Daily globe., 1883-10-30

The Branch Line to tho Yellowstone National
Park has it's terminal point here and all the i'm
mense travel to that famous resort is compelled
to stop here from few hours time to q number
Of dsys. The principal shops OF the railroad
company between Brainerd and tho Pacific Ocean
are now being built here. They viii give en-
ployment to probably 1000 men. Pine timber is
plenty in the surrounding country, and various
sawInills in the immediate vicinity of the town
furnish work for hosts of employes. The valleys
OF the Yellowstone, Shields and Srnith rivers are
vast and very rich in agricultural resources, and
are well settled. Their trade is entirely tributary
to iAvingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound IN every direction; vast mines of true bi-
luminous coal, which can be coked for 151 cents
per ton; also rich iron mines are within two 70
toar miles from town, a d are being worked.
The gold placer mines of Ernigrant Gulch, Bear
Cravice, NIill Creek, and Eight-AIii9 Creek, are
all in the Yellowstone Valley Just south of Lv-
ingston, directly tributary to it, and ere being
actively worked. That wonderfully rich quartz
country, silver and gold, known as the Clark's
Fork District, is south Of town, and Livingston
is the headquarters and Quitting point. In
mense deposits of limestone, sandstone, clay and
tne brick clay, are but two miles Distant and tie
manufacture of lime is already an important IN
dustry. this being the first point after leaving Dn-
luth or the eest, l,0G3 miles, where lime rock lie
found. There are some 200 buildings in course
Of construction. The Park Addition ON which
the new Sl7,0 600 school house is expected to be
built Is the most desirable residence property in
town, while the Palace Addition contains the
cheapest business property offered for sale-the
tendency of business and business improvements
being largely In that direction. There ara two
banks, tho First National and private bank; two
newspapers, one daily and one weekly. smslt
ing and reduction o' mpany is also In process Of
formation, to be located here. There a many
chances for business enterprises of various kinda.
Like ali new countries, the portunitiss for
profitable employment are very good and work
men ss well as men of capital Will find plenty Of
chances in and around the town. Livingston 1s
less than year old, yet it is probably the second
largest city In Montana: It is not surprising
when one considers that agriculture alone has
made Fargo; the Northern Pacific company's rail-
road shops, Brainerd; summer visitors, Saratoga;
lumber, Fan Claire; silver and gold mines, Den
yer: cattle Kansas City iron and coal, Pittsburg;
shat combination CT all of these factors as ls
found here should, within tie rext FIVE years
make this point city Of at least $1,000 people.
The prediction may seem wild one, but we have
yet to see or know anyone WHO, g few years ago,
was accused OF being wild then IN their predic-
tons, who predicted one-half OF what has actual
~ occurred In the Northern Pacific country. We
sold lots IN Fargo few years ago for Sl00 each
that would sell to-day for 81 00 acres at james
town for $l5 per acre (cost 48 cents) that to-day
sell for s., 500, and are built On. we hare acres
to-day in Fargo which cost z651l cents that are
now in town lots selling at the rate OF $50 per
ecro. So lots at Livingston which we now ffer
at from $25 to $3.50 VIII, inside OF years, sell at
from $500 to $4,000 apiece. They have done 50
at all good points on the road in the past, and
they will in tine future-particularly at an e1cep-
tionally good point ike this. We ad --ance prics
inJply.
G. LIVINGSTON & CO.,
SO East Third street, st. Paul.
G. q. BEARDSLEY,
Fe-go, Dakota.
W. 4. SMITH,
General Agent, Livingston, Montana.