The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01

and no one will contend hat the de-
Yelopment Of the vast wealth of a re-
gion larger h the middle states is in
danger of ceasing.
INTERESTING SIGHTS.
Among the interesting sights of Salt
Lake City are the Mormon temple, the
great tabernacle, the Lilo and Bee Hive
Houses and Amelia's palace CORNER
homes of Brigham Young), Brigham
Young's school house, the Eagle gate,
Brigham Young'S grave, Fort Douglas,
the Great Salt Lake and its bathing re-
sorts, the Warm and Hot Springs, the
county and city building, the Rose cot
tage, the Deseret museum, Utah'S min
eral exhibit in the Sail Lake chamber
Of commerce, Liberty park, the piano.
rama of the Great Salt Lake valley
from east bench, and the illustrations
Of agriculture by irrigation presented
on every side Of the city.
The cornerstone of the temple was
laid April 6, 1853, by President Brigham
Young, assisted by his ~counselors, He
Der c.. Kimball and Willard Richards.
1t was forty years under construction,
and was dedicated April 6, 1893, by
President WilsDrd Woodruff, assisted
by his counsesors, George @. Cannon
and Joseph F Smith. This building is
one of the most beautiful and massive
in the United States, being constructed
of gray granite obtained near the city.
1t exterior dimensions are as follows:
Length, 1862 feet; width, SO feet. 1t is
surmounted by six towers, three on the
east and three on the west n of the
structure. Other measurements ma
be summarized as follows: Height of
central spire, 221h feet, upon which
stands the golden figure Of the angel
Moroni, u feet 5R inches high. The
idea conveyed by the statue is that of
a herald or messenger in the act of
blowing q trumpet-an embodiment of
the fact Of Moroni bringing the gospel
to earth in this latter-day %dispensa-
ton. This figure, by the famous Utah
sculptor, Dall1n. is of hammered cop
per, is gilded with pure gold leaf, and
-surmOunting its crow is an immense
incandeSeent lamp of 100-candle power.
Height of west towers, 219 feet; height
of east side towers. 200 feet; height of
west side towers, 1874 feet; thickness of
foundation wall, 16 feet; thickness of
wall al the bottom, 9 feet; thickness of
wall at the top, 6 feet. This building is
estimated to have cost about 81, 600, 900.
The great tabernacle is $50 feet long,
$50 feet wide and 100 feet high in the
center OF the roof, which is a single
mighty arch unsupported by pillar or
post, and is said to ave out one coun-
terpart on the globe. The walls are u
feet thick, and there are 20 huge double
doors for entry n exit. The taber-
nacie resembles in appearance the back
of a vast terrapin, or half of a pro-
disious egg cut in two lengthwise. This
building seats 1882 people, and its
acoustic properties are SO marvellous
that d faint whisper or the dropping
of a pin can De heard all over it. The
tabernacle is used as a meeting house.
and there every Sunday afternoon the
Mormon people gather for religious
worship. Within this building stands
the famous Mormon organ, for many
years the largest organ in the United
States. and now the most sweet toned.
Around this organ assemble every Sun
day the famous Mormon choir, the
largest organized church choir in the
world.
Near the tabernacle is the assembly
hall, a pretentious granite structure
used for Sunday school work and over
meetings. The three last mem
toned buildings stand within a ten
square
The Hot and Warm Springs are con-