Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-07-25
IDAHO COUNTY.
A Brief DescriRtiye Article
Vt its Agricultural and
Other Resources.
HOMES FOR IMMIGRANTS.
BY A. r. Parker
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
CHEAP LANDS.

tcoNrISUEp FROM LAST WEEK.
CHEAP LANDS.
Another thing that claims the atten-
tion Of the settler il the extreme cheap
ness of land on Camas Prairie. 1t is an
actual fact that land, good land, well inn
prove ranches, can be- bought for less
money here than in any other part of
The State. Good ranches. with the finest
soil all under fence and with dwelling
house and barn. can be bought at $40
and Sl2 per are, and just as good farms
AS you can find in any country, well i'm
proved, under cultivation and with fine
residences and orchards, sell for S25 per
acre. As to the quality of the soil let
tue immense crops raised on Camas
Prairie tell the story. Wild and unim.
proved lands sell from 81. so to So. 90 per
acre. A buyer has all the variety from
which to choose. lie can get farm on
the prairie, or farm in the timber. or
part of each. Ifyou want to buy good
home for II small amount of money
Camas Prairie is the place.
CHARACTER OF INHABITANTS.
as to the moral standing of the PEG
pie. better county in that respect does
not exist ia the whole United States.
The people are exceptionally moral, and
are ever ON the alert for the welfare of
,the county The schools are in flourish
ing condition, and the districts are ont
Of debt. Nowhere will you find coun-
~ where the people are more kind and
hosp'table, more energetic and prosper.
Gus, Our weslthiest, Oldest and most
respected citizens are pioneers of thirty
years residence. who participated in the
mining exctements of 1860, 81 and '6o.
which first led TO the settlement of the
country. and they are as upright, honor.
able .enterprising, liberal and good heart.
ed class Of citizens as any community
could desire to have In it's midst.
you want good home you cannot
do better than come to Idaho County at
hectlon IN n very few months will be
TO advance the price of land on Camas
Prairie very far above its present value,
and opportunities that are offered now
Ut acquiring good home at cheap rates
will have passed forever.
POPULATION.
The population of Idaho County is
about $500. Its property valuation is
nearly one million of dollars. lis tax
levy Is Sl,75 on the 500. 1t has %
school districts, and about 500 scholars
IN attendance, and last year we divided
5000 OF county revenue among them.
FxTENT or COUNTY.
The distance from one end of Idaho
County TO the other is fully 200 miles.
and drought all Tins vast stretch are
localities capable of producing every
thinT that can be required for the wealth
and happiness of man. On the middle
fork OF salmon river is great country
known as Chamberlain Basin, which ia
only known to The prospectors, miners
and trappers who occasionally traverse
that country, and yet Is nearly as large
~ Camas, and will eventually support ss
large population. Along the margins
Of the rivers aud slopes OF the streams
are countless places which in the thick
iy settled eastern states would be greed
lily seized upon as sites for fertile homes
but such is the embarrassment of riches
offered here that these locations are
passed idly by.
MINES AND MINING.
Another thing which We have neglect
ed to mention and which is an import
ant factor in the wealth of our country
Is the production of our mines. II not
only furnishes work for our people, but
for men from other countries, aud thus
makes a profitable home market for the
produces of our farming lands. Having
huch mines practically in our midst has
been the means of placing labor and
Industry that must of necessity largely
increase in the future. The settlement
of the country dates from 1860, when
the excitement attending the discovery
Of the rich placer fields of Orc Elmo, Elk
y'ity, Florence, Warrens and the rich
lle,s Of Salmon river made what ia now
4 Low e..
seekers from all parts of the world
Placer mining was for many years the
only industry carried on. and it pro-
duced many millions of dollars of gold
dust. but as the mines became exhaust
ed, more and more attention was paid
to stock.raising, and this in turn became
associated with agriculture.
The placer mining industry, although
In its decline, still employs a consider
able population and still contributes
many thousands of dollars every year
TO the wealth of the world, and from
time to time new gold fields are found
in the heart of the mountains that will
ensure st. ady supply of gold dust for
many years to come. The great wealth
OF the future in Idaho County will be
found to exist in its veins of gold and
silver. Al! the eastern portion of the
county and nearly all of it's southern
part has never been closely prospected
for quartz but still our quartz mines
make very satisfactory showing. In