The City of the Mormons.

Cromwell Argus, Volume II, Issue 101, 17 October 1871, Page 7

The City of the Mormons.

The following description of Salt Lake City is by a correspondent of the Christehurch Press: — Salt Lake City is a pretty spot, and seems well managed and ordored by President Young. Brigham Young has a proper reception room, where ha receives strangers in a very aff.ible and pleasant manner, and all he asks in return for exhibiting himself to the curious is that the visitor will sigu his name in the register. Of the city itself I quote a brief description from a re-1 liable source, which is about the truest I have : seen :—" It was located and built by the Mornions, the first party of whom arrived in the, valley on the 21th of July, 1317. The city is j situated at the western base of a spur of the j Walmtch mountains, and about twenty miles east of the southern extremity of the Great Salt Lake, whence it derives its name. It was laid out in large bloks of ten acres each, and with streets 132 feet wide, running north and south, aud east and west. Through all the streets run streams of water, which i 3 used for irrigating and domestic purposes. Shade and fruit trees have been extensively planted, and as the soil, aided by plentiful irrigation, is very fertile, these trees have flourished finely, being of great value for the fruit they furnish, and highly ornamental to the city. It has a population of 25,000, and is the seat of government of Utah Territory, as well as the scat oc government of the Mormon Church. As such, it contains many public buildings of corporations. Tho City Hill is a large and elegint structure costing 70,003 dollars, and is used as the Capitol of the territory. The temple was commenced in 1853, an I is not yet completed. It covers an area of 21,850 feet, and is designed as one of the grandest church edifices of the United States. The tabernacle is a large building, 250 feet long by 150 feet I broad, having the roof of a single oval span, | resting on forty-six square pillars of red sand[stone' It is capable of seating 8000 persons. i An organ is in course of construction inside the ! builtliusf, said to be the largest in the United .... I States, Tha Salt Lake theatre is distinguished jas being ow. of the best of its class. Other pub- ; lie buildings of prominonco exist, with numerous j churches, schools, an I other institutions of be" j uevolence and sociality. Stages run in various i directions, an I telegraphs connect it with all the I world."