Daily globe., 1883-06-14
POPULATION IN DECEMBER, 1892. so
" FEBRUARY, 1888. ], 900
" MAY, 1888 ]. .S46
" JUNE, 1888 246O

The Branch Line to the Yellowstone National
Park has its terminal point here and all the i'm
| mense travel to that famous resort is compelled
| to stop here from few hOors' time to number
| of days. The principal shops of the railroad
company between Brainerd and the Pacific Ocean
| are being built here. They Will give en-
| ployment to probably l0G0 men. Pine timber is
plenty in the surrounding country, and various
sawmills in the immediate vicinity of the town
furnish work for hosts of employ S. The valleys
| OF the Yellowstone Shields Smith rivers are
vast and very rich IN agricultural resources and
are well settled. Their trade is entirely tribut ry
to Livingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound In every direction; vast mines of true bi
| luminous coal, which can be coked for . cents
per ton; also rich iron mines are within two to
four miles from town, d are being worked.
The gold placer mines of Emigrant Gulch, Bear
Crevlce, Mill Creek, and Eight-dile Creek, are
all in the Yellowstone Valley just south of Liv-
ingstOn, directly tributary To 1t, and are being
actively worked. That wonderfully rich quartz
country, silver and gold, known as the Clarl1s
Fork District, is south of town, and Livingston
is the headquarters and Quitting point I'M
mense deposits of limestone, sandstone. clay and
hne brick clay are but two miles distant, and the
manufacture of lime is already an important IL
dustry, this being the first point after leaving Du
luth on the east, 1000 miles, where lime rock is
found. There are some 200 buildings in course
of construction. The Park Addition which
the new $4,000 school house is expected Ito be
built is the most desirable residence property in
town, while the Palace Addition contaiRs the
cheapest business property offered for sale-the
tendency of business and business Improvements
being largely in that direction. There are two
banks, the First National and private bank; two
| newspapers, one daily and one weekly. A smelt-
ing and reduction mpany is also in process of
formation, to be located here. There are many
chances for business enterprises of various kinds.
Like all new countries. the portunities for
profitable employment are very good and work
men as well as men of capital will find plenty OF
chances in and around the town. Livingston is
less than year old, yet it is probably the second
| largest city IN Montana. 1t 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 Eau Claire; silver and gold mines, Den
ver cattle Kansas City, iron and coal, Pittsburg;
| that combination of all of these factors as is
| found here should, within the next five years
| make this point city of at least $4,000 people.
| The prediction may seem a wild one, but we have
yet to see or know anyone who, few years ago,
was accused of being wild then in their predic-
uons, who predicted One-half of what has actual
ly occurred in the Northern Pacific country. We
sold lot i'll Fargo few years ago for 800 each
that would sell to-day for SO 0U0; acres at James
town for SIS per acre (cost 48 cents) that to-day
sell or 81, 800, and are built on. We have acres
| to-day in Fargo which cost 4815 cents that are
in town lots selling at the rate of 81 $50 per
acre. So lots at Living ton which we now ffer
at from $25 to $3.50 will, inside of years. sell at
from $500 to 10000 apiece. They have dones
at all good points the road in the past, and
they will in the efuture-particularly at an excep-
tionally good poilt like this. We advance prices
inJuly.
G. LIVINGSTON & CO.,
63 East Third street, ST. Paul.
G.. G.. BEARDSLEY,
Fargo, Dako:a.
w. A. Smith,
General Agent, Livingston, Montana