The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-04-18
LETTER FROM UTAH.
What Former Sedalia Telegraph
Operator Says of Salt Lake
City.

The following letter is from Ed.
Walsh, some eight years ago a tele.
graph operator in this city, now of
Laramie City, w. I. =:
LARAMIE, w. r.. April 10.
EDITOR BAzoo: Last week | took
run out to Salt Lake City with the
int ntion of hunting up rich widow
with four or five charming daughters
and marrying the whole family before
that anti-polygamy bill of Senator
Edm unds went into effect.
l had not been long in Zion, how
ever, before / changed my mind and
vowed I would continue as | had been.
a Gentle. For Of all the homely
women | ever saw these Mormon
women take the cake.
Have YOU ever visited the city of
Salt Lake? If not, 1 will endeavor
TO give you a photograph OF it:
The city contains population of
$4,000 100000 Mormons and 5000
Gentiles) and is located in beautiful
valley and surrounded by the Rocky
Mountains. Nv first visit was to the
great Mormon tabernacle, the assem-
Div hall and the temple. An
elder, for the consideration of one
dollar, conducted me through the
buildings. The tabernacle is $50 by
80 feet, and is oval i'm shape. The
root, which is also oval, is supported
onlv bv the walls. 1t has seating
capacity for 1000. The acoustic
properties of this ediiice are unequaled.
My conductor stood at the altar
while / proceeded to the farthest
end of the building, 225 feet distant.
While maintaining the distance he
took from hi5clothing pin, which he
dropped to the floor, the report of
which / heard distinctly. He then
propounded to me question in quite
a low whisper. This also | heard
distinctly and replied thereto. He
next brushed his coat sleeve with his
hand, and this, also, [ heard dis
tinctly. The organ, which is the
second largest in the world, cost
$4,000.
The assembly hall is built somewhat
somewhat after the style of the taber-
nacle, and will seat 5000.
The temple, which is to excel them
all, has been twentv-nine years i'm
course Of erection. 1t is now sixty
nine feet to the top of the wall, and,
when completed, will be 200 feet in
height, 225 feet in length and, |
think, 125 in breadth. The walls are
3 feet 9 inches thick and the founda-
ton IL feet deep by l6 feet wide.
The city is divided into twenty-one
wards, each ward having It's bishop.
On the Sabbath the people attend SER
vices in the morning at their respec-
tive wards. In the evening they all
attend services at the tabernacle. The
service is similar to that of the protes-
tant church.
After services | procured a team
and proceeded to do the city. OF the
great number Of beautiful residences
in which this city abounds, | can now
only recall those of the governor, the
mayor. Geo. Q. Cannon and the
Amelia palace-the residence of Anne
liza Young, the nineteenth and favorite
wife Of Brigham.
This palace is now occupied bv
President John Taylor, the present
head of the Mormon church.
| visited the bathing house and took
q hot salt water bath. This. salt
water is boiling not when il leaves the
mountain and before it can he used
for bathing a considerable quantity of
cold water is run into the tnb A
story is related of Gentle who Wis
tied Salt Lake last summer. Among
other sights he visited the Hot
Springs. He was contemplating tax
ing bath in the spring. Expressing
a doubt as to whether such step
could be feasible, his mind was at
once set at rest by some one present
remarking that "the Mermons bathed
daily in the springs" He at once
commenced to disrobe, remarking that
''he could battle there if any id
Mormon could" Having undressed,
he plunged into the boiling water.
When he got we'll and could wear his
clothes again, he took the first train
for the states. He said that in future
cold baths would answer his purpose.
In the evening | visited the. grave
Of Brigham Young. raped on his
sepulchre several times with the cane
L send you. calling him by name.
But the great prophet replied net. so
/ picked up small stone which l
found lying inside the iron enclosure
to bis resting place and, bidding him
adieu. started for nv hotel. The fol-