Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-20
FACTS ABOUT eKANeEvILLE.

Grangeville Is centrally located In the greal
Cafnas 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 popuious and wealthy
city. The farming lands of Camas Prairie
conn prise nearly o million acres of the most
productive wheat, hay and orchard lands In
the Northwest. The opening of the ad Join
ing Nex Perez Indian reservation lands 10
settlement du4ng 1894 will add 10000 acres
OF additional arabic lands to the resources
surrounding Grangeville, thus encouraging
he speedy construction of raj roads, the ABB
sence of. which has hitherto retarded the
growth and development of the rich and
fruitful country of which Grangeville Is the
? numerical metropolis.
Grangeviile Is The prettiest town in Idaho.
1t is situated In the most productive part OF
Camas Prairie and surrounded by wheat
helds, hay fields, gardeus and orchards. TWO
miles south is the tim Der line, OF vast forests
of the very best tim Der for building purposes;
while great deposits of magnesia rock, mar
bic, granite, lime. onyx opal and other
building material exist within ten miles OF
the town. Water is obtained at depth
of twelve TO twenty feet Three-mile creeS
runs through the town, anording, when
utilized unlimited water supply for a large
population, and power for manufacturing
enterprises.
The mineral resources OF the country sur
rounding 0rangeville are very great. The
old placer mining camps OF Orc Elmo, Elk
City, Florence, Warrens, and the rich bars of
the Clearwater and 8 almon rivers, are all d.
rectly 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 mining in all these camps Is rapid
ly assuming the proportions of a great in
dustry. and with increased transportation
facilities a population of 100000 souls VIII
ind subsistence in Idaho county. The gold
quartz mines 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 gold-producing prop
critics, and as the mineral zones'iributary 70
Grangeville are rich In gold their great de-
veIopment in the near future liz assured
The appropriation of e135.OOO by the Idaho
Legislature to build a system of state wagon
roads to these miffes, giving them an outlet
TO Grangevt1le, will greatly increase the
prosperity OF the mines and of the point
from which they receive their supplies. The
opening of the idle indian reservation lands
and the consequent cons truction OF Nor; horn
Pacific and Union Pacific railroad extern
sions, will also be a very important factor in
promoting the growth of Grangeville, since
this Is the nearest trading and Outfitting
the lands thus thrown open to white settle.
ment. The entire region is fruitful one. 1t
Is paradise for farmers, stock men, miners,
hunters and prospectors, and offers homes
for immigrants and opportunities for capital.
lists
The trade OF all this vast region is conferred
in Grangeville. All the banking and manu-
featuring interests of the county here.
The business interests of the town repre-
scented by two banks. two flour mills, several
large mercantile esiablishm ents, 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 academy, public graded
school lin course OF establishment), a brass
band, military company, several secret SO
ciettes, and An active and very enterprisipg
population of $50 souls. The future of the
town was never - 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.