Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-09
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SALT LAKE CRY, August 28.-Yeste,
DAY I visited the Great Salt Lake.-Rs
few strangers 60 to it. A tourist Nigh
spend q month in the city before b
would find out how to reach it. Prob
ably half of the residents of the Nor
mon capital have neF9f tfbba ubon tn
shores of this great inland sea. .Blacl
and Profile Rocks, the main points o
interest, are twenty miles from the CITY
accompanied by the Hon. Standisl
Rood, formerly Of Milwaukee, and
party Of ladies,. I Left Salt Lake Citv a
q. m. We had a fine span OF horses
Running out Of town through sshad,
street turning at the Tabernacle, W
struck for mountain jutting INTO tn,
lake apparently but three miles away
Its true distance is 10 miles. The at
mosphere is 80 clear that it is ono vas,
field of glass, making the mountain
appear much neaFer than they really
are. At times they seam to be withi1
ride range. Occasionally, however, The
valley grows hazy and the dark, rocky
peaks loom. up above the ~smoke-like
island cliffs above the ocean.
- '''. EHK"sAoR1D RIVER.
The road to the lake is intersected
by irri&ating bitches: and the rivel
Jordan. With these exceptions it is az
level as floor. For short distance il
is bordered by fields of grain. Therislre
but few fences. The most of the lahd
Is desert. Even the hardy sage brua
refuses toseFow. The soil is SO stronRl5
impregnated with alkali that in msn5
places It looks as though someb6d3
had epnnkled it with pulverized lime.
The Jordan is q quiet stream, several
rods WIDE. The water ls clear and
pure. There are no trees upon its
banks. Tho Mormons look upon it
very much as the Crusaders REGARDED
the original Jordan in Palestine. In
their eyes'it is sacred river. They
declare that the spirit of. Joe
Smith appeared to Brieham Youno
upon one Of the mountains back Of the
city; and pointed out to him the Jordan
as it wound its way over tho valley like
q narrow silver ribbon. Joseph told
Brigham that the Great Salt Lake was
the promised land. He selected the
site Of the 7Sity 81: Zion, and ordered
the cfectionof the etemple upon a chosen
spot.
] THE GREAT SALT LAKENARsHEs.
A dozen miles from the city We ap-
preached the marshes frineine the
Great Salt AXE. They are miles in
extent, and were covered with large
herds of fat cattle. These grazing
herds are owned by, the Church OF
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
The real foundation of this church is
it's tithine system. Under this system
each saint turns over one-tenth of all
bis earnings for the benefit of the
church. Many Of the Mormons nav
their tithes in cattle.The church herd
is said to include over . million head
of stock. It is q source of never fail
ing revenue, for the. .beeves are Of the
choicest kind, and so0mifand the best
prices. The herders an, appointed by
the dignltaries ofsfna church, and the
Bishops asaas keep s5eaefnl 'era socount Of the
The marshes of tie Great Salt Lake
are the resort Of thousands of wila
fowl. They present q: splendid field
for sportsmen. Among tie ducks and
snipe we saw q lafgesWkis6e swan pad.
ding up little lagoon.:s The grasses
are said to be very: nutritious. Acres
of wild, beans are scattered over the
marshes. The stalks grow TO- the
height of three or four feet,s and bear
fragt1ntpiinE owerjs Is lsie ~ As balls
of oottonju burleai from lr pods.
|: :: THE disiiiaas. .aAlG sIzxE
As weneared the moantainsz q thin
blue streak appeared beyond the
marsh6s. 1t was me Great salt Lake.
Gradually the streak expanded, until
the surface of the sea was spread before
us. "A strong wind cana up from the
northwest, +: and caps Of foam danced
upon the bosom of the waters, they
were Of dazslink whiteness.! The lake,
however, was as blue as indigo. In
some places it was streaked with green,
as though ,veined with streams Of sui
phur water: We drove along the base
Of the mountains, which throw their
rocky spars to the shore line. Looking
to the north, nothing could be seen but
the water .heaving against clear sky
It was like gazing upon the Ocean at
Long Branch. The lake stretches
toward the Central Pacific Road over a
hundred and twenty-five miles. Fifty
miles west it washes the borders of the
Great American Desert. It is . large
body OF "watef:. DefgWarg and Rhode
Island might be thrown into it's depths,
and there would still be room for q
slice of New Jersey. On our right was
Church Island, mountain etched with
sparkling springs and green valleys
nearly thirty miles. long. A similar
island arose on the left. The lake is
dotted with those meaatain islands.
THE SHORES OF THE LAKE.
Profile Rock is cliff which projects
into the lake about twenty miles from
the Tabernacle. Black Rock r6ars it's