. The Pacific tourist . No visitor toSalt Lakesliou Id leavethe city with-out a trip to thelake and a rideon its placidbosom—a trip,also, to thesouthern ter-minus of theUtah SouthernRailroad, themountains andcanons alongits line, and tothe mountainsand m i lies ofStockton,O p h i r, Bing-ham, and aboveall, the Cotton-wood you are fur-ther inclined toimprove the op-portunity, rideup to ,Park, go toProvo and spend a week, or a month even, invisiting the wonderful canons near there, andin hunting and fishing in the mountain streamsand in Lake Utah. A trip to the summit ofold
. The Pacific tourist . No visitor toSalt Lakesliou Id leavethe city with-out a trip to thelake and a rideon its placidbosom—a trip,also, to thesouthern ter-minus of theUtah SouthernRailroad, themountains andcanons alongits line, and tothe mountainsand m i lies ofStockton,O p h i r, Bing-ham, and aboveall, the Cotton-wood you are fur-ther inclined toimprove the op-portunity, rideup to ,Park, go toProvo and spend a week, or a month even, invisiting the wonderful canons near there, andin hunting and fishing in the mountain streamsand in Lake Utah. A trip to the summit ofold Mount Nebo would afford you good ex-ercise, and very fine views. With Salt Lakefor headquarters, all these places can be takenin, and your only regret will be that you didnot stay longer, travel farther, and see more ofthis wonderful land. Gardening, Irrigation.—The city wasoriginally laid out in large ten acre blocks, whichwere, in time, subdivided into house lots, mostof which, having been liberally planted with. NEW RESIDENCE OF liRMIHAM VOITXG. — AMELIA PALACE. fruit trees, have since grown with great luxuri-ance, and the city seems a vast fruit orchard andgarden. Through all the streets run the littleirrigating streams, and every part of the cityhas its chance, once or twice a week, to get a sup-ply of pure water to wet the soil and freshen thevegetation. The city is divided into wards. Every wardhas its master, and he compels all the inhab-itants to turn out and work on public improve-ments. There is no shirking. Every one has aresponsibility to guard and watch his own property, takecare of his owni r r i g i u gditches, andkeep his waulin perfect city is oneof perfect orderand quietness. Through allthe streets ofthe city thereis a universaland luxuriantgrowth ofshade havebeen plantedprofusely, andgrow withamazing rapid-ity. The lo-cust, maple andbox-elder, arethe greatest fa-vorites, the for-mer, however,being mostplanted. Inmany casesthe
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