The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-03-25
Helena and Castle Railway.

The articles of incorporation for
the above named road have been
filed with the proper officials and the
probabilities are strong that they
will soon ask a right-of-way into
Neihart. According to press reports
they are in for blood and will not fire
simply to make smoke. Below we
give a notice or two, which show
the attitude the subject bears on the
outside:
"Helena Independent, March 10:
Articles of incorporation of a railroad
to run from Helena to castle were
filed with the secretary of state and
County Clerk Tooker yesterday.
The incorporators are all Helena
men, some of whom have built rail-
roads in Montana, and their action
yesterday is another proof that Hell
ena is to have railroad connection
with White Sulphur Springs and
Castle within a short time. The line
is called the Helena, White Sulphur
Springs and Castle railroad and is
capitalized at $3,OO0,OOO. The in
corporators are l.. H. Hershfeld, H.
NJ. Parchen, AM. Hotter, A. j. Sell
igman, ID. A. Cory and w. A. Chess
man. The route as outlined is from
some convenient point in Helena to
the Missouri river at Stubb's ferry,
across the Belt range by way of
Whites or Confederate gulch, brother
pass that may be found desirable,
thence up the valley of Smith river
to Or nearWhite Sulphur Springs,
thence by way of the head waters of
the south fork Of the Smith river by
the most practicable route to Castle.
One of the incorporators, referring
to the enterprise yesterday, said the
incorporation did not mean that
either Mr.. Lawrence, who had incor-
porated a company Or Mr.. Harlow,
who intended to do so, to build a
road to Castle, were shut out from
making a proposition to the general
committee having the matter of rails
ing a bonus for the building of such
a road. 1t simply meant that the
people who were paying for the
survey across the Belt mountains
wanted to be in a position to protect
that survey and when it became nee
essary to transferr it it could be done
in a more business-like way. ut
may be possible" continued the
gentlemen, "that the gentleman back
Of Mr.. Lawrence and Mr.. Harlow
may not care to make us a propos-
ition after the survey is made. In
that case Helena men will be pre-
pared to 90 ahead and build the road
and make it Il local enterprise. We
are not anxious to go into railroad
building, but we ear and will do SO
if necessary. The road from Helena
is going to be built either by foreign
or Helena capital and if a feasible
pass is found across the Belt noun.
tains the rails will be laid to White
Sulphur Springs this year"
There will be but one road bull
from Helena to White Sulphur
Springs and Castle, but Of that one
the people Of Lewis and Clark anc
Meagher counties may be assured
The Lawrence and Harlow syndicate:
will be given the first show and i
neither takes advantage of the op
portunity, the company incorporated
yesterday will build the line.
In this connection the Rocky
Mountain Husbandman says: The
next subject Of interest after dirt be
gins to fly on the Helena White
Sulphur Springs and Castle railroad
will be a branch from White Snlphu
Springs to Neihart by the sam
company. A survey of this line will
probably be ordered as soon as thu
surveyors are through with tn
present work. The committee al
ready has the proposition to bull
into the timber region of the Bel
mountains under advisement and
little effort on the part of Neiha1
will secure the priZe."