Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-28
FACTS ABOUT GRANGEvILLE.

Grangeyille is cen,rally located in the
great CAMPS Prarie oi Idaho county Idaho
"A vast region OF country with the natural
resources Ia m Ike n rich and prosperous com
munity nnd support a populuus aud wenlihy
atty The farming lands of CImas Prairie
comprise nearly million acres oi The most
productive whrut, hay mud orchard hand in
the northwest. The opening 81 the adIoin-
ing Nrz Perce Indian reservation to settle
ment will add T6j.OU0 acres Of additional
arabic lands To- the resources surrounding
GrnugrVillp thus encouraging the speedy
construction ui railroads, the absence Of
which has hitherto retarded the growth and
Development ul the uch and fruitful country
nj which Granpryllle is the commercial mo
trophs.
Grangeville is the prctticst town in Idaho
II is situated in the most productive part OF
Catnas Prairie aud surrounded by wheat
fields hay fields. gardens and orchards. Two
miles south is the timber liue, OF vast forests
OF the very best timber for building purposes;
while great deposits Of manganese rock, mar
bic granite, lime, oniX opHl and other build
ing material exist within ten miles OF the
town Water is obtained at depth of ?
10 20 feet Three mile crrek runs through
the town. aifording, when utilized, unlimited
water supply for large population, and
power fnr manufacturing enterprises
/ mineral resources OF the country sur
rounding Grnugeville are very great The
old placer mining camps OF Orc Elmo, Elk
City, Florence, Warrcns, aud the rich bars of
the Clearwater and Salmon Rivers. are all
directly tributary to aud dependent upon
Grungeville Tor every pound of their supplies.
Great hydraulic and dredging plants are he
ing established in these camps to extract the
gold from the fiat placer fields which have
heretofore lain idle for lack of means to de-
velop them
Quartz miningin all thes camps is rapidly
assuming the proportions of great indus
Try, and with increased transportation facil-
titles n population OF 100 600 souls will find
subsistence in Idaho county. The gold quartz
mines of Elm City in number extent and itch
ness promise to make that the greatest gold
camp in the Pacific Northwest. The low
price OF silver is turning the attention of
mining men to gold producing properties,
and as the mineral zones tributary to Grange
vile are ich in gold their great Development
in the near future is assured. The uppropri
alton by the Idaho legislature to build a sys-
TEN Of state wagon roads to these mines,
giving them an outlet to Grangeyille, viii
greatly increase the prosperity OF the mines
and OF the point from which they receive
their supplies The opening Of the idle In
dian reservation lHnds and the consequent
construction of Northern Pacific aud Union
Pacific road extensions. : Ill also be very i'm.
portant factor in promoting the growth OF
Graugevitle, since this is the trnding and out.
fitting point to the largest and most fruit.
full part of the lands thus thrown open t.
white settlement. The entire region is a fruit
full one. 1t is a paradise for farmers, stock
men, miners, hunters and prospectors, and
offers homes for Immigrants and opportubi
ties Tor capitalists,
The trade OF an this vast region is cen
tered in Grang~yille All the banking an,
manufacturing interests of the county nr,
here. The business interests OF the tow
are represented by two banks, two iluu
mills, several large mercantile est a blishmcuts
hotels, aud other iutert SITS more par tlcularll
specified in theadyertsing columns OF the
FREE fRFss. There are two churches eucl
with it's sunday school a Methodist acadc
my, public graded school brass band
military company, several secret societies
aud an active and very enterprlsing popula
ton of $50 souls The future OF the tow
was never SO bright aud assured us at pres
ent.
For further particulars concerning Grange
vile and Idaho county, its agricultural land
and mining properties, address
FREE Press REAL ESTATE BUREAU,
Grangevle Idaho.