The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-08-06
Boys In Automo-
bile Write Again

Peak and Other Points of Interest.
"Price of Wales" Plays Host-Will
Be Home This Week.
Denver, Colo,
July 26, 1920.
Dear Sentinel
Our last letter was from Reno, Ne
vada where we were having some
repair work done on the car. We
had not gone but "a miles when we
had to stop again. This time at Wads-
worth, a little town Of 200 or 800.
We stayed there day. While there
we were invited to dine with the sta
tion agent who came from Birming-
ham. He found that we were from
Mississippi and said that we looked
like homefolks to him. There were
three other boys and five girls at the
house for supper and we enjoyed it
very much.
After leaving Wadsworth we went
into the desert and didn't get across
until we got to Brigham, Utah, about
so miles from Salt Lake City. We
drove over the worst part of the des-
ert at night and got lost about IL
o'clock. We were on the wrong road
for about 80 minutes and finally got
right. It was a great relief to learn
that we were through the desert as
we had dreaded that part Of the trip
worse than any of the rest.
We reached Salt Lake City on Sum
day afternoon and left there Tuesday
morning. The streets there are all
130 feet wide and the blocks are all
$50 feet long-the city being laid
out prettier than any we have yet
seen, and down the cutters of the
principal streets stream of clear
water is continually running, serving
to keep the streets always clean. At
ter going through the streets the
water is not wasted but is used for
irrigation purposes. While in Salt
Lake City we visited Temple Block
or the place where the Mormon Tenn
pie, Tabernacle and other buildings
are and had the pleasure of hearing
the world-famed pipe organ which
was wonderful. The organ IS in the
Tabernacle which was built by Brig
ham Young and his followers and not
nail was used in its construction.
The acoustics are so good that you
can hear a pin drop 220 feet away
The Mormon Temple is said to be
wonderful inside. No one is allowed
to go inside except members of the
Mormon Church and only the sacred
rituals and ceremonies are performed
in this edifice The Temple is built
of white granite hauled by oxen from
Big Cottonwood Canyon near the
city and it was not completed until
40 years after the work was started.
No mortar nor plaster was used in its
construction. All of these buildings
are in one block which is entirely
surrounded by high stone wall.
Utah was carved out of part of
the Mexican cession of 1848. When
the Mormons were driven out of H.
linois and Missouri, they migrated to
what is now Utah which was then in
habited by tribe of Indians called
Utes or Utahs, hence the name of the
state Utah knocked at the door of
the United States long for admission
before SHE was told to "come in"
She was kept out because of the
practice Of polygamy, and did not be-
come one of sister states until
Jan. 4, 1896. The census of 1850
was the first to make any record of
the population of that territory,
which was 1880.
Coming over the Wasatch Mts.
we left Salt Lake City behind get
ting into Colorado the next morning.
Just before coming into Denver we
crossed the Rocky Mountains, COM
ing over Rabbit Ears Pass, Berthoud
Pass and Lookout Mountain where
Buffalo Bill is buried. A wonderful
view of Golden and Denver may be
had from the summit of Lookout
on a clear day.
We have been in Denver now since
Friday and are finding it harder to
leave every day. AS soon as we
reached here we located Henry Or
man and he has had US in charge ever
since. We have taken supper every
night at his house and have enjoyed
being with him and the rest Of the
family. More than any part Of our
stay in Denver. Sunday we drove
down to Colorado Springs to see Pixies
Peak, Garden! of the Gods, Cave of
The Winds and other attractions. We
enjoyed the trip very much but
think that all of them, except the
Cave of the Winds, to be very much
overrrated. Coming back yesterday
afternoon we had an awful time. A
rainstorm had been in progress this
side of Colorado Springs all after
noon and the roads were in pretty
bad condition. We were held up sew
eral times by cars I'M the ditch but
inally reached Denver.
Saturday we had lunch with Mr..
Charles B. Hoffa. His title should
be the sPrinces of Hosts instead of
the "Prince Of Wales. He enter
sained US royalty and gave us more
than a welcome. He seems to know
everybody. With him and Mrs. Or
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