Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-01-05
FACTS ABOUT aRANGEvILLE.

Grangevilie is centrally located in the great
Camas Prairie of Idaho county, ldaho-a
vast region OF country with the natural re
sources to make rich and prosperous com
munity and support populous and W althy
city. The farming lands OF CaInas Frame
comprise nearly a million acres OF the most
productive wheat, hay and orchard lands in
the Northwest. The opening of the ad join-
ing Nez Perez Indian resei vatioI lands to
settlement during 1891 will ada 10000 acres
Of additional arabic lands to the resources
surrounding Graageville, thus encouraging
he speedy construction OF railroads, the alb
sence of which has hitherto retarded the
growth and development of the rich and
fruitful country OF which Grangeville Is the
commercial metropolis.
Grangeville IN the prettiest 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 timber line, OF vast forests
of the very best her 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 MANUFACTURER g
enterprises.
The mineral resources OF the country SUR
rounding Grangevile are very great. The
old placer mining camps OF Orc Elmo, Elk
City, Florence, Warrens and the rich bars OF
the Clearwater and Salmon rivers, are all di-
rectly tributary to aud dependent upon
Grsngeville for every pound OF their supplies.
Great hydraulic and dredging plants are be-
ing established in these camps to extract the
gold from the Hat placer fields which hav'
heretofore lai n idle for lack OF means to de-
velOp them.
Quartz mining In all these camps is rapid
ly assuming the proportions OF n great In
dustry and with increased transportation
facilities n population OF 100000 souls VIII
find subsistence In Idaho county. The gold
quartz mines OF Elk city, in umber, extent
and ric mess, promise to make that the
greatest gold camp in the Pacific Northwest.
The low price of liver Is turuing the atten-
ton OF mining men TO eold-prodncing prop
critics, and ms the mineral zones tributary to
Grangeville are rich In gold their great de-
velopment in the ueaI future II assured.
The appropriation OF sl35.OOO by the Idaho
Legislature to build a system Of sta.e wagon
roads to these ines, givirg them an outlet
to Grangev,l!e, viii greatly increase the
prosperity OF the mines and OF the point
from which they receive their supplies, The
opening of the idle Indian reservation lands
and the conseqr ent construction OF Northern
Pacific ard Union Pacific raj road extern
sions, will also be n very impoi tant factor In
promoting the growth NJ Grangel lille. since
this is the nearest trading and Quitting
point to the largest and most fruitful part OF
the lands thus thrown open to white settle.
ment. The entire region Is a fruitful one. II
is IA paradise for farmers, stockmen, miners.
hunters and prospectors, and offers homes