Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-09

TIE Branch Lire 10 tbs Yeila7stons Nstional
Park mss its terminal point hers, and 81 the i'm
p1ezso travel TO that famous resort "a compelled
to stop hare frem few hours tiTna 20 g number
CO days. The principal shops Of the zailrosd
oIupany between BTaineFd and the Pacific Ocear
are now bong built here. They vii give en-
plcynsnc TO probably 1900 men. Pine timber il
plenty II the surrounding country, and yarious
asw1nilis IN the immediate vicinity of the town
furnish work for hosts OF employees. The valleys
Of the Yellowstone, Shields an Suaith rivers are
yast and very rich In agricultural resources and
are veil settled. Their trade IS entirely tributary
Co Livingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound III every direction: vagt mines OF true hi-
luminous coal, which csn De cooked for Is cents
par ton; also rich iron mines are within tTo to
four miles from town, 2 are being worked.
The gold placer mines OF Emigrant GrIoh, Beai
CreYice, Eii1 Creek, snd Eight-Miie Greek, are
sll in tho Yellowstone Valley just south Of Liy-
ingston, directly tributary TO 1t, and sra being
actively worked. Tint wonderfully rlch qlaIts
country, silver End gold, kuown as the Clark's
Fork District, - south Of town, snd Livingston
IS the heedeJs and Quitting point. In
cepes deposits Of limestone, sandstone, clay and
Gne brick cey, but i've Eliiee distsnt, aud tbs
manufacture of lime Is already an important IL
dustry this being the frat poiutsftsr leaving DU-
icth on the east, SOC niles, where hrs rock is
found. There are soma zoe buildings II course
Of construction. the Psrk Addition on which
The new $4,000 school house is expected to ba
built il the l0st desirable residence property II
town, while the Palace add ion contains the
cheapest business property offered for sale-the
tendency of business sud business Improvements
being largely IN that direction. There are two
banks, the First National and pfivBte bank; two
newspapers, One daily and ono weekly a eIneit
ing ard reduction company is also IN process Of
formation, to ia located here. There aTs many
chances foc business enterprises cf various kinds.
Like al new countries, the poTtuGlt7es for
profitable employment are very good and work
lnen IS well as men Of capital Will End plenty Of
chsnces II ard around the town. Livingston ia
less than year old, yet IL is probably the second
largest city II Montana. 1t is not surprising
Yheu 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
ysr; cattle Kansas City; iron and coal, Pittsburg
that combination Of all OF thess fectors as la
found here should, within tbs next Eve years
make this point city of st least 81, Q0 people,
The prediction may seem wild one, butWe have
yet to see or know anyone who, teW years ago,
vas accused of being wild then n their predlc
tons, who predicted one-haif of what hiss actual
| IL occurred in the Northern Pacific country. US
| sold lots in Fargo few years ago fer si00 eacf
shst would se to-day for $40 co., acres at James
town for SIS per acre tcost As cents that to-day
| sell for 81 800, and are built on Ne have scre
| to-day il Fargo which cost 4s7z eents that an
/ now in town lots selling ct the rate Of Il ESQ Pc
] acre. So lots st Liyi2gsten which re now FIFE
at from $25 to $3.50 viii, inside Of years, sell q
| from $500 TO st0,GGe apiece. They have dones
at al good points On the road il the past, sn'
they will in the future-Earticciariy At on exceI
tionaily good point Ike THE. We I'D snce prica
| inJuly.
G, LIgINGSpoN 81 CO.,
6s East Third strsst, ST. Paul