Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1892-06-17
The INTERESTING AND ms TRuCT
I'VE TRIP or THE NJ. e. A.AT
AN END.

Salt Lake City and Denver tho Las,
Cities Visited.
Leaving Portland Friday evening
at 9 p. m. via the Union Pacific, the
famous trunk line, we were soon skirt
ing the renowned Columbia River,
and this body OF water, by The mellow
moonlight had the semblance of a
huge mirror, the waters were 30 even
and smoothe. About 80 miles from
the city we came to Multnomah Falls,
a small stream leaping madly down
the side OF the Cascade Mountains,
at an elevation Of 220feet. Two miles
further, Bridal Veil Falls, another Of
those beautiful little streams which
finds its source on the mountains, and
in its efforts to reach the Columbia
iashes itself into foam, and leaps from
rock to rock until an outlet is reached
Night closed upon us and prevented
further sight seeing for the night. This
portion of the Union Pacific, however,
is noted for its fine scenery and tour
lists are partial TO this line. The next
morning nothing was TO be seen but
the bleak destitute lands OF Idaho,
and the monotony varied but little
during the day. Sunday morning at
7:30 we reached the great city OF Salt
Lake. This is a city located in a
lonely valley, resting between the
Wasatch Mountains on the East and
the 0quirrh Mountains on the West
This thriving city has population Of
about 10000, and many nice homes
adom its avenues. The party went
out TO Fl. Douglas upon arrival, a
government fort, high up on the foot
OF the mountains, commanding a
grand view OF the valley aud city. The
next place was the great Mormon
Temple, which was commenced in
1853 and will be finished next year,
having been under construction for
forty years. Many toiled to the top
OF tho Tower and touched the feet Of
the statue of Maroni, the angel who
revealed mormonism to Joseph Smith,
and which golden image sdorns the
high tower. The temple is built Of
cut granite, with q large tower adorn-
ing each of the four corners, and is
two hundred feet long by one hun
dred feet wide, to cost when COM
pleted 100000. The walls are ten
feet thick and the massiveness of its
construction will defy the rsvages Of
time for ages to come.
The Tabernacle just west of the
Temple is wonderful structure. 1t
resembles the back OF vast Tarrapin.
and is built of iron, glass and stone.
1t is two hundred and fifty feet long
by one hundred and fifty feet wide,
and one hundred feet high in the CEN
ter OF the roof, which is one massive
arch, unsupported by piller or post.
The walls are twelve feet thick and
there are twenty huge doors for en-
trance. The Tabernacle seats 1852,
and is noted for its acoustic properties.
II is in this wonderful structure the
party assembled at 2 p. IN. to attend
the services of the Young Mems Mu-
tual Improvement Society of the
World. There were present no less
than 1900 people, nearly twice as
many as there in Hopkinsville. Just
think of i'll The services were inter
estiug and instructive. Sacrement OF
bread and holy water from the River
Jordon was administered. The music
was rendered by a choir Of 200 voices,
accompanied by one Of the largest or
gans in existence. The organ is fifty.
eight feet high, has fifty-seven stops
and contains two thousand six hun.
bred and forty-eight pipes, some Of
them as large as smoke stacks OF a
steamboat.
After the exercises trip to Garfield
Beach was next in order, and after q
run of iorty-five minutes we were
permitted TO look upon this most won
deriul OF Lakes, so laden with salt
Many OF the party went in bathing
though the air was chilly. This Lake
consists of about 25,0O0 square miles
and rests at an elevation OF 1900
feet above the sea level. Its waters
are six times as salty as the ocean, and
while ii has no outlet there are foul
large streams empty;ng into it, with
no dlscernable effect upon the waters
Figures have been made estimating
the amount Of salt and soda tho lake
could turn out, which shows that, al
lowing ten tons to the car there would
be "a, 100000 cars OF soda and $751;
0l6,960 cars of salt, which would
make a train 445,50O miles long, and
long enough to reach around The
earth 1856 times and leave an 5000
mile string on the side track. A train
carrying this salt running at 20 miles
an hour would be rs years, 8 months
and % days in passing given station
1t represents valuation of sos, 4S8,-
| $4,000, enough TO pay the national
debts Of every nation, with enough
left to make every person In the U. s
rich. The waters are so buoyant you
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