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Show 124 HOOKY JI!.OUN'I'A[N OENEHL 00 x 18G ~ ·et, antl wh >n comph•te<l in accordanc ' with tlt' c1 •s ig n, tlw main building will b • 100 h •t ltiglt , with thr,e tower 011 ea lt t•ncl , tlu• middiP ones ri . in o- to a height of 200 fl•l't above tlt , 0TOIIml, makino· on • of t ill' fin • t an<l mo t imposing ·t nt ct ut·es in Anwri a. In Lh m•ntr • of tit<' picbtn• the n ·acler can catclt :111 inlJwrfcct Yil'W of Prc·itlPnt Young's liu, bnilcling. The one with th ·gable Pntls is th(• rPsidence of hi wives, atuljn ·t bPyond i.s hi · own spll•ntlid mansion. .At the foot of tlw m un tnin~:>, ('amp Dougla , th ' United tail's 1\[ilitary Post, i . dimly visibh•, locatl•cl in OIL ' or the 1110 t ell' ·imblc ·pot~:> ill t IH· " \• t. '!'he view from tlti .· point a ·ros · the valll'y i · alway. bPantif11l in thl' t•xtn,nw, bot la te in the aft •moon of a clear ~:> umtll l' r day, as tlt l' Run d •sce.tHl ' bt·lti nt:l Lho wt•stt-m mo11 nta.in ;:;, doth i ng lake nnd vall(•y in n fl ood of o·olclen Jio·ht., tit • ·c 'liP lmfllt• nll de cripti on, nncl deti c:; th <· painter a.ntl the p<H't. Tu lhe backoTound, th ' characteri s tic outliuo of th • \Vasatch Monnlain:; i · wPll shown with ·eventl or t:h' more not.pcl cnitOll:'. '1'h , clqw •s~:>io n that WI' fW!:' in Ute di :;tancc at the rig ht of the l)idure, i::; Parley's Calt on, through " ·ltirh th' g reat ov •rlnnd road 11as ·e~:>, a long wllil'h so many tl10u sancl~:> of pilg rims lta.vl' mar ·h <>cl tltl'il' low and toil ·o nt way, and at lasL t'llll'l'gNl willt re.ioicing into Lite full lig ltL and vi,;i oH of the pt·omi setl land. 'l'h t· nucleu · of the~:>o mountain · i n·1wi:;;s ntHl nTa ni te, ancl , inclPecl all kinds of nwtamoq hie rock~:>, ll:wkl'd by mo-t of tlt e s •<.linH•ntmy roeks of' tltiR region. Photo"'raph XXIV. is a fitu• vi •w of City Cn•t•k Cni'i on, with tlw 11·aten; of City n~k tumbling; tlown tlH• mountain iclt•. Salt Lak Cit j' .i mainly snppli t•d with watt'l' !'rom this tream. It takei:l its ri ·p abo nt Pight mile· above tltis point in the rrgion of pcrpt•tual snow, ancl tile waters that flow clown an• ahmy · abundant, cool and pure a · crpdal. Th si.de of Lhe mountains a re covet· d with a cle n ~:>e g rowth of pinP, . pnwe and bal am fir, and hr r , and there g roup of aspen poplars, wi th a gr •at varil'ty of' shm1)S. Thou san ls of beauti f'ul flow I' · clock th ' mounta. in ides in tlw RNt on of summet·. Although my r •ader will, without lJl•·itation, agree witlt me tltat thi is a mo-t bt•aulif'11l vi •w, anclttta.y long to c1imb th rocky side' of tho CH.llO il aud dt·ink of th' pur' water, J will inform him that tlti · i::; only OJW of hun h ed · that could be found all on~ t· Utah, many of which me far more rugged, picture q u • and beauti f'ul tlw n th' on' r •pre ent •cl in tho pictur• b fore him. Tlt , rocks hown in tho photogmpb are all gnei ic granit . Flt011[ UJ<:AH JUVE H TO S AL'!' LAKE VAT.