Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-25
IN THE FAR WEST.
We L. Wharton writes enter
tainingly of his Trip.

cent Buildings by the Great Salt Lake
Some wonderful statements about
the Norman Buildings-A run across
the plains of Nevada and into Fertile
California Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Hare
greet the traveller at his Journeys
End.
CORVALLIS, Oregon, July ls.-After
spending several very pleasant
days in Trinidad with Mr.. j. NJ. Carlow.
andMr. and Mrs. E. B.Stewart. | started
westward over the d. & r. g. This is
very appropriately called 1.-The Scenic
Line of the World. ("
We passed through the Royal Gorge
and the Grand Canon Of the Arkansas.
On each side the walls rise to the height
of nearly 5000 feet; this gorge is seven
miles long, and In one place is SO mar
row that the river touches both walls, a
swinging bridge carries the trains over
this narrow place. The bridge is sup
ported by immense iron beams set to-
gether like rafters, their feet resting
against the giant walls.
AS we cross Tennessee Pass, over ten
thousand feet above the sea, we see the
Mount of the Holy Cross, which is form
ed by two deep gulehes crossing each
other at right angles; these are filled
with perpetual snow which makes
the cross visible for many miles
All along the route one is impressed
by the sublime grandeur OF natures
handiwork.
We are approaching historic Salt Lake
City, the spot where civilization first
planted its outpost west of the Missouri
river. 1t is city of temples, and the
storm center of the religious system pro-
mnlgated by the Latter Day Saints. |
have seen no city as nearly perfect in all
its arrangements as is Salt Lake City.
All wire bearing poles are set III the
middle of the street, within two feet of
these poles on each side runs the cleo
trio cars, then the asphalt street on each
side OF the poles for wagons by the
curb stone that lines the pavements
there is a ditch filled with clear, run
ming mountain water.
Natural gas is the fuel used, and cleo
tricity lights the city. Dividing the val
ue of Salt Lake City property by the
population we find that every resident
within its corporate limits has two thou
sand dollars parallel to this is not
found in any other city of the world.
The buildings are among the finest in
this country. | went through the city
building it is finished in Utah onyx
and cost one million dollars.
| then went to Temple Block which is
inclosed by wall fifteen feet high and
five feet thick ten acres of land are in
closed by this wall. Here are the three
Mormon structures around which clus
ter an unfading interest.
The Temple is two hundred feet long,
one hundred wide and two hundred and
twenty feet high; at each of the four
corners the walls are ten feet thick of
white granite on one of the tallest
towers is the statue of Gabriel in the act
of blowing the horn which shall an
nounce the dawn OF resurrection morn
ing; this building Is reserved for the
faithful; no stranger is allowed within
the grounds it is one of the most mag
nificent structures in this country and
can be seen for distance of fifty miles
up and down the valley.
The Tabernacle is built of iron, stone
and glass. 1t is $50 feet long, $50 feet
wide and 100 feet from floor to roof The
roof has the form of half cocoanut
shell cut lengthwise and rests upon
stone wall ten feet thick; there are 20
double doors of entrance, and when you
stand inside you are in building that
seats IA 900 people, and has the most
marvellous acoustic properties of any
structure in the world. / stood 200 feet
from the guide; he dropped a pin dis
lance of ten inches. / plainly heard it
strike the railing; the faintest whisper
is audible, there is not a pillar nor
post in the entire structure to intercept
the waves Of sound.
The organ is fifty-eight feet high, con-
tains twenty-six hundred and forty eight
pipes. some of which are as large as
the smoke stacks on the steamerBlaine
there are ffty-seven stops. Every piece
in it was made by Mormon from ma
terial produced in Utah. The cost was
100000.
Around this mammoth machine of
melody sits a choir Of 500 trained
voices The music is grand and inspir-
ing beyond all power of description
When the music is at minor key,
there is plaintiveness pervading the
vast building that causes the traveller to
think of some one far away beyond the
reach of human aid, so sad is the
strain.
There is nothing remarkable about
Assembly Hall; it seats about 5000,
and is frescoed with scenes from Nor
mon history. The Great Salt Lake is
about the size of West Virginia and is
the safest body of water on the globe,
save the Dead Sea of Palestine.
Saltair and Garfield Beach are favorite
resorts; the bather cannot sink in the
salty water. Columns might be written
of descriptive character, and yet his
toric Salt Lake City-nestling in an ell
bow of the lofty Wasatch mountains