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

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Mormon" city on the banks Of the
Mississippi by n party from the
Office Of the Quincy, Illinois, Jour
nal on the 18th uit., and that paper
published q three-column article on
the subject on the 2Ist.. We extract
4 few paragraphs which have been
reproduced in several eastern pa
pes:
'sThe Mormon city Of Nauvoo was
inte,Iigeniiy laid out. The avenues
are broad, and the heavy curbing
stones ssli pro.rnde in straight lines
some ten feet from the fences. Stumps
indicate whore trees were planted at
regular intervals along the avenue
leading 20 Smiths mansion. Inside
the fences scooped out places mark
the cellars q Mormon buildings that
were torn down by the people who
succeeded the routed Mormons.
I'm Joseph smiths time the entire
peninsula was covered with buildings.
As ;he visitor pauses upon the incline
leading to the present village OF Sau-
VOC and looks riverrard, a scene Of
commanding beauty stretches before
him II ne DO ciiy-b-ed, the though;
thar undoubtedly came 70 Joseph
Smith when he mt gazed upon this
scene will possess his mind: What a
magnificent site for a great city-for a
me;Topolisi
The Mormons knew how 10 pick a
site FOR a city. Not on the Father Of
Waters is there 4 site equal to the one
chosen by Joseph Smith for the city Of
the Iaiter-day Saints. Dubuque
Davenport, Burlington, Fort Madison,
Keosuk, Qliney, Hannibal, Alton
cannot compare with Nauyoo in the
natural advantages that enhance the
value Of a site.
"And a. tho medi;aiivo observer
feasts his eyes upon the grand scenery,
the mind Is hewiidered with thoughts
tina. galiop through the brain. Had
thu Mormons been let alone what
would have been the history Of this
magnificent site: Here would have
beena city Of 90, 900 people. This wide
peninsula would be trembling beneath
a million iron wheels. Here would
have been the manufacturing quarter
o; the city OF Nsuvco. on the high
lands. yonder. would have been long
streets and avenues lined with superb
'.Salt lake City would have stood
upon the Illinois bank Of the Missis-
sippi River. where only a sleepy vii
ia,e and silent evidences Of a deserted
,ity now exist
''This i the fAc;. Had the follow
rs Of Joseph Smith been 10. alone
salt Lake City. Utah, would never |
nave been founded By them. Sauyoo
would have had a different and les re-
,roiful history.
ait Is quite certain tina. the inside
history Of the Morm0n's stay in Nau-
roo will never be written. Itought 10
's, however, and by a dispsssionaie
mind. The site OF Nauvoo Is, to many.
ne Il the most interesting points in
he Great Valley, ma,le 20 by the
sagic events OF the Nfornonsi sojourn
n Illinois, Whe;h1r the AIormons
- Or did no; merit the treatment
hey received al the time, and the ma
ignitY that was heIped upon them
iter1Tard, viii never be known. Nor
rill the line where the crimes Of the
ieniile blacklegs end and those Of
be persecuted Mormons begin, ever
G Traced. That the Mormons were 4
for the crimes committed
y ali the thieves, vsgabonds and
1i-throats o. the country adjacent TO
Iauvoo, i a well known lac.. Bar
ing their Poiygamy. there are
men aud women in
AuvoO today who viii tell you that
&c Mormons were not 30 black as thew
ere painted. And these people are
Of believers in Mormonism. After
! else has been said, Joseph Smith
as a wonderful man and the energy
i'd zeal Of his followers was ana Is
marvellous.
Pictures Of the Mormon Temple
'e Tor sale 4: Nsuv00. The postofice
nllding IS made Of the stones that
ere taken from the ruins OF this
Duse Of Mormon worship. On the
cture i printed: The Nauvoo Nor
on Temple. The Temple was built
light grey limestone; IL was I2s fee;
ne, s. feet broad, 60 Zee; high. and
e top o. the tower go feet. II had
hewn pilAsters which cost 5000
Oh. The whole cost Of the building
As Sl,ooo 900. The bsptismaI font,
by twelve carved cxen. was
ihe basement story, and with the
zen, WAS intended TO be gilded. Cor
Y stone laid April Oh, 1871. Burned
'tober s-9.h. ISIS Joseph smith
He'd a. Carthage, June 9Th, ISi4-'
an the burning Of this Temple the
ississippi Valley lost a valuable
lie some senssieSs vandal climbed
10 the tower and set il on FIRE. A
'nseless vaadaI'-he may have been
religious fanaiic.r