Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-10-20
FACTS ABOUT GkANGSviLLA.

}rangeville is centrally located In the great
Camas Prairie of Idaho county, ldaho-s
vast region OF country with the natural re
rources TO make q rich and rosperous com
munity and support popuious and wealthy
city, The farming lands OF Camas Prairie
comprise nearly million acres OF the most
productive wheat, hay and orchard lands In
the Northwest. The opening OF the al Join
ing Nez Perez Indian reservation lands To
settlement during 1894 will add 165,Ooo acres
~ additional arabic lands to the resources
surrounding Grangevilie, thus encouraging
The speedy construction Of railroads, the abb
sence of which has hitherto retarded the
growth and development OF the rich and
fruitful country OF which Grangeville Is the
commercial metropolis.
Grangeville Is he prettiest town in Idaho.
1t is situated In the most productive part oil
Camas Prairie and surrounded by wheat
nelds, 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 ol
the town. Water is obtained at depth
of twelve TO twenty feet. Three-miIe creek
runs through the town, affording, when
utilized. unlimited water supply for large
enterprises.
The mineral resources Of the country sur
rounding Grangeville are very great. The
old placer mining camps OF ORC Elmo, Eth
City, Florence, Warrens, and the itch bars o.
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 esta blished In these camps to extract the
gold from the fat placer fields which hav
heretofore lain idle for lack OF means to de-
velop them.
Quartz mining in all these camps is rapid
ly assuming the proportions Of "A great in
dustry. and with increased transportation
facilities population OF 100000 souls will
md subsistence in Idaho county. The gold
quartz mines OF Elk CITY, in number, ex emf
and richness, promise to make that the
greatest gold ca m in the Pacific Northwest
The low price of silver is turning the atten.
ton Of mining men 10 eold-producing prop
critics, and as the mineral zones tributary to
Grangevlle are rich in gold their great de-
velopmeut in the near future Is assured.
The appropriation Of sl350O0 by the Idaho
Legislature to build system OF stale wagon
roads TO these mines, giving them an outlet
to Grangeville, will greatly increase the
prosperity OF the mines and of the point
ITOu WHICu Jucy TcCciNo tuciI rUppiies. 4 liz
opening of the idle indian reservation lands
and the conseq eut construction OF Northern
Pacific ard Union Pacific railroad exten.
sions. will also be very important factor In
promoting the growth of Grangeville, since
this is the nearest trading and outfittine
point to the largest and most fruitful part OF
the lands thus thrown open to white settle
menL The entire region IL n fruitful one. II
Ia paradise for farmers, stockmen, miners
hunters and prospectors, and offers homei
for immigrants and opportunities for capital
lists.
The trade Of all this vast region Is center ed
in GrangevilIe All the banking and manu-
featuring interests OF the county are here
The business interests OF the town are repre-
scented by two banks, two flour mills, severa
large mercantile establishments, hotels, apd
other interests more particularly specified In
the advertising columns Of the FREE PRESS
There are two churches, each with its Sunday
school, a Methodist academy, a public graded
school lin course OF establishment, a brasi
band, military company, several secret so
cieties, and an active and very enterprisni
population OF $50 souls. The future of III,
town was never s, bright and assured as al
present.
For further particulars concerning Grange
VILE and Idaho comfy, its agriculture
lands and mining properties, address
FREE PRESS REAL ESTATE BUREAU,
Grangeville, Idaho