Daily globe., 1883-07-17

The Branch Line to the Yellowstone National
Park has its terminal point here, and all the i'm
meHse travel to that famous resort is compelled
to stop here from few hours time to a number
of days. The principal shops of the railrOad
com pany between BraineTd and the Pacific Ocean
are now being built here. They will give en-
ployment to probably 1000 men. Pine timber is
plenty in the surrounding country, and various
sawmills IN the immediate vicinity of tho town
furnish work for hosts of employ 8. The valleys
o. the Yellowstone, Shields AMI Smith rivers are
vast and very rich in agricultural resources, and
are well settled. their trade is entirely tribut ry
TO Livingston, while magnificent cattle ranches
abound Ia every direction; vast mines of true bi-
luminous coal, which can be coked for l 3S cents
per ton; also rich iron mines are within two to
four miles from town, are being worked.
The gold placer mines of ETnigrant GulGh, Bear
Ccevice, Mill Creek, ard Eight-Nle 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
county,, silver and gold, known the Clark's
Fork District, Is south of town, and Livingston
is the headquarters and outftting point. I'm
mense deposits Of limestone, sandstone, clay and
fire 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 en- the east, 600 miles, where hne rock Is
found There are some 200 buildings IN course
OF construction. The Park Addition on which
the new SIT, 900 school house is expected to 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 elso III process of
| formation, to be located here. There g many
chances for business enterprises OF various Kinds.
Like ali new countries, the portunities for
| profitable employment are very good and work
| men we'll men Of capital Will find plenty at
| chances III and around the town. Livingston Is
less than year Old, yet II is probably the second
| largest city in Montana. 1t is nOt surprising
! when one considers that agriculture alone has
made Fargo: the North, m Pacific compauy's rail
| road shops, BIainerd; summer visitors, S-ratOga
! lumber, Eau Claire; silver ard gold mines, Den
yer; cattle Kansas City; iron aud coal, Pittsburg
| hat combination of ali OF these factors as Is
| found here should within the next hye years
! make this point city OF at least 50,OU0 people
| The prediction may seem wild one, bat we have
! yet to see or know anyone who, few years ago
! was accused of being wild then IN their predic
tions, who predicted ORe-half of what has actual
| ly occurred IN the Northern Pacific country. We
| sold lot in Fargo a few years age fer $l00 eacf
that would sell TO-DAY for $40 0t0; acres at James
town for SIS per acre (cost IS cents) that to-day
sell tor 81 500. and are built on We have acres
to-day in Fargo which cost 4815 cents that ar,
now in town lots selling at the rate oe 81, $50 pc
acre. SO lots at Living ton which we ffe
at from $25 to $3.50 will, inside of years, sell a
from $500 to 600 apiece. They have done s
at all good points on the road i'll the past, an(
they will in the uture-particulariy at excep
tionally good pom like this. We ad.- .-.ance price
inJuly.
G.. LIVINGSTON & CO.,
| 69 East Third street, st. Paul.
G.. G. BEARDSLEY,
Fargo, Dakota.
W. A. SMITH,
| General Agent, Livingston, Montana.