Delta chief., 1884-03-26
SALT LAKE CITY.
An Interesting Letter from Our Own
Correspondent.

to promise ! will drop You few lines to let
! You know am still in the land of the living,
top side up with care. The Judge and i
pulled into this port this morning at six,
since which time'l have been taking in the
sights, and need say they are immense?
But hold on, for | am just little too pre-,
| yious for wish to give You my trip in toto
In leaving Delta did so not with ~ view of
| spyering my connection with the place en-
| tir,ly-as inv last acts attcst-but with
| hone of bettering my financial circumstances
| in the near future in manner that l couiu
! not hope for by remaining on the OLD stamp
/ lug ground. In sailing around the point be-
! low town | looked back Just long rs |
could see it, when shed a few bitter tears
1 for that which seemed to me an irrepnrahle
! loss The peaceful quiet of my trip 10 Grand
junction was undisurbed save by tin slight
ripple of excitement caused by the vain at
tempt ON my part "a discover the famous
Bridgeport tunnel. Landing ut the Junction
the first man met wns your former 'fellow-
townsman. George Donley, who informed me
that inasmuch rs he and Mr.. Butler We're par
tally out of employment, they would, on
the receipt of favorable news from the future
Leadville, follow in the footsteps of We hum
BILE scribe Hanson was here also. but said
he wouid leave for the mines in II few days.
The scope of country intervening between
Grand Junction and Green River Is one con-
tinuul plain with the exception of small
valley We pass through just before leaving
the Grand river tor good. The train made
splendid time between this and Green Rl@er
after which we began the ascension of the
Wasatch range, which required the help OF
an extra engine. From the top'of the range
to Provo is something near sixty miles, aud
was made in fine shape. The Judge and
| tried our hands Mt sleeping on the seats, but
PLAYED out, consequently were mp anu on
the lookout this mornin. AT daylight, when
the train steamed into the great Salt Lake
valley, in which are situated the Utah lake
and Salt lake, which the Mormons are pleas
cd to call "thc Dead Sea Of America" The
city of Provo has population oi ten tlion>'
and inhabitants and Is quite II bnsincsS-llSe
place having fine Touring mill and woolen
factory. II Was here began to witnsss some
of as tine reaches rs ever saw in Colorado.
and that impresses one nt once as heavy
yielders The peach and apple orchards
stand out in bold relief, showing that much
attention has been given them. IL would be
u hard matter to tell when yon hrst enter
salt Luke CITY proper, as the houses are very
thick for nj least ave miles from the heart OF
the city. The valley for ways just south OF
the city is inclined 10 be swampy, and, as a
natural consequence, has produced some ex-
cellent meadow land.
Arriving ut the depot, we started on foot
for an eating house, and 10 tell YOU the truth
| have never seen anything IN the way OF
town property that would in the least com
par, with what saw here. Ii was in every
ward saw rs fine apple trees as the world
ever produced, aad On the sidewalks were
rows oi black locust> and poplar trees run
ming parallel with the streets, that were n,
fine as produced anywhere- The yards We're
well arranged and laid oil, and seeded to some
Kind of evergreen grass, that 60 all algear-
ances is good feed. The streets are well laid
I our, being 10 feet in width, with asphaltnn
sidewalks - feet in width. The water power
is furnished by stream called the city
pitch,n the bottom of which Is laid with
stone 10 keep the ditch from working out
deeper.
Bnsiness seems TO se red-hot here at pres
ent, still some claim that trade is little
dult Just now. The schools are reported IN \
slourishiug condition. while religious scrNlc-
t. are Of common occurrancc. ! spent 20
day in visiting the most noted landmarks IN
the city starting out by hrsI calling az the
clothing s;ore owned by the Walker Bros
Il is aia feet long, and fully as VIDE as the
cabin Judge kietnly built oa the I,lll ranch
Passing NJ the street l calicslin At lions To-
Oh cr tion institution, which | think Is the
INST spacious business house ia the west, -,
there are n clerks employed within it, walls
From here | hctook myself ta the termer
baiidius in which Brigham Young lived and
died. Ii is far les prr;entiou> IN appearance
than many other houses in the immediate VI
ciniiv. Still il Is two stories high and reach
ACfp>> Inc eaiAifc lnt AiAsu ~ -
Nv last call vas upon the good sexton at the
Tabernacle, who showsi me all through it,
spsciHus apartments. taxing pains TO detail
10 ne the following facts: IL has seating
capacity of ioarteen Thousand, with nine pas
sl.,cNays therein, aifo;ding uniimiiei means
oi c.ress in case OF hrc or accident. The
building j. elliptieAl in shape, - feet long
hs 10 in width, and - feet in hetgth from
;he leor 10 the ceiling in its highest point
/ could but sd.uire the or-an, one Of the
invest stupendous pieces of machinery | eyer
saw. Ii sAs built by the MorInons out of
native pine and its c,ss \ estimated al SlN,-
elo 1he Mormon temple y On the same
square, and Is 4 gigantic structure as II y.
and il /, ncthiu. like done, still the work is
progressing very rapidly. The foreman Of
she scrk velunssSrcsi the following infertna-
ton 1t foundation OF ssiSe Is 10 feet in the
earth and 10 fees hruad It's hesgsh Is 100 fers,
It's length i> two hundred fsei, while its width
i leo icei-
There are at present 100 men At work on
the helidins - cf whom are rrck nzs9ns,
and jass imagine ii vou can what a h-ades
Of Knocking thene Vas geins on IL iASes
ihrcc oX-5eanls kaSy hAnlEnS oa the SMALL
particles oi nrsS aud rabal>h thai naturally
.rcausls,ss frcm the litter mAte by Ia-
~cEsnsen arongi the tuiijias. One peculiar
feature prsscaie,d By THE axen vas that while
they were yske q cauanlca make. Iher had
On = kind Of 6re~chias attached thereto, TO
enable thea, @s supposed, 10 nsA&c short
turns
had the extreme felicity of psyins 8 visit
10 he faae1s an. oSiEiasI wall 61tii aroani
tke city By the Mormons for protecfles