Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-17
THROUGH UTAH.
Graphic Description Of the Beauties
and Attractions Of the Queen
Of the West"

a few miles out OF Grand Junction
on ono Of the magnificent trains o. tho
Rio urandc Western railway. we nnd
ourselves In Utah. About this remark
attic Canaan" OF the "Mormons" there
must always cling memories OF the
heroic and romantic. Zion" IL rich
In legends and corroboratcd data rela-
tlYa TO the remarkable resources Of the
country nr well AS 10 the pluck and
perseverance,. the courage and forti-
tudc OF the people.
The ride across the Utah plains with
unow-clad peaks looming up In the dim
distance In indeed plcaaurablc cxpcri-
cncc. Clear Creek canyon IL entered
and we ind ourselves In u land Of
great coal deposits and superb scenery.
The fame OF Castle Gate has gone forth
US one OF the picturesque spots OF the
continent. Soldier summit IN passed
and the train follows n beautiful noun
tain stream down the western slope Of
the wasatch mountains into a scene
~ surprising iovclincHu.
The far-famcd Salt Lake valley
bursts upon the vision and we gaze
upon the mountain walled treasury
Of the gods ''rhc desert shall rejoice
and blossom as tho rose" has been
more than varincd In this great inter-
mountain basin.
Half n century has passed since
brigham Young led his followcra into
this valley, where they planted homes
| and laid the foundations u ~ ,at
commonwealth. Grny-haircd men and
women were prnttiing babes on their
mothers boaomA when the religious
cxilca from Snuvoo first bchcid tho
giittcring rays os the sunlight reflected
from the waves aud rlpples OF tho
Great Salt Lake. No wonder the desert
ncorched and trnvel-worn wanderers
knccicd down and offered thanks to
the God OF their fathers and called u
fnni halt In their long journey.
The Salt Lake valley IN land OF
wonders. IL IN the mouth OF the mu-
niiccnt Rocky mountain cornucopla. IL
II "a domain OF fertile fields and happy
homes. OF pretty hanlcta ana prosper
GUS cities. II contains two great bodies
| OF wator--utnh and Salt lakes, the for
mcr fresh and the latter salt. connected
by the river Jordan, "a beautiful little
stream sixty miles In length. Fifteen
miles southeast Of Great salt Lake
stands the city OF salt Lake. a marvel
OF beauty and wealth. Its broad streets
aud avenues. Its splendid public build
ingA and princely palaces. It's Temple
aud Tabernacle and It's great mcrcnn-
tile manufacturing aud smelling cHtab-
liahmenia confer upon u an cnvinblc
prominence. brigham Young operated
on grand scale. Hts handiwork dem
onrtrntca him a man OF broad Views.
Inexhauntibie resources. tirclcHs energy
| and great executive ability.
| The "Temple square" embracing ten
acres, II enclosed by u wall fifteen feet
high and fye feet thick. Within II are
located the Mormon" Temple. the
''Mormon'' Tabernacle. with seating
capacity OF is,tGe people. Its acoustic
properties are ~ perfect that within
the vast area Of $50 by 100 feet whis-
per or the dropping Of pin can be
heard. and Its magnificent pipe organ,
built OF native timber by Mormon
workmen ana costing 100000. II
i,fty,oight feet hlgh. has nfiy-seven
stops aud contains 2.G5s pipes. The
doors " the Tabernacle are always
open 10 the world, within this square
~ also the Assembly hall. with scat
ing capacity OF $500.
A TRIBUTE TO UTAH.
An eminent writer has been prompt.
I cd by the Inspiration OF glorious facti
10 dedicate the following beautiful per
tribute TO Utah:
such Is Utah. the Gem OF the Rock
les. where all grandcurs and gloriea ol
scene. all charms and saiubritics Of eli
, mate and all riches OF soil and forcs
and mine, unite TO form one Of carth'i
grandest garden spots. II IN N land o
. majeatic dimensions. incompatible re
sources. aud illlmitable possibilities; /
land Of gold and silver mountaina, o
/, fruit trees and vineyards, OF lowinl
, kline and golden grain; under the fee
! n carpet of flowers, bespangled viii
gold dust. and the blucst NJ heaven
bending above and resting Its arch OF
the walls of the Sorraa.
, "rhe most wonderful feature OF nj
7, this wonderful tour, the mightiest mar
, vel OF all marvellous Utah, an ocean q
A majestic mystery clad In beauty divine
= In Great Salt Lake. the American Deai
, sea, Among all oarth'a weird wonder
In water, II has but one rival or peer
:, the miracle.made sea whose waves o
/, doom and oblivion roll over Sodom AM
!, Gomorruh, the chlcagos OF forty cen
turtles ago. Think of lake from 800
, 20 5000 square miles In area, lying
] thousand miles Inland, at nm altitude o
!, 1850 feet above the sea level. who's
waters are six times Us salt as those a
!. the ocean; and while Il has no outlet
! four large rivers pouring their consoles
Hoods of fresh water Into II wlthou
I raising Its mysterious surface n frac
!, ton of an inch, or ever diminishing. \
!. far az chemical analysis can determine
It's indeHcribable saltiness. Where doe
), all the water FOf Where does all IN
:. salt that no streams can frcshel com
J. FROM Where are the vast saline maya
!, gineH from which Il draws It's everlasi
Ing supplies? one may stand upon Il
/. shores ana ask a thousand such ques
!, lions. but no answer comes back fror
y Its mysterious depths. In which moth
Ing lives but death and silence"
. cy Warner describes trip throug
J, Utah. over the Rio Grande Western. |
his own quaint way as follows:
r when God had reared the rugge
h walls
:" Round utahs verdi wales;
Then man came ON his mission and
Q lie laid two shining rails.