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{{right|(Signed),{{gap|10em}}{{sc|J. H. Simpson}}, Capt. Top. Engineers.|offset=2em}} {{x-smaller|To Brevet Major F.J. Porter, Assist. Adj. Gen., Dept. Utah, Camp Floyd.}}

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{{c|II. DESCRIPTION OF THE MORMON TEMPLE.

[Extracted from the Deserét News.]}}

{{fine block/s}}{{sc|The}} following is a brief detail of the temple, taken from drawings in my office in Great Salt Lake City.

The Temple Block is 40 rods square, the lines running north and south, east and west, and contains 10 acres. The centre of the temple is 156 feet 6 inches due west from the centre of the east line of the block. The length of said house east and west is 186½ feet, including towers, and the width 99 feet. On the east end there are three towers, as also on the west. Draw a line north and south 118½ feet through the centre of the tower, and you have the north and south extent of ground-plan, including pedestal.

We depress into the earth at the east end to the depth of 16 feet, and enlarge all around beyond the lines of wall 3 feet for a footing. The north and south walls are 8 feet thick clear of pedestal; they stand upon a footing of 16 feet wall on its bearing, which slopes 3 feet on each side to the height of 7½ feet. The footing of the towers rise to the same height as the side, and is one solid piece of masonry of rough ashlars, laid in good lime mortar. {{nop}} {{fine block/e}}