The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-03-25
The Mormon Temple.

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me construction Of the grand tenn.
pie OF worship now being erected by
the Mormon church at Manti, Utah.
Is being pushed ahead with as large a
force OF workmen as convenienceHwiu
permit, and the walls of the building
are beginning to loom up..and..are COW
cred with seaffolding and .derricks.
The temple is being constructed of
white limestone. The building is
situated ON top Of a mountain, q spur
OF the Wasatoh range, that extends out
into the town of Manti, and is called
oy the people of Utah the mountain
or the Lord. The foundation Of the
temple Is sixty-three feet above the
level OF the road, and is set in solid
rock; the top of the mountain having
oeeh excavated and removed, making
IL level Is ninety five feet in width and
I72 In length. From the ground to
the square will be eighty-two feet In
height. There will be two towers
erected, one at the east and the other
at the west corner Of the building.
The tower at the east corner will be
l79 feet in height, while that at the
west corner will be ten feet lower. or
1853 feet in height. They are thirty
feet square at the base. There are
four terrace walls around the noun
tain In front of the temple, which will
average about seventeen feet in height
and are about 900 feet in length, and
In all contain ABOUT 2, 400 cords of rock.
as at present built, and 5000 yards of
debris has been excavated and hauled
away. The stairway from the road to
the upper terrace Is sixty-three feet,
and will contain 1872 stone steps, six
teen feet In width. The back of the
terrace will be filed with rich soil, to
The top OF the stone work, and trees
and shrubbery planted, and the tops
OF the terraces are to be ornamented
by neatly dressed and cut stone, and
statues will be placed at various and
appropriate places. The water 10
supply the temple will be brought in
wooden pipes from a spring situated
about one and a-quarter miles east of
the temple, back in the mountains.
and has fall of seventy-nine feet to
the reservoir, and one hundred feet
from the reservoir to the lower terrace.
The whole side Of the mountain Is to
be planted with trees and flowers. and
the crystal stream poured forth by the
little spring, as 1t winds its way down
the side Of the mountain, will travel
from root to root, qusnching their
thirst, thus assisting the trees to pro-
duce their foliage In spring, the flowers
to bloom and the grass to grow. The
building of the temple was first COM
menced five years ago, and has been
worked on ever siuee, and it Is ex
pected that 1t will be In such condi
ton in about three years that it can
be used, but 1t is estimated that 1t will
take fully five years to complete the
building. The building will be nfty
feet in height, and the excavation at
the east end for the basement 10 about
forty-six feet In depth. It was Preai-
dent Young's intention when he or
dered the erection OF this temple that
1t should be the grandest and most
imposing structure erected on the
American continent, and all indica-
tons point to such being the case.
Manti is situated about lbs miles, a
little east OF south of Salt Lake City,
and Ia quite large town, being the
third oldest settlement In Utah terri
tory. 1t Is located at the foot Of the
east side of the Wasatch mountains,
in one of the most fertile valleys in
the territory, which is dotted the
entire length with well stocked farms
and large orchards. The Saupitch
river, tributary to the Sewer river,
flows through the town, supplying
the people with water for all necessary
purposes, including irrigation. The
Manti and surrounding valleys is the
granary of the mountain country. It's
fruitful farms not only produce suffi-
cient quantity Of grain to supply the
greater portion of Utah with grain
and -four, but it supplies the greater
portion of South-e astern Nevada with
-four and goodly portion of grain.
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