Daily globe., 1883-06-29

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 hours time to a number
of days. The principal shops of the railroad
company between BraireId and the Pacific Ocean
are now being built here. They VIII give en-
ployment to probably 1000 men. Pine timber is
plenty IN the surrounding country, ard various
saWmills in the immediate vicinity of the town
furnish work for hosts OF employ s. The valleys
OF the Yellowstone, Shields ana Smith rivers are
vast and very rich in agricultural resources, and
well settled. heir trade is entirey tribut ry
to Livingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound in every direction; vast miLes of true bi-
luminous coal, which can be COked for l p cents
per ton; also rich iron mines within TWO to
four miles from town, a are being worked.
The gold placer mines of Emigrant GUlth, Bear
Crevice, Mill Creek, and Eight-Mile Greek,
all IN the Yellowstone Valley just south G. Llv-
ingston, directly tributary TO it, and are beng
actively worked. That wonderfully rich o,.aItz
country, silver and gold, known as the ClgtA's
Fork District, is south OF town, ard LiyiI GscOn
is the headquarters and Quitting point. I'M
mense deposits of limestone, sandstone. clay and
hue brick clay. are but two miles distant, and the
manufacture of lime is already an important in
dustry this being the first point after leaving Du
Iuth on the east, ,O0O miles, where lime rock Is
found. There are some 200 buildings in course
OF construction. The Park Addition on which
the new ST, ,000 school house is expected Ito be
built is the most desirable residence property IL
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. A smelt-
ing and reduction c. nlpany is also in process of
formation, to be located here. There a,e many
chances for business enterprises of various kinds.
Like all new countries, the o portunItIes for
profitable employment are very good and work
men as well as men Of capital will ind plenty of
chances in and around the town. Livingston is
less than year old, yet II 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 CT 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 have
| yet to see or know anyone who, few years ago,
was accused of being wild then N their predic-
| tons, who predicted one-half Of what has actual
| ly occurred in the Northern Pacific country. We
sold lot in Fargo few years ago for SlUU each
thai would sell to-day for $40 0G0; acres at James
t1wn for SIS per acre (cOst As cents) that today
sell or 81 800, and are built on. We have acres
to-day IL Fargo which cost 4813 cents that are
now IN town lots selling at the rate OF SL,25U per
acre. SO lots at Living ton which we now tfer
at from $25 to $3.50 Will, inside of years. sell at
! from $500 to $4,000 apiece. They have done So
at all good points on the road in The past, and
they viii in the particularly at an excep-
tionally good poi-t Ike This. We ad<~anca prices
| inJuly.
C. LIVIN NGSTON & CO.,
63 East Third street, s.. Paul.
G. G. BEARDsLEX,
| Fargo, Dako;a.
W. A. SMITH,
General Agent, Livingston, Montana.