Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-26
SALT LAKE CITY.
From Ogden, the Outlying Mormon
Post, TO the Capital of Mormon.
dom The Tabernacle and the
Great Organ-Etc.
From an Occasional Correspondent of the Ap-

From an Occasional Correspondent of the APP
peal.
SALT LAKE CITY, August Is The
Thousand, mile tree" has been passed,
and we pull up at Ogden, which is the
| junction OF the Union Pacific and Gen.
trail Pacific railroads and the branching
off point for Salt Lske City, which lies
| at forty miles south. o den is town
OF about five thousand inhabitants,
mostly Mormons, and representing ali
! the nations of EnOpe, the Eu9lish be-
| ing probably in the ascendent, The
| houses are nearly all frame, ranging
over large area without much pretenss
| toIegularity or beauty Of design. Here
| all is b lstle and confusion, as passen.
gers going In both directions ere Obliged
to chaDgs oars, and as we are two hours
late there Is general rush for the sup.
portable. On, We gods! what supper!
But, on recollectiDg that l am about
two thousand miles from New York, [
settle down and commence my task of
devouring beef STEAK, which ia about one
eighth OF an inoh thick and almost
black. This has had an operation per-
formed on it in order to maze it tender,
in consequence Of which IL bears
ragged appearance, which is
very suggestive. After satisfying
"lhe inner man." as we'll az possible unc
der the circumstances, | walk TO the
Utah central depot and purchase ticket
for Salt Lake, for which pay the mod
est sum of two dollars, anu Immediately
take a seat in the "ladies'" car. Soon
the engine c3mmenees pufIipg and
belching under the weight of some nine
or ten cars, and We move slO Sly out of
the depot and get superb view Of the
lake, with rows OF mountains, whose
clearly. defined snOw. crested peaks can
be seen in the background The water
is beautifully blue and quite cslm; not
ripple on its surface. Large heaps OF
saline matter surround the edges, aud
the grass, for some distance, has a sort
of Dged appearance. Now the valley
Widens to distance of several miles on
either side OF the track, and is beauti-
Iy cultivated. Large herds OF catL!s fill
the pasture-tietds, most OF which would
do credit to DavOnshire or wicklow.
As we near the city the scene changes,
and the eye rests pleasantly on nicely
wnite-washe cottages, surrounded by lit.
lie gardens flied with peach and rear
trees in full bloom. On aEriy-
ing at the depot we take
the omnibus, which is in readiness for
the Walker house. The streets through
which we psas are broad and we'll paved,
with clear mountain streams running in
the cutters, and rows of beautiful shade
trees at either side. The CITY Ia fioely
situated, in an angle Ct the Wssstch
mountains, and str tches up clear TO the
foot OF the hilla, which lie north OF it,
while the mountains, on the east, are
between two and three miles distant.
Tbere are many interesting points, we'll
worthy OF visit; among which is the |
greet taberu acle, with it's peculiar shaped |
dome-llke roof, surmOunted by a flag
steff. This is Probably the largest hail |
in the world with single span roof, un. |
supported by pillars or columns. Ii ia |!
two HUNDRED and fly fest inside, fron |
esss to west, with width of one hundred |
and fifty feet from north to south. For.
ty-six pillars OF red sandstone, nine feet
deep by three feet wide, form the base
for the rCoi, which is a strong lattice.