Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-19

The Branch LiHs to tie Yellowstone National
Park has its terminal point here, and all the i'm
mehse travel to that famous resort is compelled
to stop hero FROM q few no rs time to a number
of days. The principal shops OF the railroad
company between BraineId ard The Pacific Ocean
are now being built here. They viii give en-
plOynent to probably 1900 men. Pine timber is
plenty In the surrounding country, ard various
sawmills la the immediate vicinity of the town
furnish work for hosts of employ 3. The valleys
o. the Yellowstone, Shields an Smith rivers are
vast and very rich in agricultural resources, and
are well settled. heir trade is entirely tributary
to Livingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound ii every direction; vast mines of true BIZ
luminous coal, which can be cooked for 175 cents
per ton; also rich iron mines within two to
four miles from town, are being worked.
The gold placer mines of Emigfant Guloh, Bear
Crevice, Mill Creek, and Eight-llile Creek, are
all in the Yellowstone Valley just south of Liv-
ingstOn, directly tributary to it, and are being
actively worked. That wonderfully rich quartz
county,, 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 after leaving Du
luth on the east, l,00u miles, where lime rock ia
found. There are some 200 buildings in course
of construction. The Park Addition on which
the new ST., 600 school house is expected to be
built is the most desirable residence property IN
town, while the Palace Add ion 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: tive
newspapers, one daily and one weekly. smelt
ing and reduction mpany 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 9 portunities for
profitable employment 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 1t 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, Den
yer; cattle Kansas City; iron and coal, Pttsburg;
that combination of all of these factors
| found here should within the next five years
make this point city of at least $4,000 people.
The prediction may seem wild one, but we have
yet to see or know anyone who, few years ago,
| was accused of being wild then in their predio-
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 800 each
that would sell to-day for $40 0G0; at James
town for SIS per acre tcost 48 cents) that to-day
cell Tor 81 500, and built on. We have acres
to-day in Fargo which cost 1874 cents that are
in town lots selling at the rate of 81 ESQ per
acre. So lots at Living ton which we now fer
at from s25 to $3.50 will, inside of years. sell at
from $500 to 900 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 poiLt like this. We ad --ance price
| July.
G. LIVINGSTON & CO.,
So East Third street, st. Paul.
G.. G.. BEARDSLEY,
Fargo, Dakota.
W. A. SMITH,
General Agent, Livingston, Montana.