Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-06
THE CITY OF yAUYOO.


'NlJsn1l" city on the tanks Of the
Mississippi 10y Iar.y from the
Office IL the Quincy, Illinois, Jour
raj gn the 18Th ut, and that PAPER
published q thrue-g0lumn article on
the suf jeet GA tie .Ist.. We extract
q few paragraphs which have been
Reproduced in several eastern "a
peT-.
'sTho Mormon city Of Nauvoo was
inte'li=suly Iaii out. The avenues
arc broad. and the heavy curling
stones skill pr1.ruie in sra light lines
some ten Zee; from the fences. S;umps
indicate whore trees wore planted AZ
regular intervals along tie avenue
leading 20 Smiths mansion. Inside
the fences se71psd ont places mark
she cellars ~ Mormon buildings that
were torn down 10y the people who
succeeded the routed MoTmons.
'Iu joseph smiths time the entire
peninsula was covered with building.
As She visitor Fauses upon the inriin"
90 the present. village Of Nlu-
500 and locks riycrrvlri, a scene Of
commanding beauty stretches before
him. u, De ae riiy-E=s,l, tine though.
chat undoubtedly rlms % Joseph
smith when DE Hr-. razcd upon this
scene viii possess his mind: What e.
mlz-ll-..t site Tor q great r.,y-ior q
Commercial o. e:rUp.lis,
I'm. M1rmans knew how 90 pick q
>iia Tor q c.;y. Not on the Father o..
Waters is there site equal 20 the one
chosen hy Joseph smith for the city Of
The Is-isr-tay saints. Dubuque
Davenport, Burlington, Fort Madison,
Eeo'suls, quincy, H1nuibal, Alton
cannot COMPARE with Ssgvco in tho
natural advantage that enhance the
value % SITE.
'AnI us tine mrii;liivs observer
-'asi, his eyes upon the Grand scenery.
BE miGd haw.iiarr.l with thoughts
Pan. ll-i0p through tie brain. Had
a- Mom1ns been Iet alone wba.
gould have been the history o. this
>lfcs Here would have
leeua ri.yuf 100 people. This wide |
,gniasuia would Do trembling beneath |
, million iron wheels. Here would !
nave bseu the manufacturing quarter !
b: the city Of Nauyco- uu the high |
lnds. yunder would have been long
tregt- and avenues lined with superb /
-Ssl. Lake City would have stood /
.p1u tic Illinois BAN. OF the NisS,s-
ippi River. where only - sleepy vii
r. and silent evidences Of a deserted |
iiy now exist,
This d. tine kr.. Had the follow
- ~ Joseph smith been ID: alone
a!l lake City. Utah, would never
ave been founded by them. Nauyoo |
could have had a different and .ess re-
rJiflI history.
''it is quite certain TIN. iha inside
is-0ry 81 the Morm1n's stay in Nau-
10 will never be written. thought 20
e. however, AMI by a disp=ssionais
iins. Iae site 90! Nauyoo j.. % many.
ac "f tIr most interesting points in
be- Gsest valley, male 20 bv the |,
agic events OF fhe M1rlnOns' soi1urn
j Illinois, WhcIh,r the AIormons
.t or dli No.; merit the treatment
ley rec-ivula a, lhc iimc, aui the ma
sniiv ;hat was heIpci upon them
taEEarl, viii never De known. Nor
iil ;he line where the crimes u the
emile b,aaSless end and those Of /
e prosecuted MoTm1ns begin, ever {
, tra-ei. That the Mormons were a =
for the crimes committed
? rli the thieves. v1rabluds and .
.i-throti- ~ she country aIjacen, 10 !
iuvol, is well known lac:. Bar !
X thciT poiy=amy. there are !
iilabHrsi men aud women in !
.uyup To-Day ah8 yEig .siI you that c
@ Murm1us were MOI ~ black ashley
re t1iE'eL And these people are !
@ believer, "a Mormoni.m. After =
else has hsen said, Joseph Smith
Is a wonderful man and the energy
d zeal % his followers was and Is
melting marvellous.
'Pic;ures % tho Mormon Temu,e I,
ior sale a: Nauvo3. The pos.odi,e J
Hiding is made Of the stones that
ne taken FROM tho ruins OF this .
use Of Mormon worship. On the 2
.ture j. printed: The Sauvoo Nor :
"a Temple. The Temple WAS bull, :
light grey limestone; It, was Is fee,
e, $ feet broad, % zee; high. and
top o. the tower 90 feet. II had
hewu riiasters which cost 5000
n. The whole COS; % the building y
: Sl,yol 90. The bartismaI font. NJ
ported by twelve carved cxen. was ..
The basement story. and with the
IN, was intended 20 be gildei. Cor J.
stone lad April Oh, Isil. Burned
.ohsr sch, ISIS Joseph smith :
led al Carthage, June 27th, ISH.'
In the burning Of this Temple the l
ssissippi Valley lost a valuable ~
h. Some senseieSs v4ndal climbed
the tower and set il on fire. \
useless vandal'-he may have been
sligious faua;ie.r =