Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-19

The Branch Line to the Yellowstone National
Park has its terminal point here, and al the i'm
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 BTainerd and the Pacific Ocean
are now being built here. They will give en-
ployment to probably 1000 men. Pine timber is
plenty in the surrounding country, ard VarioCs
sawInills 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, anG
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 coked for IA cents
per ton; also rich iron mines are within two to
four miles from town, are being worked.
The gold placer mines of Emigrant Gulch, Bear
Crevice, Mill Creek, and Eight-Mile Creek, are
all in the Yellowstone Valley just south OF Liv-
ingston, directly tributary to it, and ara 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 is already an important in
dustry. this being the first point leaving Du-
luth on the east, 1905 miles, where Limo rock is
found. There are some eco buildings in couree
the new 81, 600 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. Asms!t
ing and reduction company is also IN process OF
formation, to be located here. There are many
chances for business enterprises of various kinds.
Like all new countries, the portunities for
profitable employment are very good and work
men as well 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 ID not surprising
when one considers that agriculture aloe has
made Fargo; the Northern Pacific company's rail-
road shops, BTaineTd; summer visitors, Saratoga;
lumber, Eau Claire; silver and gold mines, Dem
yer; cattle Kansas City: iron and coal, Rctsburg;
that combination of all of these factors as Is
found here should, within the next FIVE yesrs
make this point q city of at least $1,000 people.
The prediction may seem wild one, bGtwe Lave
yet to see or know anyone who, a few years sgos
was accused of being wild then in their presie-
tons, who predicted one-half of what has actual
ly occurred in the Northern Pacific country. We
sold lots in Fargo few years ago for 500 each
that would sell to-day for $40 0e0; acres at James
town for SIS per acre (cost ~ cents) that to-day
cell TOR 81, $50, and are built on. We have acres
to-day in Fargo which cost 49, cents that are
now in town lots selling at the rate of Sl,250 per
aero. So lots at Living ton which we now fer
ut from &25 to $3.50 will, inside of years, sell ct
from $500 to $4,000 apiece. They have donese
at all good points on the road in the past, and
they will in the future-particulsrly at sn exeep-
tiona,iy good point like this. We ad -Gnce price
in July.
G.. LIVINGSTON & CO.,
SO East Third street, St. Paul.
G. G. BEARDSLEY,
Eergo, Dakois.
W. a. SMITH.
General Agent, Livingston, Montana.