The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-04
A Prosperous and Progressive Mining
Camp Visited by a Tribune
Reporter.
SECURING RAILROAD RIsHT OF WAY.
Prospects that the Extensions to Both
Neihart and Barker Will Begin
Early in the Spring.
A Mention Of Some Of the Business Els.
Establishments Of the Csmp-A
Model Hotel.

ATRIBuNE representative paid a visit
to Neihart last week and passed three
days in that busy, prosperous camp. 1t
was his first visit in five years and 1t Is
needless to add that improvement and
progress were noted on every hand. The
change for the most part has taken place
In the past year. Many new business
houses and residences have been erected
and there has been a large addition to the
population of the town. A vacant house
or cabin Is not to be . and there is
prospect of a lively building boom In the
spring. There would be many more
houses and families in Neihart at pres.
cut, bu timber could not be secured last
fall; this want will be fully supplied Ia
the spring aud there will be nothing Il
check the growth of this lusty and mos
promising mining camp.
Nearly all lines of business are repre-
sented, including two general stores, In
each of which large stocks Of goods are
to be found. William Muller, the pio-
uceT hlcTCuuut, 10 shii ~ sAo 'oaN o"'n
and as full of business and good nature
as ever. He represents northern
Meagher on the board of county com
missioners, and has made the reputation
Of being an excellent oficer-~one who
looks z~ealousiy after the interests of his
immediate constituents. MI. n. has
large mining interest and is likely to be
one of Montsna's miilionaires before the
close Of the present decade.
In the new store Mr.. Harrison has the
grocery side and Messrs. Burchard i
Pierse the clothing and furnishing goods.
They report a good business for mid
winter and expect the year and many
others to follow to bring them a full
share of prosperity.
Gregg Bros. carry q large stock of hard
ware, with special reference to the arti-
cles required by the miner, and report q
good business.
Mrs. Sprague, who has recently been
appointed postmistress, has q neat news
and novelty store and Is receiving q good
share of patronage. She will take charge
Of the mails this week.
Geo. Falligan supplies the camp with
animal food and In his shop will be found
all kinds Of meats.
Dr. McCann has . neat drug store. He
is a pr~acticing physician and is meeting
with success professionally and In a bust
ness way.
There is a full quota of saloons and
gaming houses, all of which seem to be
doing business, which may be taken as
an indication that there is money in the
camp.
The Frisco hotel, owned and managed
by Mr.. and Mrs. Roehl, formerly of the
Milwaukee house, this city, IL NOT the
least among the attractions OF the camp
To say it is an excellent hotel Is TO pu'
the matter mildly. There are n more
extensive and more costly hostelries In
Montana but We doubt if better fare fol-
creature comforts generally q be found
at n of them. The hotel, as II deserves
Ia doing a good basine 9 and b proprie'
tor.are now talking Of building q large
addition to it in the spring.
Hugo Matthes, also formerly. OF the
Milwaukee house, has a large sale
and retail liquor and cigar store ad1oin-
ing the Frisco and reports q very salts
factory business. He has become extern
sively interested in mines and fully ex-
poets to make his fortune In due course
Of time.
John j. Murphy. with Trigg g. Phillips
of this city, and Charley Nelson, who has
been connected with the boarding houses
at the smelters, have leased the Friss o
hotel bar and took possession Sunday.
The Herald is one of the important In
stitutious OF Neihart. Messrs. Wilson
a (yrossen have a neat little Office and
are doing ell the wor. they can handie
in addition To getting out n newsy paper
.varv weak. Jack Wilson Is gain
Inc rapjd insight into the mysteri
nt.he ri nreservstlye. and has advanced
80 far already that he . ink the form
on the Washington press and KICK LII
On Saturday J. T. Armington and En-
pineer WHITE arrived In Neihatt 10 in.er
1iav the property owners on the ques
tinn ~ rfaht Of way for the rasiIoaa
tn " had Just come from Barker wneI.
new we're entirely success.u ~ u
securing right Of way, and their MI s'o'