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Correspondence Of the N. 7. Sun. I
Salt LAKE CRY, August 28-Yester
day l. visited the Great Salt Lake.-Ral
few strangers go to it. A tourist nigh,
spend month in the city before be
would find out how to reach it, Prob
ably half of the residents of the Nor
mon capital have never Hbbd ubon the
shores of this. great inland sea. Black
and Profile Rocks, the main points OF
interest, are twenty miles from the CITY.
Accompanied by the Hon. Standish
Rood, formerly of Milwaukee, and q
party of ladies', i Left. Salt Lake City at
6 q. m. We had a fine span of horses.
Running out of town through !shady
street turning at the Tabernacle, We
struck for mountain iutting INTO the
lake apparently but three miles awav.
Its true distance lis 10 miles. The at.
mosphere is 80 clear that tits one vast
field of glass, making the mountains
appear much neafer than they really
are. At times. they: seem to be within
ride range. Occasionally, however, the
valley grows hazy and the dark, rocky
peaks loom up above the ~smoke-like
island cliffs above the ocean.
/, - ,.,I:i THwaAopnn RIVER
The road to the lake il intersected
BY irri&atine bitches and the river
Jordan. With these exceptions it is as
level as floor. For a short distance it
is bordered by fields of grain. Theriire
but few fences. The most of the land
is q desert. Even the hardy sage bruSl
refuses. tozerow. The soil is so strongly
impregnated with alkali that in msnS
places At looks as though some66d1
had 'spEinkled it with pulverized lime.
The Jordan is a quiet etream, several
rods Wide. The water Is clear and
;pnre. There are no trees upon its
banks. The Mormons look upon il
very much rs the Crusaders retarded
the original Jordan in Palestine. In
their eyesit is sacred river. They
declare that the spirit of, Joe
Smith appeared to Brigham Young
upon one Of the mountains back Of the
city. and pointed out to him the Jordan
a. it wound it's way over the valley like
narrow silver ribbon. Joseph told
Brigham that The Great Salt Lake was
the promised land. He selected the
site O. the city :of: Zion, and ordered
the crectionoft hetemple upon chosen
spot.
THE GREAT SALT LAKRafARsHEs.
A dozen miles from the city we ap-
preached the marshes fringing 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
its tithing: 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 source of never fail.
ing revenue, for the beeves are Of the
choicest kind, ands command the best
prices. The herders arr appointed by
the dignitaries ofsfha church, and the
Bishops keep tcare 81 <ccount Of the
The marshes 81 tie Great Salt Lake
are the resort Of thousands of villa
fowl. They present 4 splendid field
for sportsmen. \; Among the ducks and
snipe we saw q: lafEesx8d6G swan pad-
ding up little Lagoon The grasses
are said to be very nutritious. Acres
of wild beans are scattered over the
narshes. The stalks grow TO- the
height of three oe. four feefs and bear
Of cottonjust burr eda fomlr pods.
|; :. THE dA aA1G LAKE..
As wenearea the moantains;z thin
blue streak appeared beyond the
marshes: 1t was the 0fest Salt Lake.
Gradually the streak expanded, until
the surface of the sea was spread before
US. A strong wind came up from the
northwest, and caps Of foam danced
upon the bosom of the waters, they
were of dazzling xhiteness.: 1.-The lake,
however, was as blue as indigo. In
some places it was streaked with green,
as though yeined 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 heaviDg against a clear sky
1t was like gazing upon the Ocean al
Long Branch. The lake stretches
toward the Central Pacific Road over q
hundred and twenty-five miles. Fifty
miles west il washes the borders of the
Great American Desert. It is . large
body OF water: Delaware md Rhode
Island might be thrown into it's depths,
and there would still be room for 8
slice of New Jersey. On our right was
Church Island, mountain etched with
sparkling springs and green valleys
nearly thirty miles. long. A simila,
island arose on the left. The lake il
dotted with those zneaatain islands.
THE SHORES OF THE LAKE
Profile Rock is cliff which projects
into the lake about twenty miles from
the Tabernacle. Black Rock rears itt
head from the water several hundred
feet from the foot of the cliff: The