Identifier: explorationsurve002stan (find matches)
Title: Exploration and survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah : including a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains.
Year: 1853 (1850s)
Authors: Stansbury, Howard Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 Birard, Charles Frédéric, 1822-1895 Haldeman, Samuel Stehman, 1812-1880 Torrey, John, 1796-1873 Hall, James, 1811-1898 United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers
Subjects: Mormons Mormon Church
Publisher: Washington : Robert Armstrong, Public Printer
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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designed for shrubbery and trees. Thesite for the city is most beautiful; it lies at the western base ofthe Wahsatch mountains, in a curve formed by the projectionwestward from the main range, of a lofty spur which forms itssouthern boundary. On the west it is washed by the waters ofthe Jordan, while to the southward for twenty-five miles extendsa broad level plain, watered by several little streams, which, flow-ing down from the eastern hills, form the great element of fertilityand wealth to the community. Through the city itself flows anunfaiHng stream of pure, sweet water, which, by an ingenious modeof irrigation, is made to traverse each side of every street, whenceit is led into every garden-spot, spreading life, verdure, and beautyover what was heretofore a barren waste. On the east and norththe mountain descends to the plain by steps, which form broad andelevated terraces, commanding an extended view of the whole val-ley of the Jordan, which is bounded on the west by a range of
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^^ CITY OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE. 129 rugged mountains, stretching far to the southward, and enclosingwithin their embrace the lovely little Lake of Utah. On the northei-n confines of the city, a warm spring issues fromthe base of the mountain, the water of which has been conductedby pipes into a commodious bathing-house; while, at the westernpoint of the same spur, about three miles distant, another springflows in a bold stream from beneath a perpendicular rock, with atemperature too high to admit the insertion of the hand, (128°Fahr.) At the base of the hill it forms a little lake, which in theautumn and winter is covered with large flocks of waterfowl, at-tracted by the genial temperature of the water. Beyond the Jordan, on the west, the dry and otherwise barrenplains support a hardy grass, (called bunch-grass,) which is pecu-liar to these regions, requiring but little moisture, very nutritious,and in suflBcient quantities to afford excellent pasturage to nume-rous herds of cattle.

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