Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1903-07-31

The STAR editor mas received Cle
following letter from Capt. Lucas
which will be of interest to his many
faiends throughout this state:
SANTA Cruz, CAL, July 30, 1903.
AS promised to write you Il line
when we reached a stopping place. L
now proceed to ill! the pledge. We
had pleasant trip overthe mountains,
through the magnificent gorges and
canyons. and across the desert places,
reaching 'l'risco" Saturday after
leaving the Springs on Tuesday even
ing
All the the towns and cities we
passed through seemed to be full of
busthng, rushing people. At Denver
tine Christian Emdeavors from every
where were in evidence, crowding the
city to it's very gates. \ body of men
and women i'm great earnestness to ac-
complish something for the better
ment of the world AS I looked upon
fully $3.50 earnest faces congregated in
the great tent tabernacle. was i'm
pressed with the force and power they
WELD in our country's moral welfare
They vera congregated from almost
every state and territory in the Union;
all animated by a spirit of devotion
and unseltishness that must evange
lie the world in the course of time
A brief stop was made in Salt Lake
the handsomest city in the west
Thirty years ago was i'm the city and
thought then it was gem. but it never
once entered my mind what a third of
century would bring forth i'm ''the city
of the saints" The magnificent temple
was then in process of construction
now it stands out in all its beauty
and @or@eousDess as IL monument 10 the
genius and self abnegatioM of a people
welded fo q religions faith that is not
we'll received ly the mass of the people
OF tae mutton and not recognized by
the Christian world. Vet by devotion
to their religious fai1h and an industry
that challenges admiration. they haze
N..'hFN
from ii desert and condition OF storiiify
and eas-el il 10 blossom and bear
grain, vegetables, fruit and stock unit!
the earth fairly groans beneath is;
loads of proAucts. Tho great valley
is silbdiviled into small farms which
are covered with comfortable homes.
large barns and beautiful orchards
AS we We're whilie@ UP the valley from
every aero of ground seemed to I,e
under q wstnt ditch and covered with
graft. meadows. frait and herds o:
stock. Tt~t about alfalfa. this is I'll
sectio to ~ee it at it's best
Ilpe @ro It tabernacle. where the
Morn ,,i>i ~ ret ef, masae TO Worship
look ays'ily us it did in 1873 when
first saw il. It has the appearances ot
huge inverted bread bowl. 1t is re
markabe for its dimensions. large
pipe organ. made ont OF native Timber
and acoustic properties. One stnndins
on its outer edge can hear whisper
uttered at the altar on the opposit,
side, and the area is large enough t.
seat 10000 persons. In short. th'
Mormons have done much to make
Utah and Salt Lake famous as ~ rich
and productive country, AS we'll as to
advertise it AS the abode and head
quarters of q body of religious fanatics
We remained only two days in
"Frisco' because of the very cool anC
chilling temperature. Not having eN
pected such a radical change we We're
not prepared with suitable clothing
so we followed up cur trunks in order
to get wraps and clothes for cool sea
breezes. 1t is almost past belief whe,
it is said the temperature here ranges
from 81 to "A day after day. Yet the
beach at midday is covered with
bathers of all ages and conditions
They spend hours in the serf or lollina
upon the beach in the clean white
sand, while from an ampitheater the
ing music. 1t is a pleasant sight to
look upon thousand people spreaC
along the beach in the most frolicsomt
humor while the shores are lashef
with gentle waves which AS they roll ii
dash over schools<f children, mother.
and nurses as they play in the brin,
waters.
1t is said the beach here is one o
the finest on the coast for bathins
both because of it's cleanliness ant
positive safety for people.
There are said to be 5000 tourist
here and the season lasts six or sever
months of the year. Each evening
band concert is given in the mail
center OF The city to which hundreds
of people in wraps and furs listen
while the streets are beautifully
adorned with coloved electric lights