The Livingston enterprise., 1889-12-25
sic TIM sER.
One of the Pro~peroua Towns of Parl
C0unty-lta 1s&~Aul ces aud
IsusjneH1 lustitutiOna.

IyNsbneAN 1NAtlt0t1ON4.
big Timber G8 m. ST Paul" is the
way it reads to passengers over the
Northern Pacific railroad. The inhab-
itants of this small but thriving town
hope within the next ten years to have
the sign transposcd into something like
this: st. Paul y9S m. Big Timber
and although the writer hasn'tSuch san
guine hopes as the above portrays, he
still hopes that Big Timber's population
Will occupy at least one volume in tho
census Of l15l. -.-g.
Big Timba- "..H originally called "Dor-
nix" The irishmcn who were working
ON the construction Of the railroad so
christened it. The name, though very
appropriated did not preserve the enphony
80 characteristic Of the names Of western
towns and the town finally received rec
ognition from the postal authorities us
Big Tir Der. big Timber" conveys a
wrong impression, ~ there isn't a grow
ing tree within two miles of the town.
The town rs situated upon d bar or
Hat. Red rock II fifty feet below the
surface and above bed rock arc fifty feet
of boulders of all sizes, shapes and form
ations. These boullers were, Mt some
time prior to the date Of my article,
washed down from the Boulder noun
tains. and that there is immense quan.
titles Of free gold on bed rock is the con
clusion of every experienced mining man
who has observed this and like forma-
tiOns
The prosperity 81 the town is depend
ent upon the sheep. OF course men live
and thrive upon one another here ;.s else-
whore. but the basis Of their prosperity
is the wool grown upon the backs of the
nearly countless number OF sheep which
live and move and have their being with
in a radius Of fifty miles Of this town.
During the wool-nhippins season the
husband OF the four-eyed girl Of Boston
oan be secn brushing his immaculate
linen ;,sninst the greasy canvass clad
sheep hertier. and the tn-horn gambler
fourishes from the propensity of both
to gamble. Statistics are dry things so
will merely say that there were 9s4 .Ga5
pounds of wool shipped from this station
during the year 1885. In addition to the
wool there were thirty three cars of NUT
ton shtepshippcd during the same period.
Cattle and horses filled twenty seven
cars. -a... #.
For tho accommodation Of this i'm
D,ense 9n;'ntity of wool the railroad con-
paHy caused to be bull: Il warehouse
HDxl60 feet The building is a very sub
stantial one. painted neatly, and is cred
liable to the liberal policy always shown
by the company in it's dealings with the
towns along its track.
The town is surrounded by a country
abountllng in game Bear, deer, elk,
wolves. coyotes and cayuscs furnish suf-
hcientiy exciting sport for tho hunter
and cow,ov. Tho Boulder river flowing
within a mile Of town on the south and !
the Yellowstone immediately north of
Big Timber furnish the gamy trout and
the no less slortive grcyling. Five pound I
trout nre oeasionalls caught. while one
Founders are plentiful.
For Il western town "thngs is mighty
quiet" No drunkenness, brawls or .un
plays disturb the quiet nf it's citizens
There sa:s /, time, only Year or two ago
when ths bad man" tiourished in all his I
glory. Tho voters elected o. NJ. Hatch
justice Of the peace Mr.. Hatch. before
whom the first offender was brought,
imposed fine of $50 and costs. the
costs amounting to some 800. The same
culprit was brought before him again:
one ,,,G.fs.ezsl dollars and costs. Two or
thrs "bad" :acn thought they
ssl .es= .:le town. They We're brought
h i. s.is.aaer" an,, the school fund was
na,. ). aps. oys3OOmore. This put qu1et-
us 4.sl. NJ. Hatc! was succeeded by
Tno5. \ bee, who displays even less
mercy to habitual offenders than did his
predecessor. He has the sand and is
sustained by public opinion, and, as above
stated. ..things is mighty quiet"
On what does the town base it's hopes
Of n flltnre2 On the fact that II ;s cur