The weekly tribune., 1891-06-19
A Camp That Is Building Up Steadily
and Solidly-The Iron Horse
Almost at the Mines.
Golden Dreams Growing into Living
Reality and the Prospectors' Claims
Yielding Handsome Fortunes.
A Brief Review of the Business and
Progress Of the Camp and Men,
tion of a Few Principal Mines.

"See Naples and die say the Euro
peans. The city of glorious cathedrals,
wonders of architecture and delicately
beautiful statuary is regarded as the
acme of European travel. Above all
things view of it's splendors are to be
desired. Here in Montana one can't see
Naples, nor it's blue sea and tapping
waves. but one can see Neihart. Neither
is the dying part consequent on view
of Noihart. The mountain scenery is too
The beautiful city of ancient Roman
days impresses beholders with a sense of
completed development. The great min
ing camp of the Belt mountains inspires
one with visions of gigantic probabilities
and possible fortunes. Consequently if
tourists wish to see the italian city and
expire, Montanians on the contrary will
see Neihart and hustle.
FINELY LOCATED.
Neihart is about fifteen miles from
Monarch, the present terminus of the
Great Northern branch from Great Falls.
Its present communication with the
world may be eminently safe, but it is
slow and rough, oh, so rough! The Nei-
hart pilgrim must take the stage at
Monarch, unless he wants to walk those
fifteen long Montana miles. The stage
starts up the hill at Monarch. Occa-
sionally between here and Neihart it also
goes down hill, but as rule the old
schoolboy motto, "Onward and Up
ward" is followed to the letter. All
along the road one sees the grade of the
railroad, which is rapidly being com
pleted to the camp. The great forests of
mountain pine and fir are already being
worked and will doubtless prove to be
immensely valuable when the road is
completed through and better shipping
facilities furnished. At intervals along
the -oad Belt creek is crossed. AS one
goes farther and farther up its narrow
course. shut in by the immense walls of
the canyon, Neihart becomes visible,
$500 miles above sea level.
The camp is very advantageously To-
Gated To start with it is the center OF
one of the greatest mining regions in
the world On either side high noun
tains shut in valley of average width, and
as in every part of the Belt mountains
the scenery is very fine. Its grandeur
defies description. To be appreciated it
must be seen.
BUSINESS MENTION.
The foundation of the camp dates
back ten years, when j. l.. Neihart and
two companions entered the valley, and
realizing the possibilities of the location
began striving to bring them before the
world. 1t is only within the past year or
two, however, that justice has been done.
Within that time its growth has been
phenomenal.
The hotels of the camp are marvel to
those who had fancied accommodations,
in a mining camp, poor. The Frisco. on
Main street, is an excellent house under
the management of George ROehl,
genial and accommodating landlord.
The Neihart and Manitoba, on the same
street. are run respectively by John A.
Wilson and j. A. Workman, and both
are good hotels.
Among the merchants of Neihart are
Pierse a. Burchard, who do a large and
tirst-class business in dry goods and
clothing, both of them genial gentlemen
and first-class business men. In the
same room are Pierse a. Harrison, gro
GERS. This firm does large business
and carries an excellent stock for the
general public. A general store is also
conducted by VIM. Muller, the pioneer
merchant, who has a courteous force of
clerks and is doing large business.
The hardware business of the city is at
tended to by Gregg Bros. A general
blacksmithing and repairing business is
carried on by Charles Crawford, well
known for the good character of his
work. Henry Wilson, who owns the
camp livery stable, has had long expe-
rience in this line and does deservedly
large business. One of the towns best
business men is VIM. Ohm, the contractor,
who is kept constantly occupied attend
| ing the numerous calls for his services.