The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-05-20
Exploring Party.

A party of five, namely Jennings,
Trip, Scott and two representatives of
the HERALD struck out last Sunday
afternoon to visit the verdant and flower
~bespangled hills and valleys to the
northward. The course was down the
river as far as the concentration of the
Hudson Mining company, passing the
works of the Queen and Florence, both
of which show external evidence of
thrift and progress on the part of the
management. Jericho reposed in the
afternoon sun with all the look of peace
and contentment of sweet sis
ter of charity, dispensing rather
than receiving good. A beauti-
full site for a town, doubtless soon to be
much better built and thicker peopled
than at present. Here is the junction
OF roads leading to Carpenter Snow
and Harley creeks, each of which will
pour out great wealth from their virgin
formations.
Turning to the right, Carpenter creek
was assembled to the confluence of Snow
creek with it, where one enters Canyon
City, "nulli secundus," the emporium
in repose, the embryonic Chicago of the
west. A few rods farther up one enters
a beautiful park, surrounded with beauti-
full hills embroidered and drapped with
stately pines and frs. This was remark
ed as being undoubtedly natures in
tended base ball ground and as for the
turf if night be made inferior not to the
famous Stockton race track. Mr.. Jcnn.
ings owns several mining claims and
interests in that vicinity and has beer
over every foot of the ground. Through
his kindness we were taken up a steer
hill side, scrambling, falling and barking
each individual shin, we reached a pro.
spect, called the Hecla, owned by Jenn'
ings and Others. Little development
work has been done, but a we'll defined
lode is exposed, nearly four feet wide
bearing quartz and some galena. As
cending to the Summit Of the hill to tn
north of Of Carpenter creek the valley o
Snow creek, spread out like a panoram,
before us. There was the Benton, work
ing 20 to 3Omen, the l. X. L. hois
and ore house, the Cornucopia with it
extensive works, the Lexington awaitin,
one more application of hammer ant
drill to make her queen of the district
The st. James Consolidated, which viii
yet surprise the state, the Wavcrly
Black Diamond and Jennie Whippl
groups: Tom. Hendricks, Fairplay
Golden Swan, Moon Stone, 1885," Tru,
Fissure, Dutro, Judge, Pulaski and tn
properties of the Snow Creek Mimi.
and Townsite company. The wealth O
these will not be worked out in centur
les and while the world wants silver an
gold these will tend to satisfy the wan,
AS the sun, r~etreating behind
mountain began to close the days brigf
: picture book, the suggestion of Il littl
target practice brought to light a Colt
A calibrc, which one of the compan
happened to have. A blazed tree v,
the target, but none of them could touc
it at a distance of 10 PAGES. At til
juncture Mr.. Jennings came up stunt
ling over large blocks of float; and tai
ing the weapon, gave an exhibition
: skill rarely equalled in countries of twi
the elevation and refinement. If it h;
: been a bell target the bell would eth
t been red hot or broken in pieces by II
fierce pelting of leaden missiles. Jel
nings shoots with the skill of a veteran