Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-20

The Branch Line to the Yellowstone National
Park has it's terminal point hero, and all the i'm
mense travel to that famous resort is compelled
to stop here from few ho1rs' time to number
Of days. The principal shops of the railroad
company between BraineTd and the Pacific Ocean
are low being built here. They viii give en-
ployment to probably 1000 men. Pine timber is
plenty In the surrounding country, AID various
saHmills Ia the immediate vicinity OF the town
furnish work for hosts Of employs. The valleys
OF the Yellowstone, Shields and Smith rivers ere
vast and very rich IN agricultural resources, and
are vel settled. Their trade is entirely tribltzry
to Livingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound In every direction: vast mines Of true BIZ
luminous coal, which can be cooked for u cents
per ton; also rich iron mines within two TO
four miles from town. a"d are being worked.
The gold placer mines OF Emigrant Gulch, Bear
Crevice, Mil Greek, and Eight-Mile Greek, are
ell II the Yellowstone Valley just south OF Liv-
ingston, directly tributary to 1t, and are being
actively worked. Thst wonderfully rich quartz
country, silver and gold, known as the Cla-k's
Fork District, is south of town, and Livingston
is the headquarters and Quitting point. I'M
mense deposits of limestone, sandstone, clay and
fine brick clay, arc but two miles distant and the
manufacture of lime is already an important in
dustry. this being the first point after leaving Du-
luth on the east, 1900 miles, where Lime rock is
found. There are 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 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. sInelt
ing and reduction ynpany is also In process OF
formation, to be located here. There are many
hrIair
Like all new countries, the portunities for
profitable employment are very good and work
men rs well as men Of capital viii ind plenty u
chances in and around the town. Livingston IS
less than year old, 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, Brsinerd; summer visitors, Saratoga;
lumber, Eau Claire: silver and gold mines, Dem
yer; cattle Kansas City; iron and cosi, FitsbUrgi
that combination of all of these factors as IS
found here should, within the next five years
make this point city Of st least 81, 900 people.
The prediction may seem wild one, but we have
yet to see or know anyone who, 6 few years ago,
was accused of being wild then in their predic-
tons, who predicted one-half of what has actual
ly occurred In the Northern Pacific country. Wa
sold lots In Fargo few years ago for 800 each
that would sell to-day for $40 ESQ., acres at James
town for S15 per acre (cost Is cents) that to-day
sell for 81 800, end are built on. We have acres
to-day In Fargo which cost 49, cents that ara
In town lots selling at the rate of 81 ESQ per
acrs. So lots at Living ton which we now fer
at from S25 to $3.50 viii, inside of years, sell at
from $500 to 900 apiece. They have donss1
at all good points on the road in the past, ani
they will In the future-particularly at an excae-
tonally good point like this. We sd .ance price
inJuly.
G. LIVINGSTON & CO.,
6 East Third street, st. Pail.
q. g. BEARDSLEY,
Fergo, Dakota.
W. A. SMITH,
General Agent, Livingston, Montans.