Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-27

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 number
OF days. The principal shops of the railroad
company between Brtinerd 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, and various
eawrnille in 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 in every direction vast mines of true BIZ
luminous coal, which can be cooked for l u cents
COR ton; also rich iron mines arc within Two TO
four niles from town, aid are being worked.
The gold placer mines of Emigrant Gulch, Bear
Creyice, Mil Creek, and Eight-Hile Creek, are
ell in the Yellowstone Valley just south OF I.iY-
ingstOn, directly tributary to it, and are being
actively worked. That wonderfully rich quarta
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
bne brick clay, ere but two miles distant, and the
manufacture Of lime is already an important in
dustry, this being tho first point after leaving Du
luth on the east, 600 miles, where lime rock La
found. There are some zoo buildings in course
OF construction. The Park Addition on which
the new 1900 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 two
banks, the First National and private bank; two
newspapers, one daily and one weekly. emeit
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 porunities for
profitable employment are very good and work
men as well as of capital will ind plenty OF
chances in and around the town. Livingston 10
less than year old, yet it s probably the second
largest city in Montana: 1t ID not surprising
when one considers that agriculture alone has
made Fargo; the Northern Pacific company'g rail-
road shops, Brainerd; summer visitors, Saratoga
lumber, Eau Claire; silver end gold mines, Dom
yer; cattle Kansas City; iron and COAL Pittsburg;
that combination of all of these factors es ls
found here should, within the next FIVE years
make this point city Of at least $1,000 people.
The prediction may seem Wild one, but We have
yet to see or know anyone who, few years aso,
was accused of being wild then In their predic-
tons, who predicted one-helf OF what has actual
Iy occurred in the Northern Pacific country. We
sold lots in Fargo few years ago for 800 each
that would sell to-day for $40 000; ceres at James,
town for SI5 per acre (cost 4S cents) that to-day
cell for 81, 500, and are built on. We have acres
to-day in Fargo which cost z61I cents that are
now in town lots selling at the rate of s1,25O per
acre. So lots at Livingston which we now offer
at from s25 to $3.50 VIII, inside Of years, sell at
from $500 to $4,000 apiece. They have done SO
at ali good points on the road in the past, and
they will in the future particularly at exeep-
tionally good point Like this. We sd-ance price
inJuly.
G. LIVINGSTON & CO.,
60 East Third street, St Paul.
q. G.. BEARDSLEY,
Fargo, Dakota.
W. A. SMITH,
General Agent Livingston. Meltsna.