The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-03
THE SAINTS REST,
WHICH Is, GREAT LT5LAkE{ CITY.
The Lat. D. IOunr, Esq, snd ri, Colony Of
"POlyss" nd Their "cosk,''-our Cor.
respondent among the Latter ~
DAY Salnts, &C., &e., J, r
Special Correspondence Of he ln.elllsencer. I

the desert, but my letter was long enougl
to stop of when Igot up to the city. Well
shall begin now where left of then, viz
at Ogden. The Great Salt Lake Vale,
from Ogden down 10 the city Of the Latte
Day Saints, is broad field OF beauty.
Is In high state Of cultivation, and tn
lands all the way, and for many miles be
yond Salt Lake City, cannot be bought 70
less than 500 or $3.50 per acre; and som,
choice spots are priced at 500 10 the acre
It slopes gradually from the base OF tn,
lofty range Of mountains, which skirt III,
lake on the east, though fifteen or twent,
miles distant, down to the lake; and til,
never failing and ever flowing springs from
the mountains afford a very cheap system O
irrigating the valley. As in California II onl,
rains enthusiastically in and around Sail
Lake, therefore nothing can be produced
from the soil without irrigation. This val
ley produces fifty bushels Of wheat pei
ncre, and they gather rs many us four crops
OF iucirne each season. Lucirne answers ia
our clover in the East-the Spanish name
for it is alfalfa. The yield Of corn per acre
is not SO great as in Illinois and some parts
OF Ohio; but it is nevertheless good; and
all other cereals yield abundantly. In short,
It may properly be claSsed rs profitable
farming locality. E.l
Great Salt Lake is an immense body oil
saline water, ninety miles long by iortv
wide, and has been very properly termed
the Dead Sea OF America. The brine is
much saltier than the sea, and OF course
never freezes. No living fish, or animal
objects OF any kind have ever been found
in 1t, except near the mouths OF the four
rivers which empty their waters into this
great central basin OF the continent, and
then they arealways dead, While salt is a
great preserrer. 1t is 4 great destroyer as
well. \ fresh water fish will die almost
instantly after striking the lake. NJ
The city is one Of the most beautiful and
pleasantly located OF all the cities OF the
continent. 1t is situated near the base, in
lact It runs up to the foot hills, OF the
Wahsatch mountains, and has good deal
OF slope south and west. The streets, in.
GLIDING sidewalks, are $50 feet in width
and cross each other at exact right angles.
Along each side Of every street is 4 cool
stream OF fresh, clear water coming down
from the mountain canyons, which with
the numerous shade trees and gardens give
the city an indescribable air OF GOODNESS,
comfort and repose. The cutters through
which these streams OF water flow are Of
wood, box-shaped, and MS the crossings of
the streets are underground, the water is
always clear, and pure, and sweeps along
as swiftly as n mill TAIL" and with vol.
ume enough to run q good sized Turbine
wheel.
The late B. Young, Esq, is entitled to
praise for good many things in found
ing and laying out this city. He evidently
had an eye to business and 10 the future.
To begin with, the locality is one OF the
most slightly on the globe. Then the good
sense he displayed in running the ice-cold,
or snow.cold water through the streets,
winter and summer, is highly commend.
able. say snow cold because the tops OF
the Wahsatch mountains. near TO the CITY,
and which tower above the PLAIN to the
height OF go feet, are covered with per.
petual snow. The thermometer registered
90 in the shade yesterday, and it was pos
itively cooling to stand in the streets and
look out upon the white-capped range OF
the Wahsatch.
Another point OF good sense and juds.
nent which Brigham displayed in found.
ing this city, was an order made before a
single lot was sold, that every purchaser
should plant trees in front and upon every
lot he purchased. The CITY was founded
in 1Si7, and now, after the lapse Of thirty
five years, we can realize, in its fullness,
the wisdom OF this order. Instead OF CITY
in the sand, it is forest on the plain, and
is the admiration OF all who look upon it.
An old Arab Proyerb Gays. BLESSED is the
man that p!anteth tree" and those who
have trarersed the deserts OF America will
endorse this pro~erb. Notwithstanding
the comforts resulting from the planting Of
trees in the barren sections, it seems that
but lew pretend 10 do it. except when
forced by law or ordinance. Brother Young,
il you were not beneath the sod to-day, /
would publicly thank you for filling this
city with trees.
newspapers in this city, but at this writing
four OF them are no more. lam informed
that the newspaper business is rather pre-
carious in Utah. 1t is, doubtless, as fine
an opening for young man to get his eye
teeth cut as can be found in the Union
he can soon get double and single set all
around. The Tribune is anti "Polyg," and
IS by lar the ablest and newsiest paper
here. The church has two dalies, The
Herald and De.ert Netrs, one morning and
the other evening. There are six breweries,
and number OF mills, furnaces and the
like. This is the metropolis oil the Terri.
tory, and does q vast business, especially in
the mercantile line.
The Tabernacle" is wonderful struct.
ure, because there is nothing in the
heavens above, or the earth beneath, or
the waters under the earth like unto it.
Brother B. Young designed it, built,
preached in it, looked upon it, and died.
The building is oblong in shape, having a
length oil 80 feet from east to west, by $50
feet in width. The roof is self supporting
and stands upon iorty-four columns OF brown
sand stone three by nine feet, which when
united by frame work form the walls OF
the editice. From these pillars or walls,
the roof springs in one unbroken arch,
being the largest sclfsustaining roof on
the continent except one-the Grand
Union depot ut New York. In one end OF
this egs.shaped structure is the organ,
which when built, was the largest one in
America. The one ct Cincinnati has
been built since and is little larger. The
Tabernacle Is used for public worship, and
seats 1900 people. The acoustic pro.
perties Of the building are simply won.
deriul. Your correspondent stood in the
gallery near the rear end and heard with.
ont difficulty the guide whisper, who was
standing near the pulpit. | could also
distinctly hear pin drop upon the floor,
Notwithstanding the fact that l stood 2222L
feet away. 1t has twenty doors, all open.
ing outward. and il is said that 1900
people could exit in case OF fire, in one and
one hall minutes.
Standing within the same rubble en-
closure, which is fifteen feet high, is q
beautiful granite church editice, which cos,
about 100000. This is used for worship
during the winter season, when it is toe
cold TO warm the Tabernacle to q com.