Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-26

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 a number
Of days. The principal shops of the railroad
company between Brainerd and the Pacific Ocean
are now being built here. They viii give en-
ployment to probably 1000 men. Pine timber is
plenty In the surrounding country, and various
sawmllls In the immediate vicinity of the town
furnish work for hosts of employs. The valleys
OF the Yellowstone, Shields and Smith rivers are
vast and very rich in agricultural resources, and
arc 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 cooked for l u cents
per ton: alco rich iron mines within two to
four miles from town, ayd are being worked.
The gold placer mines of Emigrant GulCh, Bear
Creyice, Mill Creek, and Eight-Mile Creek, ara
all in the Yellowstone Valley Just 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 tho headquarters and Quitting point. I'm
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 after leaving D-
luth on the east, LOCO miles, where lime rock is
found. There are some 200 buildings in course
of construction. The Park Addition on which
the new SIT GOO 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-ths
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. A sH1eit
ing and reduction company is ALEC 1t process OF
formation, to be located here. There a+e 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 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, Dem
yer; cattle Kansas City; iron and coal, Pittsburg;
that a combination Of all OF these factors es Is
found here should, within the next FIVE years
mako this point city of at least $4,000 people.
The prediction may seem wild one, butwe have
yet to see or know anyone who, 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. We
sold lot in Fargo o few years age for 500 each
that would sell to-day for $40 600; acres at Janes-
town for Sl5 per acre (cost 48 cents) that to-day
sell for $500, and are built on. We have acres
to-day IN Fargo which cost 4S15 cents that ere
now in town lots selling ct the rate OF 81 1850 per
acre. SO lots at Living ton which We row fer
at from S25 to $3.50 viii, inside of years, sell ct
from $500 to $4,000 apiece. They have doneso
ct all good points on the rocd in tho past, and
they viii in the future-particulgrl at CT excep
ticnally good poiIt like this. We ad -ance price
inJply.
G. LIVINGSTON Gs CO.,
63 East Third street, ST. Paul.
q. q. BEARDSLEY,
Fsygo, Dakota.
w. A. SMITE,
General Agent, Livingston, Montana