"A Stake is a division of the Church, presided over by a council of three High Priests, and in Utah generally corresponds geographically to the division of counties, while in other states and territories, it often embraces larger districts. The stakes are divided into wards, in each of which a bishop and his two counselors exercise supervision. These again are subdivided into districts where presiding Elders or teachers look after the interests of the Church members. There are thirty-three stakes of Zion, with something over three hundred wards. Each stake has a general assembly building, while each ward, besides, has a structure for religious worship. The Assembly Hall, erected at a cost of $90,000, dedicated January 9th, 1882, erected near the temple, is the meeting place for the Salt Lake Stake of Zion. Much like a church in appearance, it is 120 by 68 feet in size, seating three thousand people, and is one of the most conspicuous buildings in the city. The walls are built of rough-hewn granite taken from the same quarrie that has supplied material for the temple. "There are many other fine buildings in the city, besides natural attractions, as, for instance, Garfield Beach, where bathing is the pleasantest in America, the Hot Springs, the Warm Sulphur Springs, the gas wells, etc. There are seventy miles of electric street railway, and a hundred miles of streets. These avenues are 132 feet in width, having in many places rows of shade trees on either side. Salt Lake City covers as large an area as many other cities with five times its population, and, excepting the business part, is largely composed of villas. "Other principal cities are Ogden, Logan and Provo. Ogden, thirty-seven miles north of Salt Lake, is the railroad city of the territory, and shows the results of the thrift and industry of its inhabitants on every side. Many beautiful natural attractions surround it--its warm springs and rugged canyons being admired by all who see them. "But I have not space in this already long letter to describe the mines, the manufacturing, industrial and commercial establishments which abound in this city and in the territory. Neither can I take time to more than merely refer to the schools, public and private, and to the educational facilities of the people. It has often been asserted that the Mormons are opposed to education, but the schools in every hamlet and city bear witness to the falsity of the assertion. No territory or state of the Union, of equal age with Utah, has finer school buildings, or is more advanced in matters of education, and to the Mormons may be ascribed the honor of having built and heartily supported the system that has made this possible.