Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-10-12
FACTS ABOUT GRANGEvILLE.

Grangeville is centrally located in thu
great Camas Prairie Of Idaho county, Idah,
"a vast region of country with the natura
resources to Ike a rich and prosperous com
munity and support a populous and wealth,
city. The farming lands OF Camas Prairi,
comprise nearly million acres of he most
productive wheat hay and orchard land il
the northwest. The opening Of the adjoin
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 speed !,
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
trophls.
Grungeville is the prettiest town in Idaho
IL 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.
Bile, granite, lime, onix. opal and other build
ing material exist within ten miles Of the
town. Water is obtained at depth of IL
to 20 feet. Three mile creek runs through
the town, affording, when utilized, unlimited
water supply for n large population, and
power Tor manufacturing enterprises.
The mineral resources of the country sur
rounding Grangeville are very great The
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 these camps is rapidly
assuming the proportions of a great indus
try, and with increased transportation facil-
tiles population of 100 900 souls will find
subsistence in Idaho county. The gold quartz
mines of Elk City in number extent and rich
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 il assured. The appropri-
atlon by the Idaho legislature to build sys-
TEN OF state wagon roads to these mines,
giving them an outlet to Grangeville. will
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 lands and the consequent
construction OF Northern Pacific and Union
Pacific road extensions, will also he very i'm
portant factor in promoting the growth of
Grangeville, since this is the trading and out
lifting point to the largest and most fruit
ful part of the lands thus thrown open to
white settlement. The entire region is a fruit
full one 1t is paradise for farmers stock
men, miners, hunters and prospectors, and
offers homes for immigrants and opportuni-
ties for capitalists.
The trade of all this vast region is cen.
tered in Grangevile All the banking and
manufacturing interests of the county are
here. The business interests of the town
are represented by two banks, two flour
mills, several large mercantile est abshments,
hotels, and other interests more particularly
specified in the advertising columns of the
FREE PRESS. There are two churches each
with its Sunday school, a Methodist acade-
my, public graded school, brass band
military company, several secret societies,
and an active and very enterprising popula
ton OF 100 souls. The future OF the town
was never 80 bright and assured as at pres.
emit.
For further particulars concerning Grange.
vile and Idaho county, its agricultural lands
and mining properties, address
FREE PRESS REAL ESTATE BUREAU,
Grangeville, Idaho