The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-20

'oThe man or woman who can go to
Leadville and see the ice palace, and
who does not do so will miss the op-
portunity Of a life time"
This, 1 take it from remarks made
by the Utonians who recently made
the trip, is the universal sentiment
AS to the palace itself, who shall go
so far as to presume to describe it?
Who, having seel it. will dare at
tempt to put upon paper, even though
aided by a camera, a tenth of its
beauties?
Who is there who would expect to
see in Leadville. a town OF not more
than 10000 people a building that
eclipses in size, grandeur and brilli-
ancy, any of those Of a like nature
which have in the past attracted world
wide notoriety, and whose builders
have achieved everlasting fame?
How many are there in Utah who
appreciate the fact that almost at our
doors is a monument Of western en-
terprise and pluck, to see which would
justify a journey of ten thousand
miles?
Yet such is the case with the ice
palace now open to the world at Lead
Vile, Colo.
That it will prove to be the most
brilliant affair of a like kind ever held
in the west, or in the east for that
matter, there can not be the slightest
doubt in the minds of any one who
has had the great privilege to gaze
upon it's beauties, to see with what
vigor and vim the projectors are work
ing, to know what amount of money
has been subscribed to put LeadVille
and the palace before the eyes Of the
world.
IT'S BIRTH.
To a Utah boy must be credited the
idea of the palace. 1t was Ed w.
Senior. now a resident of 1.-The city
above the Clouds who conceived it,
and it was soon brought into an actu-
atty 1t took money to build it, but
the money was soon forthcoming, and
while it is very doubtful if a tenth
of it will ever be returned to the tills
OF the men who love Leadville first
and money second, there will be no
weeping and wailing over the fact in
case there is a deficiency in the ac-
count when the warm breath of spring
shall have reduced to its original
condition the solicited water that now
makes up one of the wonders of the
world.
Men of money in Leadville are not
built that way.
Ask the men of Leadville who built
the palace. and they show a modesty
that is truly refreshing-"t citizens
Of Leadville" is the only answer you
viii receive. There is no boasting over
the fact that one gave this much
and the other that THE citizens of
Leadville built it'-that is all the sat
isfaction you viii get on that point.
JUST A GLANCE
If The Herald readers imagine they
are going to get a description of the
palace from my pen they are very
much mistaken. confess my inability
at the outset. however much may re-
greet the fact
The title is no misnomer. 1t is
palace in all that the name implies
1t needs no vivid imagination to see
issuing from its portals the kings and
their retainers of the feudal ages. 1t
takes one back to the days described
by Scott and Others
The effect is of massive architec-
tural beauty, it being of the old Nor
man school. It's greatest length is 450
rr.oo foot r.-;1$1, 95O foot
over 5000 tons of ice were used in it's
construction. At the front. guarding
the main entrance, is a massive female
figure, representing the glori1cation of
Leadville. She stands facing the north
and one arm points to the eastern
hills. while in the other hand is held a
scroll bearing the legend S207, 600, 900,
these being the figures which represent
the metallic wealth produced by the
camp since the days of the first
strike and which was of as much i'm
portance 10 the world as the discovery
of gold in old man Suffers mill race in
Califolnia-the erstwhile Golden
state" but whose crown has lately
been snatcked away by her younger
ana more vigorous sister-Cclorado.
The main chamber of the palace is a
skating rink covered by fifteen thous-
and square feet of solid ice. On the
east is a ball room and on the west
cafe, all brilliantly lighted by half
hundred arc lights, producing all the
rays of the rainbow, and aided by at
least a thousand incandescent lights
which shine forth from everywhere
yes, even from the center Of solid blocks
of ice. The effect produced by the cleo
trio appliances is most pleasing, and is
spectacular to degree that is soul
satisfying.
Around the rink are many pieces Of