The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-08-13
Neihart Badly.

A trip to the top of Neihart Badly is
often taken by those who have a desire
for adventure. A large number of peO-
pie mean to gain its heights, if not to-
day, in the near future. They know
that it must be a climb and once decid-
ed on that the journey can only be COM
pletcd by the exercise of much physical
strength and determination. With this
idea fully settled in our mind we start
to make the journey. There are two of
us. We go by the way of Rock Creek
leaving the Queen of the Hills mine to
our left with its fine electric plan and
its large hoist house which stands out
clear against the sky. Up we go along
the creek with the works of the Moul-
ton mining company looming up in
sight only two thirds of a mile away.
The hoist house looked like II large SEN
tinel guarding the treasure below. When
we reached this mIne we noticed i'm
mcnSe dumps of waste matter and second
class ore showing that the mine has
been extensively worked. On platforms
ready for shipment were many tons of
first class ore testifying that the proper
ty is Il bonanza to the owners.
Onward and upward we continue our
way to the Ingersoll mine. Here we
found them taking out ore and classify
ing it and was told that the ore body
continued as good as even with no signs
of pinching out. We know that we
have no spare time if we wish to carry out
our plan and so we continue our jour
ney on a bypath which is winding and
leads up towards the Dacotah mine,
plainly in sight. We soon over
come this distance and find two men at
work in the lower tunnel. No ore is
being taken out yet as the tunnel is not
in far enough to strike the lead. We
once more set ourselves in motion and
were told that the cabin we would pass
on our right was on the Enterprise and
that three men were working the claim.
We now decided we could not take
time to investigate as We had travelled
only half the distance. We felt some
what encouraged on looking up at Bald
Y to find that we were slowly but surely
overcoming space. The climbing is very
iteep now and we had to get down to
science, avoiding getting winded also
from slipping. We congratulated our
selves time and time again that we did
not weigh three hundred pounds aud in
stead only half that weight.
Our muscles commenced to feel the
strain about this time and we look
ed backward and then upward wonder
ing indeed if indeed WE would make it.
Away we go up, up, and up toward
the divide following a well beat
en- path the entire distance SO far tray
eled until at last we gained the view on
the Snow Creek side. Looking off to
the right we could plainly see the works
of the Cornucopia and right ahead of us
on Carpenter Creek we could see the
Whipporwill mine. The Benton Group
were not visible as they are in a Sc
cluded nook between us and the COrnu-
copia. Here we rested and admired the
scenery with the assistance of a large
pair of field glasses. The remainder of
the Journey was over slide rock. We
had at least 500 feet more to climb be-
fore reaching the top. We commenced
our journey again slowly and with all
the reserved force which we could mus
ter in this great and last effort. We
stepped carefully from one rock to the
other in our journey upward and many
times stepped on those that were not
firm expecting such would start and
that the great mass might 60 rolling
down toward the bottom of the noun
tain. and in its rush if we were FORUM
ate to escape death we feared the sprain-
ING of an ankle or the crushing of a foot
by coming in contact with the falling
rock. No mishap however took place
and we were now near the summit
which we were anxious to gain with all
haste, but on gaining the spot which
looked to us to be the top we found that
Badly had a narrow ridge which ran the
whole distance of the top of the noun
tain. This ridge was more than one
hundred feet above us and from now on
the ascent was not SO great and less fear
was entertained regarding the rock Civ
ing away from under us. We now soon
reached the ridge and found thereon
pyramids of rock put there by the hands
of our predecessors in making the great
climb. Our view was much Obstruct-
ed by a hazy atmosphere We could
see the mountains on all side like the
angry waves of ocean during a tempest,
towering above the other dark and
ominous but still having that grandeur
which we all admire. We looked toward
Great Falls with our glasses but on ac-
count of the air being hazy nothing OF
the place was visible. We now looked