Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-11-23
FACTS ABOUT GRANGEyILLE.

Grapgeville is centrally located in the
great Camas Prairie of Idaho county, Idaho
"a vast region OF country with the natural
resources to make rich and prosperous com
munity and support populous and wealthy
city The farming lands OF Camas Prairie
comprise nearly million acres OF the most
productive wheat, hay and orchard land in
the northwest. The opening oil the adIoin-
ing Nez Perez Indian reservation to settle
ment will add 765, 900 acres OF additional
arabic lands to the resources surrounding
Grangeville, thus encouraging the speedy
construction OF railroads, the absence OF
which has hitherto retarded the growth and
development OF the rich and fruitful country
of which Grangeville is the commercial me-
trophis.
Grapgeville is the prettiest town in Idaho
1t is situated in the most productive part oil
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 timber for building purposes;
while great deposits of manganese rock, mar
ble granite, lime, onx, opal and other build
ing material exist within ten miles OF the
town Water is obtained at depth OF y
to 90 feet. Three mile creek runs through
the town, affordng, when utilized, unlimited
water supply for a large population, and
power for manufacturing enterprises.
The mineral resources OF the country sur
rounding Graugevile are very great The
old placer mining camps OF Orc Emo, E'k
City, Florence, Warrcns, and the rich bars OF
the Clearwater and Salmon Rivers, are all
directly 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 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 u great indus
,t..tt f.an
tiles population OF 100, 600 souls viii zinc
subsistence in Idaho county. The gold quartz
mines OF Elk City in number, ex tent and rich
ness promise to make that the greatest golt
camp in the Pacific Northwest. The Low
price of silver is turning the attention o
mining men to gold producing properties
and as the mineral zones tributary to Grank.
vile are ich in gold their great development
in the near future is assured The appropri
alton by the Idaho legislature to build sys
tenn OF state wagon roads to these mines
giving them an outlet to Grangeyille, wi
greatly increase the prosperity OF the mine
and OF the point from which they recelv
their supplies The opening OF the idle II
dian reservation lands and the consequen
construction of Northern Pacific and Unto
Pacific road extensions, i'll also be very in
portant factor in promoting the growth {
Grangevile since this is the trading and ou
fitting point to the largest and most frui
full part OF the lands thus thrown open
white settlement. The entire region is a fru
full one. Ii is a paradise for farmers, stool
men, miners, hunters and prospectors, an
offers homes for immigrants and opportun
ties for capitalists.
The trade of all this vast region is Gel
tered in Grangeville. All the banking an
manufacturing interests of the county N
here The business interests OF the tow
are represented by two banks, two flo,
mills, several large mercantile establishment
l...., .,,t1 tlap
specified in theadvertising columns OF II
FREE Press There are two Churches, ca,
with its Sunday school, n Methodist acad
my, q public graded school, brass ban
military company, several secret societie
and an active and very enterprisng popul
tion of $50 souls The future OF the tov
was never 30 bright and assured as at pre-
emit.
For further particulars concerning Grane
vile and Idaho county, its agricultural lan
and mining properties address
FREE Press REAL Estate BUREAU,
Grangeville, Idaho.