Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-17

The Branch Line to the Yellowstone National
Park has Its terminal point here, and all the i'm
uense travel to that famous resort is compelled
70 stop here from few hours time to number
of days. The principal shops of the railroad
company between Brainerd and the Pacific Ocean
ployment to probably 1000 men. Pine timber is
plenty in the surrounding country, and various
eawmills Ia the immediate vicinity Of the town
furnish work for hosts of employees. 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 Ii every direction; vast mines of true b.
luminous coal, which can be coked for = cents
per TOM also rich iron mines are within two to
four miles from town, a ara being worked.
The gold placer mines OF ETnigrant Gs,loh, Bear
Crevice, Mill Creek, and Eight-AIile Creek, are
all in the Yellowstone VALLEY just south of Liv-
ingstor, directly tributary to it, and are being
actively worked. That wonderfully rich quartz
country, silver and gold, known as the Clara'a
Fork District, is south OF town, and ilivingstor
IS the headquarters and Quitting point. I'm
mense deposits of limestone, sandstone, clay and
me brick clay, are but two miles Distant end the
manufacture of lime is already an important in
dustry, this being the first point after leaving Du-
iuth on the east, LOO miles, where limo rock Is
sound. There are some 200 buildings in cOuTse
the new SIT 600 school house is expected to De
Quilt is the most desirable residence property in
town, while the Palace Addition contains tbs
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. emelt
ing and reduction mpany is also In process ct
formation, to be located here. There are many
chances for business ente1 prses of various kinds.
Like all new countries, the portunities for
profitable employment are very good and work
men we'll as men Of capital will find plenty OF
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
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 a combination of all of 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 we have
yet to see or Know anyone whs, few years ago.
was accuse of being wild then in 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 fer 300 each
that would sell to-day for Sl0 000 acres at James
town for SIS per acre (cost 48 cents) that to-day
sell or 81, 800, and are built or. We have acres
to-day in Fargo which cost 49, cents that are
now In town lots selling at the rate Of 81, 25o per
acre. So lots at Living ton which We now fer
ct FROM s25 to $3.50 viii, inside Of years, sell at
from $500 to $4,000 apiece. They have doneso
at al good points on the rosd IN the past, ard
they viii in the future-particulariy at an ezcep-
dionelly good point like this. We ad anca price
in July
c. LIVINGSTON e. CO..
GO East Third street, St. Paul.
q. g. BEARDSLEY,
Fe-ge, Dakota.
W. A. SMITH,
GensraI Agent, Livingston. Montana