Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-27

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 Brainerd end the Pacific Ocean
are now being built here. They viii give en-
ployment to probably 1000 men. Pine timber ie
plenty In the surrounding country, and various
sawmills In the immediate 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
are well settled. Their trade is entirely tributary
TO Livingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound in every direction; vast mines of true bi-
luminous coal, which can be cooked for III cent?
per ton; also rich iron mines ere within two TO
four miles from town, AID are being worked.
The gold placer mines of Emigrant Guloh, Bear
Crevice, Mill Creek, and Eight-Mile Creek, are
all in the Yellowstone Valley just south of Liy-
ingston, directly tributary to it, ard are being
actively worked. That wonderfully rich quartz
country, silver and gold, known as the Ciark's
Fork District, is south Of town, and Liv1ngston
is the headquarters and Quitting point. I'm,
mense deposits of limestone, sandstone, clay and
fine brick clay are but two miles distant, and the
manufacture of lime is already an important IN
dustry, this beirg the first point leaving Du-
luth on the east, LOCO miles, where lime rock Is
found. There are some 200 buildings in course
Of construction. The Park Addition on which
the new ST, 900 school house is expected to be
built ia the most desirable residence property In
town, while the Palace Addition 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 a private bank; two
newspapers, one daily and one weekly. r. a sneit
ing and reduction company 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 o. portunities for
profitable employment are very good ard work
men as well as men of capital will find plenty %
chances in and around the town. Livingston ls
less than year DID, 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 conpany's rail
| road shops, Brainerd; summer visitors, Saratogai
lumber, Eau Claire; silver and gold mines, Den
YER: ca.ssI 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 q city OF at least $4,000 people
! The prediction may seem wild one, but We have
| yet to Bee or know anyone who, few years ago
| was accused of being wild then in their prsdic
lions, who predicted one-hslf of what has actual
ly occurred in the Northern Pacific country. We
| sold lots in Fargo few years ago fer 500 eaot
that would sell to-day fer SIG Geo. acres at James
town for SIS per acre (cost zS cents} that to-day
cell for $500, and are built on. We have acre
to-day In Fargo which cost 4S1a cents that ar
now in town lots selling at the rate Of 81 ,250 pc
ecro. So lots at Livingston which we now fe
at from s25 TO $3.50 will, inside Of years, sell 3
from $500 to $4,000 apiece. They have done E
at all good points on the road in the past, sn
they Will in the re-particulerly at an excer
tionally good point like this. We ad- once price
inJuly.
G. LIVINGSTON & CO.,
63 East Third street, ST. Paul.
g. q. BEARDSLEY,
Fargo. Dakota
W. A. SMITH,
General Agent, Livingston, Montana.