Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-28

The Branch Line to the Yellowstone National
Park has its terminal point here, and sll the i'm
mense travel to that famous resort Is compelled
to stop here from few hours time to q 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
sawnnills in the immediate vicinity of the town
furnish work for hosts of employs. The valleys
OF the Yellowstone, Shields and Smith rivers ere
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 115 cents
per ton: also rich iron mines are within two to
four miles from town, q are being worked.
The gold placer mines Of Emigrant GUloh, Bear
Crevice, Mill Creek, and Eight-Mile Greek, ere
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 the headquarters and Quitting point. In
mense deposits of limestone, sandstone. clay and
fine brick clay, are but two miles distant, aud the
manufacture of lime is already an important in
dustry. this being the first point after leaving Du
luth on the east, 1000 miles, where lime rock is
found. There sre some 200 buildings in course
the new SIT 900 school house is expected to be
built is tie 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 one weekly. smelt
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 portunities for
profitable employment are very good and work
men as well as men of capital Will find plenty vi
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 alons has
made Fargo; the Northern Pacific company's rail
road shops, Breinerd; summer visitors, Saratoga;
lumber, Eau Claire; silver and gold mines. Dem
ver cattle Kansas City; iron and coal, Pittsburg;
that combination of all OF these factors as le
found here should, within the next FIVE years
make this point city or ct 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 predic-
tons, who predicted one-half of what has actual
ly occurred in the Northern Pacific country. We
sold lot in Fargo few years ago for 800 each
that would sell to-day for 81 0Hp acres at James
t1wa for SIS per acre (cost ~ cents) that to-day
sell for 81, 500, and are built on. We have acres
to-day in Fargo which cost &815 cents that are
in town lots selling at the rate of 81, $50 per
acre. So lots at Livingston which we now fer
at from S25 to $3.50 will, inside of years, sell 81
from $500 to $4,000 apiece. They have done 81
at eli good points on the road il the past, and
they viii in the futura-particularly at an excep-
tionelly good poiLt like this. We al .anco price
inJuly.
G. LIVINGSTON g. CO.,
6S East Third street, st. Paul
G.. G.. BEARDsLEY,
Fargo, Dakota.
W. 4. SMITH,
General Agent, Livingston, Montana.