The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-06
A HOTEL ON OLD BALDY.
The Long Hoped for Enterprise Is
Under Way of Full and Final Ae-
complishment.
TO FILL A LONG-TELT WANT
The Prophesies of the HERALD. in
the Face of Verbose Pessimists,
Are Sure of Realization.
Details OF Construction.

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The people of Neihart will be pleased
to learn that the proposition to construct
a large hotel on top of Neihart Badly, at
an elevation of 5000 feet above sea lev
ell, is taking material shape. 1t is to he
run as a first class hotel for tourists both
winter and summer. The adits to this
lofty resort will be by means of two in
clined planes, or cable roads, rising from
the town at the rate of SO feet in every
100. The main building will be a mile
and Il half from, and in full view of the
main portion of the city, and 1900 feet
of direct elevation above it.
This is a colossal enterprise. And its
first publication to a waiting world is a
task which has been assigned to the Mel
hart HERALD, by the head of the comp
any, who promises to supply us with the
additional information, as fast as the
work progresses. We are not at liberty
to state what capitalists are behind the
mammoth venture, but the chief promo
tor was registered at the Frisco this
week.
The environs of the hotel will be am
ply provided with artificial lakes, fish
ponds, and hot or cold baths. One of
the plans in this connection is to pipe
the ebullient sulphur water from thermal
springs near the county seat of Meagher
county, to the top of this classic old
hill,-deodorize it, 50 that people, as
well as sheepherders, can drink it,-and
sell it to tourists for Ap%ollinaris, or lith-
ia-or any old drink they may order.
The process of keeping the water warm
while in transit over 40 miles of hills and
plains, will be by means oc hot dishrags
with which the main pipe is to be wrap
ped. From the corridors of this hotel
may be seen all Montana. TO the south,
$50 miles distant is a yellow streak,
ultllS tuC iollLbb, " illtl tllC tbul > Nv
is acquainted with geography will immc-
diately recognize as the Yellowstone
park. To the northward, about the same
distance, is seen the British n. w. terri
tory, defined by Il band of pink, just pre-
cisely as it looks upon the geography.
While toward the setting sun, in all its
gorgeous, iridian splendor, "a %tortuous
line of lavender, or mauve, shows where
the horizon dips into Idaho.
The base relief of Montana is some
what Jagged, a characteristic which may
also be claimed by the inhabitants. The
world looks bigger from the top of Bal
dy than from any other place in this vi
cinity. 1t will be the biggest thing in
sight from the new summer resort-at
least until the tourists bill is presented
upon his departure. For weak consti-
tutions who might faint at this juncture,
a shower of ice water will be always
handy directly over and in front of the
cashiers stand.
The general appearance of the state
from the top OF this mountain is n OF
those Undesirable scenes which are not
easily described. The country toward
Great Falls looks like that toward Bozc-
man, which looks like that toward Gaze
tus plains, which looks like that toward
Hellgate pass, which looks like the dev-
il. So the reader will readily understand
the wondrous variety of scenes, and kal,
) e~idoscopic diversity of contours in Mon.
tana, apparent to the viewer at the toy
of the summit of this grand old mass O
adamantine rocks of eternal granite, (ol
porphyry and schist, with g%neissic in
t~rusions and a quartzite capping) which
lifts its terrible form high above tho
vulgar, maddening throng of wistfu
yearners after beans, beef liver anC
+ beer,-which sits in stern and solemn
Judgment over city council and sewing
: circle, over school boards and sorosii
I clubs, over praisable charities and cul
t pable scandals, over churchman anC
worldlian, over saint and sinner, owe
sucker and capper, over Top Crust allie,
e and Lovers cove, over rubberneck, case
keeper and hoodlum.
f 1t goes without saying that the sag,
old mountain covered with wild sage
t has a hot old time keeping tab IN thi
progressive town.