Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-01
FACTS ABOUT 0RANGEvILLE.

Grangeyille il centrally located in the great
Camas Prairie OF Idaho county, ldaho-a
vast region of country with the natural re
sources to make a rich and prosperous com
munity and support populous and 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 adjon-
ing Neg Perce Indian reservation lands TO
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 ALB
sence OF which has hitherto retarded the
growth and development of the rich and
fruitful country Of which Grangeville Is the
. numerical metropolis.
GrangeviIle Is the prettlest town in Idaho.
1t IL situated in the most productive part OF
Camas Prairie and surrounded by wheat
FIELDS, hay fields, gardens and orchards. Two
miles south 10 the tim Der line, OF vast forests
of the very best tim Der 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 Elmo, Elk
City, Florence, Warrens, and the rich bars OF
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 fat placer fields which have
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 population of 100000 souls will
md subsistence in Idaho county. The got
quartz mines Of Elk City, In number, extern
and richness, promise to make that thu
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 appropriation Of s1S5.0o0 by the Idah,
legislature to build system of state Wagon
roads to these mines, giving them an Quite
to Grangeville, will greatly increase TIN
prosperity of the mines and of the poin
from which they receive their supplies. Tn
opening of the Idle Indian reservation land
and the conseq emit cons truction OF Northern
Pacific and Union Pacific railroad exten
sions. will also be a very important factor Il
promoting the growth of Grangeville, sine
this is the nearest trading and outfittin
point to the largest and most fruitful part O
the lands thus thrown open to white settle
ment. The entire region is fruitful one.
IL a 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 manu-
featuring interests of the county are here
The business interests of the town are repre-
scented by two banks, two -four mills, sewers
large mercantile establishments, hotels, au
other interests more particularly specified i
the advertising columns of the FREE PREs'
There are two churches, each with Its Sunda
school, Methodist academy,a public grade
school lin course of establishment), a bras
band, military company, several secret Sc
cieties, and an active and very enterprisin
population OF $50 souls. The future of tn
town was never so bright and assured as a
present.
For further particulars concerning Grange
VILE and Idaho comfy, its agriculture
lands and mining properties address
FREE PRESS REAL ESTATE BUREAU,
Grangeville, Idaho,