Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-11-10
TACTs AsOUT GKANGEvILLE.

t}ranpeville is centrally located in the great
Camas Prairie OF Idaho county, ldaho-a
vast region OF country with the natural re
pources to make a rich and prosperous com
munity and support a populous ana wealthy
city. The farming lands of Camas Prairie
comprise nearly a million acres OF the most
productive wheat, hay and orchard lands in
the Northwest. The opening OF the adjoin-
Ing Nez Perez Indian reservation lands 10
settlement during 1894 will add i65,Oco acres
OF additional arabic lands to the resources
surrounding Grangeville, thus encouraging
.he speedy construction of railroads, the alb
sence of which has hitherto retarded the
growth and development of the rich ana
fruitful country OF which Grangeviile Is the
., numerical metropolis.
Grangeville Is the prettlest town in Idaho.
II is situated in the most productive part OF
Camas Prairie and surrounded by wheat
fields, hay fields gardens and orchards. Two
miles south is the timbe line, of vast forests
of the very best timber for building purposes;
while great deposits of magnesia rock, mar
Bile, granite, lime, onyx opal and other
building material exist within ten miles OF
the town. Water is obtained at "a depth
OF twelve to twenty feet Three-mile creek
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. The
old placer mining camps OF Orc Fino Elk
City, Florence, Warrens, and the rich bars oi
the Clearwater and Salmon rivers, are all d.
rectly tributary to and dependent upon
Grangeville for every pound Of their supplies
Great hydraulic and dredging plants are be-
ing established in these camps TO extract the
gold from the fiat placer fields which have
I,f, a f.,. 1aOl ~ IN M n
velOp them.
Quartz mining in all these camps Is rapid
ly assuming the proportions OF a great in
dustry and with increased transportation
facilities a population OF 100000 souls vii
md subsistence in Idaho county. The golt
quartz mines OF Elk City, in number, ex'en
and richness, promise to make that th'
greatest gold camp in the Pacific Northwest
The low price OF silver is turning the atten
ton Of mining men 10 gold-producing prop
critics, and as the mineral zones tributary u
Grangeville are rich in gold their great de
velopment in the near future Is assured
The appropria ion of sl35.000 by the Idaho
legislature to build system OF state Wagon
roads to these mines, giving them an Quite
to Grangeville, will greatly increase Thu
prosperity OF the mines and OF the poin
from which they receive their supplies. Tn
opening OF the idle indian reservation land
and the consequent construction OF Mortimer
Pacific ard Union Pacific railroad exten
sions, will also be very important factor II
promoting the growth OF Grangeville, sine
this, Is the nearest trading and outfittin
point to the largest and most fruitful part q
the lands thus thrown open to white settle
ment. The entire region Is fruitful one.
is paradise for farmers. stockmen, miner
hunters and prOspectors, and offers home
for immigrants and opportunities for capita
lists.
The trade of all this vast region Is centere
in Grangeville. All the banking and MANI
featuring interests OF the county are herr
The business interests of the town are repre-
scented by two banks, two -four mills, sewers
large mercantile establishments, hotels, an
other interests more particularly specified
the advertising columns OF the FREE PRES
There are two churches, each with Its Sunda
school, a Methodist academy public grade
school Din course Of establishments bra,
band, military company, several secret sc
cieties, and an active and very enterprisir
population of $50 souls. The future Of II
town was never =, bright and assured as
present.
For further particulars concerning Grang
VILE and Idaho comfy, its agricultur
lands and mining properties, address
FREE Press REAL ESTATE BUREAU,
Grangeville, Idaho.