The Red Cloud chief., 1882-02-02
A New Mormon Temple in the Wilder.
ness.

The construction of the Grand Temple
of Worship now being erected by the
Mormon Church at Manti. Utah, is be-
inc pushed ahead with rs large 4 force of
workmcn as convenience will permit,
and the walls of the building are begin
ming to loom up and are covered with
scaffolding and derrickS. We learn from
Mr.. ID. Wilken. who has Just returned
from a trip N in the Manti country.
that the temple is being constructed of
white limestone. The building Is stu
/ ated on top of Il mountain. a >pUr of the
WaSatch range, that extends out into the
| town Of Mani. and is called by the peo-
Pile of Utah the Mountain of the Lord.
The foundation Of the temple i sixty
three feet above the level of the road,
and is set in solid rock: the top of the
mountain having been ~eNcavatcd and
removed, making it level, is ninctv-tive
feet in width and 112 in length. From
the ground Ia the square will be eighty
two feet in height. There will be two
towers erected, one AT the east and the
either at the west corner of the building.
The tower at the east corner will be l19
feet in height, while that of the west
corner will be ten feet lower. or log feet
in height. They are thirty feet square
at the base. There are fou terrace walls
! around the mountain in front of thu
temple, which will average about seven
teen feet in height and are about 91
feet in length. and in all contain about
= 400 cords of rock aS AT present built,
and $1,000 wards of debris has bcen eN-
cavated and hauled away. The stair
WAY from the road To the upper terrace
is siNty-three feet. and will contain 1S3
stone steps. sixteen feet in width. In
back of the terrace will be filled with
rich soil. To the top of the >tnnc-woik.
and trees and Shrubbcry planted. and
I the tops of the terraces are 10 be
mented by ncatly-drc>sed and cut ops
and III will be placed at variu',S
and appropriate places. The water -
supply the temple will be brought N
wooden pipes from a spring situated
about Il mile and a quarter east of IT,
temple. back in the mountains, ara
has a fall of seventy feet To the reese
voir, and one hundred feet from Il e
reservoir 10 the lower terrace. The
whole side of the mountain is To lie
planted with trees and flowers. and RE
crystal stream poured forth by the little
spring, as it winds it way down the
side of the mountain. will travel from
root To root, quenching their thirst,
thus assisting the trees Ia produce their
foliage in spring. the flowers to bloom
and the grass Ia grow. The building
of the temple was first commenced five
wears ago, and has been worked on ever
since. and it is expected that it will he
in such condition in about three wears
! that it can be used. but it is estimated
that it will take fully five years to COM
plete the building. The building will
be fifty feet in height, and the eXcava-
ton at the east end for the basement
is about ~forty-six feet in depth. Mr..
Folsom is the architect. and as to his
skill and ability as the Manti
Temple will speak for years after
he has passed from the face of the
earth. 1t was President Young's inteD-
ton when he ordered the erection of ths
temple that it should be the grandest
and most imposing structure erected on
the American Continent. and all indies
tons point TO such being the case.--h
Oche (1Ner,l Record.