The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-05-11
SALT LAKE CITY.


Special Correspondence of the Herald.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, May, 1SS2.-Thir
ty-fve years have elapsed since u white
winged messenger patted the prophet
Brigham Young on the shoulder and said
Build here home for thy distressed AM
peraocuied people"
Mr.. Young said that he would thinl
about it and at once set about 10 reconnol
tire the locality.
He found the location to be situated n
the west base OF a spur of the Wahsatcl
mountains, two miles east o
the river Jordan and twelv'
miles southeast of Great Salt Lake ant
having al. elevation of 1920 feet above thu
level of the sea, little higher than h'
liked, nevertheless lie soon fell in witt
the messengers suggestion. Two day.
later with square and scratchawl, Mr.
Young commenced laying out the city, ano
to-day, one remarkable feature is its regu
larity.
The streets are each 1913 feet wiae and or
either side is ditch through which
flows a stream oflivng water, brought from
City Creek and carried to all parts of the
city.
Along the edges of the sidewalks (Which
| for the convenience of married men, are
! twenty feet in width and the bitches stand
numerous shade trees which make the
streets cool and lovely.
| The city covers an area of 26O BLOCKS,
each containing ten acres Each block is
divided into eight lots every one of which
is 10 by 90 rods and contains q small farm
of one and one.fourth acres.
The dwellings are built principally OF
suu.drick brick and are generally low,
small, OF binary buildings and OF one-story.
| They much resemble many of the hous es
| found upon southern plantations, but with
| his exception the sides and not the ends
| front the street.
Those occupied by polygamists have a
separate entrance for each wife.-"There is
always policy in war"
| In case the proprietor takes to his arms
another celestial, an additional structure is
at once attached to one end or the other Oh
his humble dwelling, and in case he again
feels disposed, etc, etc.
Nearly every lot has an orchard oil apple,
pear, peach, plum and apricot trees, to-
gether with grapes and all kinds Of small
fruit; garden of onions, beets, turnips,
cabbage, tomatoes and potatoes and a
small field OF corn. At distance the city
looks like one vast orchard nearer it looks
like thickly-settled farming community.
The residence of the late Brigham Young,
esq, is two.story structure, adorned with
a cupola and surrounded on two sides by Il
tw1-story veranda. 1t is barren of all ar.
Uistic beauty but any number OF natural
beauties may he seen on the fence, round
the corners in tie doors, through the win
dows and even peeping over the roof of the
house. Altogether the building has much
the appearance Of the common hotel.
This, with its many structures
attached, and its many dwellings stand
ing apart occupies an entire block,
called Brigham Goung's block. The
latter is surrounded not by q loose
picket fence but by Il huge stone wall, some
fifteen feet in height studded every few
rods by enormous stone pillars and cut
through by arched driveways and foot
paths, capable OF being closed and bolted
The general appearances OF the Reyer-
ends institution Is that OF young states
prison.
About one half orthe business places are
one story buildings, long, low, aud poorly
lighted. They bear Enthusiastically the Nor
mon stamp. The other half are much bet.
ter, having two stories, better light and Il
Yankee appearance. In fact it is the gen
tile Yankee that gives Salt Lake City its
business and enterprise.
The city is divided into twenty blocks,
each under the control of bishop, while
the government Of the city large is vested
in mayor and common council. But the
mayor and common council are really
under the control of the president of the
Mormon church; therefore the president
has the control of the people, 1000 of which
-one.third of the entire population-are
gentiles or aposLate mormons.
The schools that are provided by law and
supported by tax, and the teachers EN-
ployed therein, are Mormons, and more,
the Law provides that the pupils shall be
assiduously and regularly taught the sec
tartan catechism affirming the
revelation of Joseph Smith. There
are also many good private
Catholic nunery, st. Marks schools (Epis-
copal) and the Presbyterian and Methodist
ST b ,ols.
For its public library the city is indebted
to the ladies.
One would think, not from the intelligent
appearance of the people, Q, no, that every
other block contained printing establish
ment. Yesterday while your correspondent
was peaceably leaning against lamp post,
a regular gas lamp post-for you must know
that the city has lately put in several miles
Of gas-pipe-a little imp came down the
street singing out, "Salt Lake Tribune"
"Salt Lake Herald" "Utah Farmer"
Utah Commercial" and spying me came
up and said. Mister, have Juvenile In.
Well now felt my dignity and
but what could do? So | said |
yes, and pocketing my dime he went down |
he street crying Rocky Mountain Chris |
lain Advocate, I" "Semi- Weekly Desert |
News" ''Gsm-la-och-Nya Hemlandet
Weekly"
This was more than 1 could endure, so |
iOOk car-did you know that the city has
fully five miles of street Acknowledgement |
~ the Mormon temple and passing the |
Mormon tabernacle, a huge, bomely struct- |
Ire covered by a round. self-supporting |
concern and capable Of seating 1900 per
sons.
As We (the street car and myself sp-
the temple and ! saw everywhere |
groups Of female Mormons taking charge Of
.ome poor, hopeless wretch and leading |
hin tO-I don't know where, realized the /
inter folly 81 our government sending out |
nited states troops 10 kill the sOrmOns |
Let them alone-fheir women viii do the |
b business quicl or and chesrer.
At that monient a. the car stopped be- /
'lre the temple. looked upOn a structure !
bit v-ill cost the MOrmODs Of Utah $1,000 |
Yi0. ard ! there resolved 10 give you, unless |
lose niy scalp while visiting the Ute In |
iians OF Colorado, short description Of the
institution.
well, Ia write from Colorado anyway. !
Q. q QUIZ.