. Over the range to the Golden Gate : a complete tourist's guide to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound and the great North-west. Great Salt Lake, as its namesake does Galilee and the Dead Sea. In July, 1847, Brigham Young stood on En- SALT LAKE CITY. Capital of UtahTerritory. Population, 50,000. Elevation, 4,228 feet. Distance from Denver,716 miles. sign Peak, the Mount of Prophesy, and an-nounced to his followers that down in the valleybelow should be founded the new City ofZion, the future home of the Latter Day to 1871 the original settlers virtual
. Over the range to the Golden Gate : a complete tourist's guide to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound and the great North-west. Great Salt Lake, as its namesake does Galilee and the Dead Sea. In July, 1847, Brigham Young stood on En- SALT LAKE CITY. Capital of UtahTerritory. Population, 50,000. Elevation, 4,228 feet. Distance from Denver,716 miles. sign Peak, the Mount of Prophesy, and an-nounced to his followers that down in the valleybelow should be founded the new City ofZion, the future home of the Latter Day to 1871 the original settlers virtually livedapart from the rest of the world. This wasowing to the religious views of the Mormons,which made them a peculiar and isolated peo-ple. To mining is due the first incursion ofGentile population, which population has steadily increased, until at presentthe community of Salt Lake City differs but little from any other in itssocial, business or religious aspect, except that it possesses, in addition tothe accepted religious associations which exist elsewhere, one which differsfrom all others. The city is situated at the base of the Wasatch Mountains,. Kffr i r 68 OVER THE RANGE. which are a part of the great Continental Range dividing the Far Westfrom the plains which extend from the base of the Rockies to theMissouri River. The finest residence portion of the city occupies themountain bench, once the shore of a great inland sea, from which, agesago, the waters receded until they settled in the basin of the Great SaltLake, distant eighteen miles from the water marks yet plainly to beseen above the city. The location is such as to command a view ofthe entire valley, both ranges of mountains, and the southern portionof the lake. The streets are one hundred and thirty-two feet wide andbordered on each side with long rows of shade trees. Streams of purewater are conducted in ditches along both sides of all the streets. The busi-ness sections are well built, and the business str
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