Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-06
SAYS UTAH IS AN
ENCHANTED LAND
Kentucky Editor Gives RapturOus
Description Of Salt Lake.
HIGH SOUNDING COMPLIMENT
Publisher Of the Eddyviile "Taie Of
Two Ciuesr Tells OF Impressions
Received while Here.

The following Is the Mandatory way In
which the editor OF the Tale Of Two
cities" at Eddyvllle, Kentucky de-
scrlbes his visit to Salt Lake and the
impression the city made on him;
The West-Colorado and utah-is not
a land Of enchantment but an en-
chanted land. It's fertile plains and
lofty mountains, filled with inexhaust-
ible store Of precious metals; it's des-
ert wastes and blooming, peaceful, val
leys Of tropical mxuriance and prodi-
gal abundance; strike the strange be-
holder with awe and wonder; with
pleasure and delight Then its mag
nihcent cities, sprung like magic from
its Wild wastes and mountain fastness,
are at once the marvel and pride OF our
wonderful civilization Nowhere else
on earth has nature been so magniii-
Gently prodigal Of her wealth and pow
err, nowhere else has she left such evil
dences OF the fearful throes Of pain
that marked the giant commissions of
the early centuries of our earth. One
Is awed into reverential silence In the
presence Of these marvellous scenes,
evidences OF mighty force 50 un-
speakable In It's greatness. 1t is land
Of contradictions In EXTREMIST land
OF barren wastes and prodigal album
dance; OF lowest levels and loftlest alti-
tudes; OF luxurlant plenty and severest
poverty Of resources. Everywhere
along the line OF travel the association
was received with evidences Of genial
courtesy and generous hospitality. In
Salt Lake City, the end OF the westward
journey. the press and the people gave
the Kentuckians most hearty and
generous welcome. Nothing was left
undone that could be done for the
pleasure and comfort OF the party. Salt
Lake City Is a beautiful city OF sixty
five thousand people situated at the
northwestern extremity of Salt Lake
Valley, and has most delight
fully salubrious climate. It's people
are intelligent, cultivated and prosper
Gus. II Is the center Of what seems
destined TO be one Of the finest mining
districts In the world A few years ago
Utah was not regarded as a mining
state. She has no placer or surface
mines; but within the past three years
productive that today Utah follows a
close second to Colorado in mining
wealth, and with the same ratio of
progress for the next three years 10
come Utah will lead all the states of
the western world in mining as well as
agricultural wealth Salt Lake City,
with her population OF $1,000, for
months past has shown from % to 40
per cent greater bank clearngs than
Denver, with a claimed population of
1885, 600 This tells the tale Of her Won
deful prosperity, and OF Utah's rapid
advance in the development OF mineral
wealth The Gentlles are in the ma
jority in Salt Lake City, but the urban
population Is very largely Mormon
The "Mormons" are a great people-ra
thrifty, prosperous, intelligent and Wig
orOus people, trimming over with good
nature and generous hospitality, They
impress you everywhere with sense
Of their clearly vigor and strength of
character The beautiful and magnin-
cent Mormon" temple, the construo-
ton of which cost over S5,00000O, and
occupied period Of forty years; the
wonderful Tabernacle, with its seating
capacity for twelve thousand people,
It's marvellous acoustic properties, and
It's grand organ, are objects long 10 be
remembered, when once they have been
seen.
This grand organ, the conception and
handiwork Of a phenomenal young
Mormon genius. who, many thousands
OF miles removed from even the out
skirts OF civilization, unskilled and I'M
taught In any artisan attachments,
without materials save those that the
mountains and the valleys about him
supplied TO his hands, Is one OF the
greatest wonders that has been wrought
by the creative genius of our western
world II has no superior as a great
Interpreter OF soul-lnspirlng sounds
either In this or the old world, and as
a lasting monument to inspired genius
and indomitable will and lofty pur-
| pose. IL stands unique and alone.
Salt Lake. "the eighth wonder Of the
world" Is a remarkable body Of water.
1t Is about 100 miles long by an average
| In breadth and depth u forty miles and
/ sixty feet II has no known outlet
| but IL constantly fed by many fresh
/ water mountain streams the great vol
| ume OF the waters Of which has no APP
! preciable effect upon the saline density
| of the lake. The wafer Of the lake
| carries % per cent Of salt and Il fur
| nishos the most delightful and invigor-
| ating bathing In the world one may
/ lie upon the surface Of It's waters. and
| like cork, drift FOR hours IN a lOtos
! dream OF llstless enchantment. Saltair
| beach has the largest dancing pavilion
| In the world, IL Is said that twelve
| hundred couples may dance upon its
iioor az the same time without the
least inconvenience.