Daily globe., 1883-06-27

The Branch Line TO the Yellowstone National
Park has its terminal point here, and all the in
mense travel to that famous resort Is compelled
10 stop here from z few no rs time 10 d number
OF days. The principal shops of the railroad
company between Braine1d and the Pacific Ocean
are now being built here. They viii give en-
plOyment TO probably 1850 men. Pine timber is
plenty IN the surrounding country, ard various
saWnIllS IL the immediate vicinity Of the town
furnish work for hosts Of employ 5. The valleys
OF the Yellowstone, Shields al Smith rivers are
vast and very rich IN agricultural resources, and
are well settled. their trade is entirely tribut ~
to Livingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound II every direction: vast mines Of true bi-
luminous coal, which can be cOked for 115 cents
per ton: also rich iron mines are within TWO TO
four miles from town. are being worked.
The gold placer mines OF Enigrant GUlCh. Bear
Crevlce, Mill Creek. and Eight-ALile Creek. are
all IN the Yellowstone Valley Just south of Liv-
ingstOn. directly tributary TO II, and are being
actively worked. That wonderfully rich quartz
county,. silver and gold, known as the CIark's
Fork District, Is south Of town. and Livingston
Is the headquarters and Quitting point. In
mense deposits Of limestone, sandstone. clay ard
h1e brick clay. are but two miles distant and the
manufacture of lime Is already an important II
dusrry this being the first poiutafter leaving Du-
luth on the east. 200 miles, where line rock IS
found. There are some 200 buildings II course
of construction. The Park Addition on which
the new $1,000 school house Is expected TO be
built Is the most desirable residence property IN
town. while the Palace Addi ion contains 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. smelt-
ing and reduction mpany is also II process Of
formation, 10 be located here. There many
chances for business enterprises of various kinds
Like all new countries. the portunItie5 for
prontab.e employment are very good and work
men as well as men Of capital viii find plenty of
chances II and around the town. Livingston Is
less than year old. vet 1t 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
yer; 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 10000 people.
The prediction may seem a wild one. but we have
yet 20 see or know anyone who. q few years ago,
was accused of being wild then in their pradic-
tons, who predicted oue-half Of what has actual
ly occurred II the Northern Pacific country. We
sold lot II Fargo a few years ago for 500 each
that would sell to-day for $40 600; acres at James
town Tor Sl5 per acre cost 46 cents that to-day
sell or Sl,500, and are built on. We have acres
to-day in Fargo which cost 49, cents that are
now IN town lots selling at the rate OF Sl250 per
acre. So lots at Living ton which we now fer
at from S25 to $3.50 Will. 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 II the hefuture-parucularly at an excep-
tonally good pOi-t like this. We advance prices
inJuly.