Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-08-03
rACTs ABOUT akANaEvILLE

0rAng0ville 10 centrally located IN the Rreht
Camss Prairie of Idaho county. Idaho-a
vast region of country with the natural re
sources to make q rich and prosperous com
munity and support populous and wealthy
city. The farming lands of Camas Prairie
comprise nearly million acres OF the most
prod uctive wheat, hay and orchard lands in
the Northwest. The opening OF the adloin-
Ing Nee Perez Indian reservation lands to
settlement during 1894 will add 765 900 acres
of additional arabic lands to the resources
surrounding Grangevilie, thus encouraging
The speedy construction OF railroads, the alb
sence of which has hitherto retarded the
growth and development of the rich and
fruitful country Of which Grangeville Is the
commercial metropolis.
Grangeville Is the prettest town in Idaho.
It is situated in the most productive part OF
Camas Prairie and surrounded by wheat
fields, hay fields. gardens and orchards. Two
miles south IL 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-miie 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. The
old placer mining camps of ORC Elmo, Elk
City, Florence, WarTens, and the rich bars OF
the Clearwater and Saimon rivers, are all d.
rectly tributary 10 and dependent upon
Grsngeville for every pound OF their supplies.
Great hydraulic and dredging plants are be
ing established in these camps to extract the
gold from the hat placer fields which have
heretofore lain idle for lack of means to de-
velop them.
Quartz mining in all these camps Is rapid.
ly assuming the proportions of n great in
dustry. and with increased transportation
facilities a population OF 10000 souls VIII
ind subsistence in Idaho county. The gold
quartz mtnes OF Elk City, in number, extent
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 to eold-producing prop
critics, and AZ the mineral zones tributary u
Grangeville are rich In gold their great de
velopment in the near future IL assured
The appropriation of slS5OO0 by the Idaho
Legislature to build system of state Wagon
roads to these mines, giving them an Quite
to Grangeville, will greatly increase thu
prosperity OF the mines and of the poin
from which they receive their supplies. Thu
opening of the idle indian reservation land
and the consequent construction Of Northern
Pacific ard Union Pacific railroad extern
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promoting the growth of Grangeville, sine
this is the nearest trading and outf1ttin
point TO the largest and most fruitful part o
the lands thus thrown open to white settle
ment The entire region is a fruitful one.
10 a paradise for farmers. stockmen, miner,
hunters and prospsctors, and offers home
for immigrants and opportunities for capita
lists.
The trade OF all this vast region is centere
in Grangeville. All the banking and manu-
featuring interests OF the county are here
The business interests of the town are repre-
scented by two banks, two -four mills, sewers
large mercantile establishments, hotels, au
other interests more particularly specified
the advertising columns of the FREE PRES
There are two churches. each with Its Sunda
school, q Methodist academy, a public grade
school lin course OF estsblishment), brai
band, military company, several secret &c
cieties, and an active and very enterprisin
population OF $50 souls. The future Of III
town was never so bright and assured az {
present.
For further particulars concerning Grang'
Vile and Idaho comfy, Its agricultur,
lands and mining properties, address
FREE Press REAL ESTATE BUREAU,
Grangeville, Idaho.