The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-01-07
The Mormon Temple.

The construction oi the grand temple Of
worship now being erected by the Mormon
church al Manii. Utah j. being pushed
ahead with as hrgr a fon'e Vt warkmcn as
convenience viii permit at-i the walls Of
the building arr beginning 10 loam up and
ars covered with Scaffulding and derrieks-
The temple !. being ooustrscted oF white
limestone The building i, situated on top
of a mountain. a spuso} the Wasasoh range
that extends nut iute the town Of Mauti
and Is called hv the people Of Utah the
mountain Of the l.ora The foundation Of
the temple i sixty three feet shove the
level ~ the road. and = solid rock the
ssp of the mountain having been excsyated
and removed. making il level, Is ninety Eve
feet ia width aud l72 in length From
the ground TO the square viii he eighty-two
fest in height There viii two towers
erected. one It the cas, and the other az
the ve~t eorner of the building. The tow
tr a. the east esrner viii he i79 feat in
helght. while that al the wgS; corner will
b ten fces lower or lti9 fees in height
Tllcy ara thirty feet square II the base
There are four terrace walls aFpand the
naonntain IN fs,snt nf the temple which
viii aveFaZe about seventeen iset IN height
and arr ai,aAt e'ste f,es IN lcngth and in all
coasain about > 900 cords of rock. A. II
present b,silt, ald - ,000 yards Of debris
has t-acn exeayated and hauled away The
ssairxay from the road to the upper ter
race i sixty-three feet. and viii contain
l,l2 Stone steps. sixteen feet in wiith The
back nf the terrace viii h. tllel with rich
soil, to she top of the stone werk, and trees
and shrubl,sry planted and the t0ps u the
tcrrzces are Ia b. ornamented by neatly
drsssed and cui stone. and statues viii be-
pissed AZ various and appropriate places,
The waier 10 supply the temple Will be
brought in yvoo.ien pipes from spring SIT
uAtcd abou, ono and a-qnarter miles east
AZ the temple hack in the mountains, and
has fall q seventy nine feet 70 the reser-
vair. and one hundred feet from the Fcscr.
yair t0 the lower terrace The whole side
Il she mountain Is TO be planted with trees
and tinwcrs. and the crystal stream poured
forth by the little spring, a. il winds It's
way down the side of the mountain, viii
travel from root to root, quenehing their
thirst, thus assisting the trees To produce
their foliage in spring. the flowers to bloom
and the grass 70 grow The building II
, the temple was first commenced hve years
am and has been worked on ever sinee,
and Il Is expected that il viii be IN such
csndition in about three years that 1t can
be used. bat il Is estimated that il wall take
fully Ave wears to complete the building
The building win be fifty feet in height
aud the excavation at the east end for the
basement Is about forty-six feet IN depth
II was President Young's intention wheI
he ordered the ercction Of this temple that
Il should be the srandeSt and most iinPos
ing structure erected ON the American con
tincnt. and all indications point to suei
being the ease.
Nanti i situated about 125 miles a lit
tie easi Of south of Sah Lake City, and /
quite = large towa, being the third oldesi
settlement in Utah territory. Ii Is locates
al the foot of the east side of the Wasatel
mountains. in one of the most fertile val
leys in the territory, which j. dotted th'
entire length with well stocked farms anc
large orchards. The Saupiteh river, !
tributary To the Sewer river, flows through
the town, supplying the people with water
for all necessary purposes, including irTlSa
tion. The Manti and surrounding valleys
is the granary of the mountain country
It's fruitful farms not only produce a suffi
eient quantity of grain to supply the CREATE
portion of Utah with grain and -four, but i
supplies the greater portion of southeastern
Nevada with -four and goodly portion o
Grain