-LEY. 125 One of Lho most cons pi cnon buildings which attract Ut <'Y' of tho trav •]pr a.:; ]JO t•nt •rs tho ·ity, h; tlt0 Tn.bPrnaclc, whi ch iH wt•ll shown in photograph XXVII. The builcli11g i. · oblon o- in sltapo an<l i 2fJO fed in lpno-th by ] !)0 in width. Th' oval shape l dome is support<'<l by 4-6 pillar · wltielt SP rve a a sort of wall , fr tn whielt th roof spring in an unbt·okt•n 'a rch, forming tho lat·o- t s lf-su tainin o· roo f' on th · contint• nt. 'l'lt i bnildino- will Pat comfortably 7,00 peopl<', and JO,OOO may h<' gal ht• t·<•d tlwr. on extmonlinary 0 ·ca ions. Th writl' l' attt•nded Olll' or thP Hl' llli annttal o-n.thL•ring, of tlte Mormon;:; two ypat·s ago, whpn tlw Tabt•rna el' \\':t crow 1 ' cl to it utmo t apn.city, aml the arou lie ]>rOpl·rtiP:; or the b nil<liug W<' l' so iine that tit' speak -' ri:l eonld easily ntnke tlt<'tll ::w lrPS lt eard itt a.ny })Ortion of it. At one end of' lhis hnildin,cr is a spl<'tHlid oro-an, co mnH•n ced four y 'at· ago, and not yet eompll'tl'd, wlti elt , \\'lll'n fini shed, will form tltt' ·econcl or third in ·izl' in A ntPri ca ; ih totw · at·<· powerful , but ri ch ancl. oft, tilling tlt' intrne tt Sl' doml' with its ttllt sic. Tlt l' n •nder will also catelt a li stant vi.t·w of 'aiL LakP, and f'artht ,. on tlt l' dim outlint•H of' tlt mountains that wall in tht· valley 011 niJ sidPI'. A m•an·r· vi<'W of thP mountains is !town in pl10togra.ph XX\'., whidt o-iv l':; a well t1 •fiiJl•d ontlin' of OIP of the nt ost promitWJt t pml\H in thr ranp;<'. Brigham Young' · woolPn 111ills n.p]W:1L' in lhe f'orL•g rot tlHI ; on thP ]pf't ar, tltt> n.: ·ent ·anuy bPu · which underli' th tetTat·<•s and f'onn th' root hill· along tho imlll cliate ba e of t it > lll()lllllain . Tltis p ict ur(' lJI KO })l.'l'SI'nts a clo o vi ,w of a portion of till' valil'y witlt it · cul tivalv<l ti t• ld · anl f'arm -h o u~:>e n.nd the abrupt, wall-likt• character of till' lllOttntain rat\O't's tltn.t litTon nLl it. At th rig ht of tht• pictur ', th(• te rr:tC' 'H <·a 11 il<' S'<'n som •what dimly. Ori o-inally tiLt• an•n.nOII' occ11pi<•cl by this bl'allt iful ·ity was a sage-] lain without a tr·e, or l:lltrnb but lhu wild ::mg<', and with every indi ·ation of stNility. N w, ello-ant crard<•n · witlt abundant frui t ancl shade tt'" 'IITTOund fino clwdlin o·s, and along ea· lt ~:> id • of thP bron.cl str>ots is a fin , trearn of mountain wate r, bot·ll reel with a t·ow of fl ou ri hi no- l1acl trees. But we must not omit to mention in this conne ·tion t h<' warm spring which are located about a mile north of' the ·ity. They i s u<' f'l'olll till' lim 'Stone rock s near th foot of tl1e monntai n ; all arountl the plac ar tnfa-lik incrn ·tations of' nffi cit' nt hat·dne s to be use ] for walls and :D nccs. The bath · at thi place are the mo 't ~ ratef'tll I hn.v vet· enjoyt•d, and I cannot well onceive of a mot·> d • ira.bl ' locality fot· in valid · in a. |