Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-03-09
FACTS ABOUT 0kANakviLLE.

9rangevil,e 10 centrally located in the great
Camas Prairie Of Idaho county. ldaho-a
vast region Of country with the natural re
sources to make o rich and rosperous COM
munity and supp 1T popu' Gus and wealthy
city. The farming lands OF Camas Prairie
com prise nearly a million acres of the most
productive wheat, hay and orchard lands in
the Northwest. The opening Of the adjoin-
ing Nex Perez Indian reservation lands to
settlement during 1894 will adj 765,00O acres
Of add ioual arabic lands to the resources
surrounding Grangevlle, thus encouraging
he speedy construction of raj roads, the ALB
sence of which has hitherto retarded the
growth and development Of the rich and
fruitful country of which 9rangeville Is the
numerical metropolis.
Ora lgeviile Is he pretttest town in Idaho
II Is situated in the most productive part OF
Camas Prairie and surrounded by wheat
nelds hay fields, garde is and orchards. Two
miles south Is the limb line, of vast forests
of the very best timber for building purposes;
while great deposits Of magnesa rock, mar
BILE, granite, lime, onyx opal and other
uilding material exist within ten miles OF
the town. Water is obtained Mt depth
of twelve to twenty feet. Three-mile crees
runs through the town, affording, when
utilized, unlimited water supply for q 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 Fino Elk
City, Florence, Warrens, and the itch bars of
the Clearwater and salmon rivers, are all di-
rectly tributary to and dependent upon
Gra melville 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 hav
t.k, la Co. do
velop them.
Quartz mining In all these camps is rapid
ly assuming the proporl ions OF great in
dustry and with increased transportation
facilities a population of 100000 souls VIII
find subsistence In Idaho county. The gold
quartz mines of Elk city, in number, ex ent
and richness, promise to make that the
greatest gold camp In the Pacific Northwest.
The low price of silver Is turning the atten-
ton of mining men 10 eOld-producing prop
critics, and as the mineral zones tributary to
Grangeville are rich In gold their great de-
velopment in the near future is assured.
The appropria loo Of sl350OO by the Idaho
Legislature to build a system of state wagon
roads TO these mines, giving them an outlet
to Grangevllle, will greatly increase the
prOspe ity of the mines and OF the lint
from which they receive their supplies. The
opening OF the idle indian reservation lands
and the conseq ent cOnstructiOn OF Northern
Pacific ard Union Pacific railroad extern
sions, will also be a very Important factor in
promoting the growth Of 6rangeville, since
this Ia 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 a paradise for farmers, stockmen, miners.
hunters and prospectors, and offers homes
for immigrants and opportunities for capital
lists,
The trade of all this vast region is centered
In Grangeville. All the banking aud manu-
featuring interests OF the county are here
The business interests Of the town are repre-
scented by two banks, two -four mills, several
large mercantile est establishments, hotels, and
other interests more particularly specified in
the advertising columns OF the FREE Press.
There are two church, 5, each with Its sunday
school, a Methodist academy,a public graded
school lin course of establishment), a brass
band, military company, several secret so
cieties, and IN active and very enterprisiDg
population OF $50 souls. The future OF the
town was never 50 bright and assured as at
present.
For further particulars concerning Grange
VILE and Idaho comfy, Its agricultural
lands and mining properties, address
FREE Press REAL ESTATE BUREAU,
Grangevile, Idaho.