Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-20

The Branch Line to the Yellowstone National
Park has its terminal point here, and all the i'm
meLse travel to that famous resort is compelled
TO stop here from few ho rs time to number
Of days. The principal shops of the railroad
company between BraineId and the Pacific Ocean
are now being built here. They will give en-
ployment to probably 1880 men. Pine timber is
plenty IN the surrounding country, and various
sawnills in the immediate vicinity of the town
furnish work for hosts of employ S. The valleys
OF the Yellowstone, Shields AM Smith rivers are
vast and very rich in agricultural resources, and
are well settled Their trade is entirely tribut ~
to Livingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound in every direction; vast mines of true bl
luminous coal, which can be cooked for l q cents
per ton; also rich iron mines ara within two to
four miles from town, q are being worked.
The gold placer mines of Emigrant Gulch, Bear
Creyice Mill Creek, and Eight-Alile Creek, are
all in the Yellowstone Valley just south of Liv-
ingston, directly tributary to 1t, and are being
actively worked. That wonderfully rich quartz
count =, silver and gold, known as the Ciark's
Fork District, is south of town, and Livingston
is the headquarters and Quitting point. I'm
mense deposits o. limestone, sandstone, clay and
fine brick clay. ara but two miles distant, aud the
manufacture of lime is already an important in
dustry, this being the first point after leaving Du-
luth OF the east, 900 miles, where lime rock is
found. There are some 900 buildings in course
OF construction. The Park Addition which
the new ST, 900 school house is expected Ito be
built Is the most desirable residence property in
town, while the Palace Addi 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; two
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.
I 8,
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, Den
yer; cattle Kansas City; iron and coal, Pttsburg
| that combination of all of these factors as is
| found here should, within the next five years
make this point city of at least so, 900 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-
| tions who predicted one-half of what has actual
| ly occurred in the Northern Pacific country. We
| sold lot, in Fargo few years ago for 500 each
that would sell to-day for $40 900; at James
town for SIS per acre (cOst 4S cents) that to-day
sell or $500, and are built on. We have acres
| to-day IN Fargo which cost 1877 cents that are
now in town lots selling at the rate of 1850 per
acre. So lots at Living ton which we now Cffer
at from S25 to $3.50 Will, inside Of years. sell al
| from $500 TO $4,000 apiece. They have done SC
at all good points on the road in the past, and
they viii il the future-particularly at an excep-
| tionally good poi-t like this. We advance prices
inJUly.
G. LLVIN GSTON & CO.,
63 Fast Third street, St. Paul.
G.. G.. BEARDSLEY,
Fargo, Daho a.
W. A. SMITH,
General Agent, Livingston. Montana