The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-29
The Western Galaxy

The first number of Tulhdge's new
magazine, The Western GaI0Gy, has
made Its appearance, the date being
March. The promise as been great as
to this periodical, but the fulfillnent is
even more; for we have a magazine
which in all respects ranks well with
the very best in America. and is little
behind the foremost in appearance
and in quantity while III the quality
of its contents it is second 10
none. Among the contributors
are the names of many who have
gained more than local fame in the
world of letters and their papers are all
OF high standard of literary excel
lence; demonstrating to the world that
Utah is entitled to foremost position
in the mat tiers of the education, the
training and the thought of her people.
Besides those by the editor there are
papers by q score or more of writer's,
and the contributions all carry with
then rich magazine favor This
may properly be called a mining
number. and it is to be hoped that 1t
will be accepted as a guarantee that the
great industry will continue q lea ding
feature of the GALAXY. The opening
paper is on The Mines of the Great
West" very appropriately inaugural
ing the series with chapter descriptive
of the Ontario, an elegant steel plate
portrait of whose superintendent, Mr..
4. G. Chambers, being the frontispiece.
Happily seconding this is 1.-The
ProspectoT, by Judge Q. G.
Goodwin. who in his pleasante:t
ven and best mood gives US
choice hit OF literature in the form of
frxt ~ FL hot Afcff
dividusi. the prOspector. The pen of
this gifted writer has not often done
smoother or Erettier work than in
this little sketch. OF q purely literary
character are the sixteen pages which
the editor devotas to The Birthplace of
English Civilization; Was 1t Stratford-
n-Avon or the Court OF the Tudors?'
Mr. Tullidge is recognize d as an earnest
believer in and promoter of the theory
that Bacon is entitled TO the glory
which the WeTlj has given TO- Shakes
pesre, and in this clever article be
gives most plausible reasons for his
position IL the Glsc13sion that has been
going on go many years. His paper will
bs read with interest ~ Shakespe.riau
students as also by .hpSe who care not
who wrote the play Vi Shakespeare but
are interested in tje l..gher English
literature which may be said 10 have
had it's birth during the Elizsbethan
age. A highly Yalasbie paper L. by
Prof. M. Z. Jones, on The Flora Of
Utah" and another of more than local
value is By DR.. Hamilton, The,
Climate Of Utah. Judge Mcbride
is interesting IN "a Rambse among
the salmon River Mountains" and
az an example of beautiful word
painting, the Artist Lsmboarne gives q
description OF cruise on the Great Salt
Lake. Judge VIM. Gill Mills contributes
most delightful prose and poetry both,
In an illustrated sketch of st. Patr. ok
Grave, The Mars, iliaise and its
author, and Ever with Thee" Other
contributors are g.. ". Crouch, VS..
4odhs. Leo Haefe;i. FL. W Naisbltt,
George J. Taylor, j. K. H.. John
Lyan, Augusta Joyce Crocheron, .. J
HOLSTER and John Nicholson, each
with S'Tpething of literary. historic or
indnst lal interest. and all presenting 6
rare iitsrary'feRst. such rs few had the
Tight t., believe could be spread Ia this
section of the fowdy west.n The IL
lustratiors are numerous and mot ar
tistic in design and execution. Current
topics are discu sed by the editor IN his
cabinet. The HERALD heartily con-
graduates Mr.. Tullidge on the success
he has achieved, aud we hope the gen
tlems s material reward will be com
nensurats with his i&bors. Utah should
be proud of the WesteTa Gatary.
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