Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-05

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 g number
of days. The principal shops of the railroad
company between Brainerd and the Pacific Ocean
are now being built here. They will give en-
ployment to probably 1000 men. Pine timber is
plenty in the surrounding country, and various
sawmills In the immediate vicinity of tbs town
furnish work for hosts of employees. The valleys
of the Yellowstone, Shields and Smith rivere
vast and very rich IN agricultural resources, snd
are well settled. Their trade is entirely tributry
to Livingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound IN every direction; vast mines OF true 81
luminous coal, which Can be cooked for ~ cents
per ton; eleo rich iron mines are within two 10
four miles from town, a are being worked.
The golG placer mines of Emigrart Gulch, BstsI
Crevice, Mill Greek, and Eight-Miie Creek, are
all in the Yellowstone Valley just south OF LiV-
ingston, directly tributary to it, and are 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 out1itting point. I'm
mense deposits of limestone, sandstone, clay and
fine brick clay but two miles distant, and the
manufacture of lime IS already an important IN
dustry. this being the first point after leaving Dp-
luth on the east, ,00n miles, where lime rock is
found. There are some 200 buildings in course
OF construction. The Park Addition on which
the new SIT ,0O0 school hopsa is expected to be
built is the most desirable residence property IL
town. while the Palace Addition contains the
cheapest business property offered for saie-the
tendency OF business and business Improvements
being largely in that direction. There ere two
banks, the First National and private hank, two
newspapers, one daily and one weekly. Aslnelt
ing and reduction mpany ID 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 of capital viii find plenty Of
chances in and around the town. Livingston 10
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, Eau Claire; silver and geld 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 SO, 900 people.
The prediction may seem wild one, but we have
yet TO see or know anyone who, few years ago,
was accused OF being wild then in their prsdic-
sions, who predicted one-half of what has actual
ly occurred in the Northern Pacific country. VS.
sold lot in Fargo 8 few years age for 800 each
that would sell to-day for $40 COO; at James
town for SIS per acre (cost IL cents that to-day
sell for 81, 5O0, ard are built on. We have acres
| to-day in Fargo which cost 49, cents that are
in town lots selling at the rate Of 81 ESQ Per
ecre. So lots at Livingston which we now offe1
at from s25 to $3.50 will, inside of years. sell at
| from $500 to $4,000 apiece. They have doneso
| at all good points on the road in the past, and
| they will in the future-particulerly at an exoep
tionally good point like this. We ad .-snce price
| in5uly.
c.. LIVINGSTON & CO.,
60 East Third street, st. Paul.
O.. G.. BEARDSLEY,
| Fsrgo, Dakota.
w. A.. SMITH,
| General Agent, Livingston, Montana.