Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-04

The Branch Line to the Yellowstone National
Park has its terminal point here, and all the in
mense travel to that famous resort is compelled
to stop here from few hours time to number
OF days. The principal shops of the railroad
company between Brainerd and the Pacific Ocean
ara now being built here. They will give en-
ployment to probably 1000 men. Pine timber is
plenty in the surrounding country, and various
sawmills lii the immediate vicinity of the town
furnish work for hosts OF employs. The valleys
OF the Yellowstone, Shields and Smith rivers are
vast snd very rich In agricultural resources, and
ere well settled. Their trade is entirely tributary
TO Livingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound III every direction; vast mines of true bi-
luminous coal, which can be cooked for l a cents
per ton; also rich iron mines within two to
four miles from town, q d are being worked.
The gold placer mines Of Emigrant Guloh, Bear
Crevice, Mill Creek, and Eight-Mile Creek, are
all in the Yellowstone Valley lust 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 Quitting point. In
mense deposits of limestone, sandstone, clay and
fine brick clay, are but two miles distant, and the
manufacture of lime ia already an important in
dustry, this being the first point after leaving Du
luth on the east, ], 600 miles, where lime rock is
found. There are some 200 buildings in course
OF construction. The Park Addition on which
the lew ST, 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. smet
ing ana reduction company is also IN process of
formation, to be located here. There are many
chances for business enterprises Of various hnds.
Like all new countries, the portunities for
profitable employment are very good and work.
men ss well as men OF capital will find plenty Of
changes ID and around the town. Livingston Is
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 gold mines, Den
YER; 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 seen wild one, but we have
yet to zee or know anyone who, few years ago,
was accused Of being wild then in their predic-
tions, who predicted one-haIf of what has actual
ly occurred in the Northern Pacific country. We
sold lot in Fargo few years age for 500 each
that would sell to-day for $40 GOO; eo-es at james
town for SIS per acre tcost ~ cents) that to-day
sell for $500, and are built on. We have acres
to-day in Fargo which cost 4S11l cents that ere
now in town lots selling at the rate Of 81 ,250 Per
acro. So lots at Living ton which we now ffe-
at from SIS to $3.50 viii, inside of years. sell al
from $500 to $4,000 apiece. They have done so
at all good points on the road in the past, and
they will in the future-particularly at an excep-
| tionally good point like this. We ad .ance price
| il July.
G. LIVINGSTON & CO.,
63 East Third street, St. Paul.
q. G. BEARDSLEY,
Fsrgo, Dakota.
W. A. SMITH,
| General Agent, Livingston, Montana.