Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-11-30
FACTS ABOUT GRANGENILLE

Granpeyille is G.. fHlly located III the
great Games Prairie ot Idaho county, Idaho
- vast region OF country with the natural
resources to m Ike rich and prosperous com
munity and support n popuuus aud wealthy
ity The farming lands OF Camas Prairie
comprise nearly million acres OF he most
productive wheat, hay and orchard land IN
the orthwest. The opening OF the adloln-
ing Neg Perez Indian reservation to settle
ment will add 765 900 acres Of additional
arnble lands to he resources surrounding
Grangevlle, thus encouraging the speedy
construction OF railroads. the absence OF
which has hitherto retarded the growth ana
DEVELOPMENT Of the rich and fruitful country
of which Grangevile is the commercial me
trophlis.
Grangevile is the prettiest town in Idaho
Ii il 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 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 II
to 30 feet Three mile creek runs through
the town, affording, when utilized, unlimited
water supply for n large population, and
power for manufacturing enterprises.
The mineral resources OF the country sur
rounding Grangevie are very great. The
old placer mining camps of Orc Elmo, Elk
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 fat placer fields which have
heretofore lain idle for lack OF mems to de-
velop them
Quartz mining in all thes camps is rapidly
assuming the proportions of great indus
try, and with increased transportation f'tl'-
tiles population OF 100000 souls will tind
subsistence III Idaho county. The gold quartz
mines OF Elk CITY in number extent aud tlch-
ness, promise to make that the greatest gold
camp in the Pacific Northwest. The low
price OF silver is turning the attention %
mining men to gold producing properties
and as the mineral zones tributary to Grange
willie are ich in gold their great development
in the near future lis assured. The appropri
alton by the Idaho Legislature to build IA sys
TEN of state wagon roads to these mines
giving them an outlet to Grangeville, vii
greatly increase the prosperity OF the mine
and OF the point from which they recev
their supplies The opening OF the idle In
dian reservation lands and the consequen
construction of Northern Pacific and Uniol
Pacific road extensions, & i'll also be very i'm
portant factor in promoting the growth o
Grangeviile, since this is the trading and ont
fitting point to the largest and most fruit
ful part of the lands thus thrown open t.
white settlement. The entire region is n fruit
full one 1t is paradise for farmers stock
men, miners, hum and prospeetors an
offers homes for immigrants and opportun
ties for capitalists.
The trade of all this vast region is cen
tered in Grang vile All the banking am
manufacturing interests of the county ar
here. The business interests Of the tow
are represented by two banks, two hou
mills, several large mercantile es Adjustment Il
hotels, and other intert SITS more pa, ticularl
specified in theadvertising columns OF th
FREE REss There are two churches, eac
with it's Sunday school, n Methodist acad,
my, public graded school, brass band
military company, several secret societies
and an active and very enterprising popula
ton of $50 souls The future OF the tow
was never SO bright and assured as at pres
emit.
For further particulars concerning Grange
vile aud Idaho county, its agricultural land
and mining properties. address
FREE Press REAL ESTATE BUREAU,
Grangeville, Idaho.