Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-04-03

large trees. We had breakfast at .
beautiful little Tavern finished in
RED burlaps and Flemish oak with a
touch of green, gold and deep cream:
and then for a view of the CITY.
What the tourist naturally looks for
is Temple Block. This is a. square
Of ten acres containing the Temple,
Tabernacle, Assembly Hall, Bureau
OF Information and a little old adobe
building where the United States
meridian stone and astronomical in
struments are preserved. From this
building the surveying of the country !
was made. 1t was here the stars
were studied and directions located.
Surrounding these buildings is an
adobe wall, fifteen feet thick, built
in early days for protection against
the Indians.
The Assembly Hall is used for any
public gathering. 1t is built of gray
granite, has a succession Of small
spires along the sides, and if it was
not ~overshadowed by the temple
would be quite a building. The in
terror is very plain.
The Tabernacle has a peculiar dome
shaped roof that was fashioned with
out nails, being held together with
wooden pegs and leather thongs. This
was built before the railroad came to
Salt Lake and to procure nails for
such an extensive building would
have been too costly for these people
in their financial condition then. It
contains the famous pipe organ, said
to be n OF the best toned organs in
existence. The distance from the
organ loft to the gallery, at opposite
ends Of the building is at least 200
feet; yet standing in this gallery IL
can distinctly hear a whisper, or the
dropping of a pin, at the organ. The
instrument is built Of native woods,
and home workmanship. The interior
= of the building is furnished in pine,
and is very plain. It will seat about
IA, 900 people and service is held here
!, every Sunday afternoon at two D. m.
e The Temple you may view from the
outside, as it cannot be profaned by
8 Gentle feet. 1t is built of light gray
y granite. The base is sixteen feet in
h thickness, the walls then vary to six
feet at the top. The building faces
- east, has six towers, the height of the
east central tower is 21O feet. 1t was
! commenced in 1858, before the rail
- road had reached the quarry and many
OF the stones were hauled by O,
teams, taking four oxen four days tt
bring one stone. With the exceptio,
Of st. Patrick Cathedral in New Yorl
this building is the grandest and cost
liest ecclesiastical structure in thu
country.
In this Temple marriages and relig.
eous rites peculiar to the Norman
church, are performed.
o A trolley ride around the city gave
!, us a view Of the Lion, Beehive, and
q Gardo houses, all built by Brigham
. Young, and used by him for residen-
= ces. The ride to Salt Lake, twelve
miles from. the city, was enjoyed by
all, especially so as we were accom-
panied by a number of the Mormon
people who took care to explain to us
:, all knotty questions we cared to ask
them. Among these were the Apostle
' Smith, who gave us a fine address
at the pavilion at "Saltair. He is
a very eloquent speaker with a very
!, magnetic personality.
3 This "Saltair' pavilion is built for
the pleasures of their people. 1t is
an normous building, built on the
waters of Great Salt Lake, 1000 feet
from shore, and resting on $500 ten
inch piling. The architecture is in
Moorish style. There is a large cen
trail structure, with long piers at each
end, curving toward the lake. These
piers contain 700 bath rooms. In the
central building the lower floor is
used for lunches, roller skating, bowl
ing, see.saws. and all such amuse-
ments. The upper floor is n Of the
largest dancing floors in the world,
40 by $50 feet of floor, without a pill
lar of any kind, open to the
breezes on all sides. The building
is lighted by electricity. S: G. S.
IT WILL BE EASY.
The Bismarck Tribune says that the
plea OF the part Of some druggists
that under the new Shields act that
becomes a law July 1, it is more than
difficult to obtain a permit to dis
pense intoxicating liquor, it is not
we'll founded. It is a well known
fact that in many cases under the
present law good citizens hesitate and
object to the signing of a druggist
petition because it is well known that
he intends to dispense liquor illegally.
It will be easier to obtain eighty per
cent Of the resident ~freehnlfers If a