Railway Stations. Rio Grande Western (PI. A, 2, 3), cor. of 2nd S. and 5th W. Sis. ; Oregon Short Lin« (PI. A, 2), cor. of S. Temple and 3rd W. Sts. Salt Lake
Post Office (PI. B, 2), W. Temple St., cor. 2nd South St.
Streets. Salt Lake City is laid out on a rectangular plan, and its streets are named and numbered in such a way that it is easy to find any given point. The centre of the city is Temple Square or Block (PI. B, 1, 2), the streets enclosing which are named North Temple, West Temple, South Temple, and East Temple Streeti. The streets to the N. of N. Temple St. are known ai 1st North, 2nd North, and so on; those to the W. of W. Temple St. as 1st W., 2nd W., etc.; those to the S. of S. Temple St. as 1st S., etc.; those to the E. of Б. Temple St. as 1st E., etc. Kach block is '/s M. long. First East St. was recently renamed State St. Popularly, East Temple St. is known as Main St., South Temple St. as Brigham St., and North Temple St. as Jordan St. On the bench in the N.B. part of the city the blocks are smaller, and the streets narrower and named differently.
Salt Lake City (4368 ft), the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or 'Mormons' and the capital of the state of Utah, is admirably situated in a spacious upland valley, encircled by mountains, which approach the city closely on the N. and E. (Wahsatch Range), while they are 20 M. distant to the S. and 18 M. distant to the S.W (Oquirrh Range). Great Salt Lake (p. 542) lies 12 M. to the N.W. The city is regularly laid out and the streets are wide and shaded with trees. Each house in the residence-quarters stands in its own garden, the general effect being cool and pleasant. In 1900 the population was 63,531.
