Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-06-23
rACTs ABOUT aRANaEvILLE.

t3raugeyil,e Is centrally located In the great
Csmss Prairie Of Idaho county. ldaho-a
vast region OF country with the natural re-
,ources to make a rich and prosperous COM
munity and support a populous and wealthy
city. The farming lands OF Csmas Prairie
com prise nearly q million acres OF the most
productive wheat, hay and orchard LANDS III
the Northwest. The opening OF the adloih-
ing Nez Perce Indian reser walton lands 10
settlement during 1894 will add $4,000 acres
of additional arabic lands to the resources
surrounding Grangeville, thus encouraging
The speedy construction of railroads, the ab
sepce Of which has hitherto retarded the
growth and development OF the rich ana
fruitful country Of which Grangeville Is the
. numerical metropolis.
Grangeviile Is the prettest town In Idaho.
II IL stu ted In the most productive part OF
Camas Prairie and surrounded by wheat
nelds, hay fields, gardens and orchards Two
miles south IL the timber line, OF vast forests
OF the very hest tim Der for building purpos 3;
while great deposits of msgnesia rock, mar
bile. granite lime, onyx opal ana other
building material exist within ten miles OF
the town Water Is obtained at n depth
of Nv. I've to twenty feet. Three-miie creeS
runs through the town, affording, when
utilized, unlimited water supply for large
population. and power for manufacturing
enterprises.
The mineral resources OF the country SUR
rounding Grangeville are very great. me
old placer mining camps OF Orc Fino' ELK
City, Florence, WarTens, and the rich bars OF
the Clearwater and Salmon rivers. are all d.
rectly tributary to aud dependent upon
0rapReville for every pound OF their supplies
Great hydraulic and dredging plants are be-
ing esta bliRhed in these camps to extract the
gold from the fiat placer fields which nav"
heretofore lain idle for lack OF means to de-
velOp them.
Ouartz mining In all these camps IL rapid
ly assuming the proportions Of great In
dustry and with increased transportation
facilities q pepula' ion OF 100000 souls VIII
md subsistence In Idaho county. The gold
quartz mines OF Elk City, in number, extent
and richness, promise TO make that the
greatest gold camp in the Pacific Northwest.
The low price of silver In turning the atten-
ton of mining men TO gold-producing prop
critics, and as the mineral zones tributary to
Grangeville are rich in gold their great de-
velopment In the near future Ia assured.
The appropriation Of sl3500O by the Idaho
legislature to build a system Of state wagon
roads to these mines. giving them an outlet
To Grangeville, will greatly increase the
prospe ity OF the mines and OF the point
from which they receive their supplies. The
and the consequent construction OF Northern
Pacific and Union Pacific railroad extern
sions, will also be a very important factor In
promoting the growth Of Grangeville, since
this IL the nearest trading and outntting
point To the largest and most fruitful part OF
the lands thus thrown open to white settle.
menL The entire region Is fruitful one. IL
is paradise for farmers, stock men, miners
hunters and prospectors, and offers homes
for immigrants and opportunities for capital.
lists.
The trade OF all this vast region is centered
In Grangeville. All the banking and manu-
featuring interests OF the county are here.
The busin ess interests of the town are repre-
scented by two banks, two flour mills, several
large mercantile establishments, hotels, aud
other interests more particularly specified In
the advertising columns OF the FREE PRESS.
There are two churches, each with Its Sunday
school, q Methodist academy, public graded
school lin course OF establishment), a brass
band, military company, several secret so
cieties, and an active and very enterprising
population OF $50 souls. The future OF the
town was never s, bright and assured az at
present.
For further particulars concerning Grange
VILE and Idaho comfy, Its agricultural
lands and mining properties, address
FREE PRESS REAL ESTATE BUREAU,
Grangeville, Idaho.