Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-21
FACTS ABOUT GRANGEVILLE


Grangeville is centrally located in the
great Camas Prairie OF Idaho county, Idaho
"a vast region OF country with the natural
resources to IN Ike "A rich and prosperous com
munity and support popuous and wealthy
'ity. The farming lands OF Camns Prairie
comprise nearly a million acres OF the most
productive wheat, hay and orchard land in
The northwest. The opening OF the adioin-
ing Nez Perez Indian reservation to settle
ment will add 765, 900 acres OF additional
arabic lands to the resources surrounding
Grangevile thus encouraging the speedy
construction Of railroads, the absence Of
which has hitherto ret arded the growth and
development Of the rich and fruitful country
of which Grangevile is the commercial me
trophlis.
Grangevlle is the prettiest town in Idaho.
1t is situated in the most productive part VI
Camas Prairie and surrounded by wheat
fields. hay fields, gardens and orchards Two
miles south is the tim Der 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 oil the
town. Water is obtained at depth OF IL
to 30 feet. Three mile creek runs through
the town, affording, when utilized, unlimited
water supply for large population, and
power Tor manufacturing enterprises
4 be mineral resources OF the country sur
rounding Grangeville 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 fiat placer fields which have
heretofore lain idle for lack OF means to de-
velop them.
Quartz mining in all thes camps is rapidly
assuming the proportions OF great indus
trnr nj ti.n a..ii-
tiles a population of 100 600 souls will find
subsistence in Idaho county. The gold quartz
mines of Elk City in number extent and rich
ness promise to make that the greatest gold
camp in the Pacific Northwest The low
price of silver is turning the attention OF
mining men to gold producing properties,
and Us the mineral zones tributary to Grange
willie are ich in gold their great development
in the near future is assured. The appropr
alton by the Idaho Legislature to build sys
TEN OF state wagon roads to these mines
giving them an outlet to GrangeVille, will
greatly increase the prosperity OF the mines
and OF the point from which they receive
their supplies. The opening OF the idle In
dian reservation lands and the consequent
construction of Northern Pacific and Union
Pacific road extensions 3 i'll also be very i'm
portaDt factor in promoting The growth oi
Graugeviile, since this is he trading and out
fitting point to the largest and most fruit
full part of the lands thus thrown open to
white settlement The entire region is fruit
fu one. Ii is "A paradise Tor farmers. stock
men, miners, hunters aud prospectors, aud
offers homes for immigrants and oppoItuui-
ties for capitalists.
The trade OF all this vast region il cen
tered in Grangeville All the banking and
manufacturing interests OF the county are
here. The business interests Of the town
are represented by two banks, two foni
mills, several large mercantile es Adjustments
hotels, and other interests more particularly
specified in theadvertising columns oil the
FREE fREss, There are two churches, eaci
with it's Sunday school, Methodist acade
my, n public graded school, a brass band
military company, several secret societies
and an active and very enterprsing popula
ton OF 750 souls The future of the towr
was never so bright and assured as at pres
ent.
For further particulars concerning Grange
vile and Idaho county, its agricultural land,
aud mining properties, address
FREE Press REAL ESTATE BUREAU,
Grangeville. Idaho