Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-06-30
FACTS ABOUT GRANGkvILLE.


9rangevilie is rally located In the great
Camas Prairie of Idaho county. ldaho-s
vast region Of country with the natural re-
sources TO make rich and prosperous com
munity and support a populous 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 ad loin'
ing Neg Perez Indian seIvatioi lands 10
settlement during 1894 will add 765,Oo acres
OF additional arabic lands to the resources
surrounding GraBgeville, thus encouraging
the speedy construction OF railroads, the al
sence of which has hitherto retarded the
growth and development OF the rich and
fruitful country Of which drangeviiIe Is the
81 numerical metropolis.
GrangeviIle is the prettiest town in Idaho.
1t is situated In the most productive part OF
Camas Prairie and surrounded by wheat
nelds, hay fields, garde s and orchards Two
miles south Ia the timber line, OF vast forests
of The very rest tim Der for building purpos :;
while great deposits of m"gnesia rock, mar
BILE, efanite linn "nyx opal and other
nj ding usi, rial exist within 'e' miles OF
III. tow W tr Is on aimed nj a depth
Of ,w I've 20 eenty feet Thr amt cree
runs through he rnwn. afflrding, VIII n
u u Fed. unlimitd W fe supply Tor large
population. ami tower for manufacturing
enterprises.
The mineral resources Of The country SUR
rounding Grangeville ere very great The
old placer mining camps OF Orc Elmo, Elk
City, Florence, WarIens, and the tich bars OF
the Clearwater and almon rivers, are all d.
rectly tributary to and dependent upon
0rsngeville for every pound OF their supplies.
Great hydra ulic and dredgins plants are be =
Ing established in these camps to extract the
gold from the fiat 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 great In
dustry. and with increased transportation
facilities q pepulai lon OF 100000 souls VIII
find subsistence in Idaho county. The gold
quartz mines OF Elk City, in number, ex ent
and richness, promise TO make that the
greatest gold camp in the Pacific Northwest.
The low price of silver Ia 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 Is assured.
The appropriation Of s135,000 by the Idaho
legislature to build system of state wagon
roads to these mines, giving them an outlet
70 Grangeville, will greatly increase the
prosperity OF the mines and of the point
HUH WhICn tncy icCciNo tuch euppiioSs Aho
opening of the idle Indian reservation lands
and the consequent cons truction of Northern
Pacific and Union Pacific railroad extern
sions, will also be a very important factor in
promoting the growth Of Grangeville, since
this Ii the nearest trading and outftting
point TO the largest and most fruitful part of
the lands thus thrown open TO white settle.
mont. The entire region is a fruitful one. II
10 . paradise for farmers, stockmen, 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 business interests of the town are repre-
scented by two banks, two -four 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, o Methodist academy a public graded
school lin course OF establishment, q brass
band, military company, several secret so
cieties, and an active and very enterprsing
population of $50 souls. The future OF the
town was never - bright and assured as 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.