the Nor
mons TO preserve themselves III
perennial youth, resolved to trJ'
the experiment On himself. When
he reached the water. he found it
mach hotter t!ian hc had expect
ed, hut he said lie conM stand
anything a Mormon could, and
plunged in. lie came out instant
Iy. however: looking like q boiled
lobster, and in q condition to be
easily tlaycd.
We spent u delightful day at
Great Sait La!lc-thc Dead Sea OF
Amcr;c;;-and found it all that
had been represented. 1t is, in
deed, one Cf the wonders OF the
world. 1t has no visible outlet.
and Is, doubtless, the remains OF
some vast sea, for The water
marks are still visible !.;g!! w on
the sides OF the mountains which
surround It. 1t has number o:
rocky islands, upon one OF which
the :.chnrcli cattle are kept II
is said to be about l2A miles long
by forty-fve wide, without q 'iv'
ing thing in il; waste O: waters
nothing to give vibration to It's
currents or one life-Iife throc 10
its brinf bosom. 1t is absolutely
dead, and lies there in the sun
shine like Il field Of Furnished Slf'
vcr. Everything around it is Ut
ter dcsolation, and reminds one
50 forcibEv Of ruin and death that
the heart grows faint as the eye
wanderS over It's mOtiOmicS5 sur
face. Along the shores bnShcI at;
ter bushcl Of salt can be seen, an'
the Mormons cart it off 10 the
city and use it for preserving
meats. &c. When the rates over
the railroad are reduced, it Will
become y source of considerable
revenue to them, and they have
now put up some watts near the
lake shore to increase the supply
They claim It's waters will make
nearly a pound Of salt to the G"I-
Ion, 1t IS certainly bouyaHt
enough &c retain lhc human body,
for, after sinking TO about the
neck. We walked III the water tor
:; long distance, without any trou'