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

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 hare 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 will give en-
ployment to probably 1000 men. Pine timber ia
plenty in the surrounding country, and various
saWnllls liz the Immediate vicinity of the town
fur1iieh work for hosts of employees. The valleys
of the Yellowstone, Shields Smith rivers are
vast and very rich IN agricultural resources, and
well settled. Their trade is entirely tributary
TO livingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound IL every direotion; vast mines OF true BIZ
luminous coal, which can be cooked for - cents
per ton; also rich iron mines are within two to
four miles from town. a are being worked.
The gold placer mines of Emigrant Guloh, Bear
Crevice, Mill Greek, and Eight-Mile Creek, ere
all in the Yellowstone Valley Just south of Liv-
lngston, 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. I'M
mense deposits of limestone, sandstone, clay and
line brick oiay are but Two miles distant, and the
manufacture of lime is already an important in
dustry. this being the first point after leaving Du-
iuth on the east, ,00G miles, where lime rock is
found There are some 200 buildings in course
of construction. The Park Addition which
| the new $4,000 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 enc weekly. Z 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 portunities for
| profitable employment are very good and work
men well as of capital will find plenty OF
chances III and around the town. Livingston Is
less than year old, vet 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 shups, Brainerd; sumner visitors, Saratoga;
| lumber, Eau Claire; silver and gold mines, Den
yer; cattle Kansas City iron and coal, Pittshurg;
! that combination of all of these factors as is
found here should, within the next FIVE years
make this point e city of at least $4,000 people.
| The prediction may seem a wild one, but we 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
| ~ occurred in the Northern Pacific country. We
| sold lot, in Fargo few years ago for $100 each
that would sell to-day for $40 600; acres James
town for $15 per acre (cost ~ cente) that to-day
sell for 81 500, and are built on. We have acres
| to-day in Fargo which cost 49, cents that are
in town lots selling at the rate of 81 $50 per
acre. So lots at Livingston which we now Cffer
at from $25 to $3.50 will, inside of years, sell at
from $500 to $4,000 apiece. They have done go
at all good points on the road in the past, and
they will in the future-particularly at an e1cep-
| tionally good point like this. We ad Rnce price
inJuly.
G. LIVINGSTON & CO.,
| 6S East Third street, St. Paul.
q. g. BEARDSLEY,
| Favge, Dakota.
w. A. SMITH,
General Agent, Livingston, Montana.