Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-08-10
FACTS ABOUT GKANaEvILLE.

t3rangevtl,e is 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 a populous and wealthy
city. The farming lands OF Camas Prairie
comprise nearly million acres OF the most
productive wheat, hay and orchard iands III
the Northwest The opening of the adloin-
Ing Nez Perce Indian reservation lands 10
settlement during 1894 will add 165,OOO acres
OF additional arabic lands to the resources
surrounding Grangevllle, thus encouraging
The speedy construction OF railroads, the ap-
sence of which has hitherto retarded the
growth and development of the rich and
fruitful country OF which Grangeviiie Is the
commercial metropolis.
Grangeville is the prettiest town In Idaho.
1t is situated in the most productive part OF
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 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. Inc
old placer mining camps OF ORC Elmo, Eih
City, Florence, Warrens, and the rich bars o.
the Clearwater and Salmon rivers, are all dl
rectly tributary TO and dependent upor
Grangeville for every pound OF their supplies
Great hydraulic and dredging plants are be
ing established in these camps to extract thu
gold from the fiat placer fields which hav
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 a population of 100000 souls vii
find subsistence in Idaho county. The got
quartz mines OF Elk City, in number, exen
and richness, promise 10 make that th
greatest gold camp in the Pacific Northwest
The low price OF silver is turning the atten
ton OF mining men 10 gold-produclng prop
critics, and as the mineral zones tributary T.
Grangevlle are rich ia gold their great de
velopment in the near future Is assured
The appropria Ion of $4,000 by the ldah
legislature to build a system of state WACO
roads to these Mines giving them an Quite
to Grangeville, will greatly increase tn
prosperity OF the mines and of the poin
from which they receive their supplies. TIL
OpeninR of the idle Indian reservation land
and the conseqr ent construction OF Norther
Pacific ard Union Pacific railroad exter
sions, will also be very important factor
promoting the growth of Grangeville, sine
this Ia the nearest trading and outfttiT
point to the largest and most fruitful part
the lands thus thrown open to white settl
ment. The entire region Is a fruitful one.
is paradise for farmers. stockmen, miner
hunters and prospectors, and offers HON
for immigrants and opportunities for capits
lists.
The trade OF all this vast region is center'
in Grangeville. All the banking and man
featuring interests OF the county are heI
The business interests of the town are repr
scented by two banks, two flour mills, sever
large mercantile establishments, hotels, al
other interests more particularly specified
the advertising columns OF the FREE Pre-.
There are two churches, each with Its Sund
school, a Methodist academy,a public grad
school (in course OF estsblishment), a bra
band, military company, several secret g
cieties, and an active and very enterprise
population OF 750 souls. The future of I
town was never 50 bright and assured as
present
For further particulars concerning Gran,
VILE and Idaho comfy, its agricultu
lands and mining properties, address
FREE PRESS REAL ESTATE BUREAU,
Crangeyille. Idaho