Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-08

The Branch Line to the Yellowstone National
Park hiss its terminal point here, and all the iZn-
nlehse travel to that famous resort is compelled
To stop here from a few hours' time to number
OF days. The principal shops of the railroad
company between BraInerd and the Pacific Ocean
now being built here. They Will give en-
ployment to probably 1000 men. Pine timber is
plenty IL the surrounding country, ant variG-e
sswmills III the immediete vicinity OF the town
furnish work for hosts of employs. The valleys
of the Yellowstone, Shields and Smith rivers are
vast and very rich In agricultural resources, and
well settled. Their trade is entirely tributary
to Livingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound in every direction; vast mines OF true HI
luminous coal, which can be cooked for "a csnts
per ton; also rich iron ml;l,ee are within two 10
four miles from town, 2 Sre being worked.
The gold placer mines of Emigrant Guich, Bear
CTevice, Mill Creek, and Eight-Elils Creek, are
all in ths Yellowstone Valley Just south Of Liv-
ingston, directly tributary to it, and being
actively worked. That wonderfully rich quartz
country, silver and gold. known as the Clarke
Fork District, IS south of town, and livingston
is the headquarters and catitting point. I'm
mense deposits OF limestone, sandstone, clay aad
hne brick clay, are but two miies distant, and Tbs
manufacture of lime is already an important IN
dustry. this being the first pointRfter leaving d.
luth on the east, ], 600 miles, where lime rock is
found. There arc some 200 buildings in course
of construction. The Park Addition on which
the new 81, 900 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 sae-the
tendency OF business and business improvements
being largely in that direction. There are two
banks, the First National and private bank; tvSo
newspapers, one daily and one weekly. snelt
ing and reduction Company is also III process OF
formation, to be located here. Thers sre many
chances FOR business enterprises of various kinds
Liks al new countries, the portuniries Cor
prohtaoia employment are very good and work
well DIS man OF capital viii find plenty oe
chances in and around the town. Livingston IS
less than year old, yet it is probably the second
largest city Ii Montana: 1t is not eurpTis.ng
when one considers that agriculture 9lone has
made Fargo; the Northern Pacific coGlpa-g's zail.
road ships, BTainerd; summer visitor, Saratoga;
lumber, Eau Claire; silver and goi1 miuos, Den
ver; cattle Kansas City; iron and coal, Pttsburg;
tnSt combination Of all of these fac1ors as ls
found here should, within the uexc f7e yearz
make this point city OF az lssst So $50 people.
The prediction Io2y seem sid eEe, hut Ne hevs
yet to zee or know anyone who, lew years ago,
WIS accused OF being wild then N their przdic-
tiOns, who predicted o1a-half Of what has ac--z!-
Is occurred in the Northern Pacific county. FFs
sold lot N Fargo a few years ego feF SiU3 eGch
that would sell to-day for $40 $50; aerss % Ja1ce
town for SIS Per acre (cost 4S cen1s) that to-day
sell Tor 1880, and ere built On We have acre..
to-day in Fargo which cost 9e15 cents t.ist trs
In town lots ceiling at the rate OF S1.15G ger
acre. So lots at Livingston which We now fer
st from s25 to $3.50 viii, inside of years, cell az
from $500 to $4,000 apiece. They have done 80
at ell good points the read II Ihs past, ano
thsy will In the future-perticuiqrIv at ar eTcau-
donally good point like this. We Alliance price
in July.
G. LIVINGSTON & CO..
So East Third street, st. Pau.
q. q. BEARDSLEY.
Fsvgo, Dakota.
W. A. SMITH,
General Agent, Livingston, Montana.