Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-07
FACTS ABOUT GRANGEvILLE.

GrangeviI.e Is centrally 10 cated In the great
Camas Prairie of Idaho county. ldaho-a
vast region of country with the natural re
sources to make rich and prosperous com
munity and support a popuious and wealthy
city. The farming lands of Camas Prairie
comprise nearly n million acres OF the most
productive wheat, hay and orchard lands In
the Northwest. The opening OF the auloih-
Ing Nez Perez Indian reservation lands 10
settlement during 1894 Will add I65,OoO acres
of additional arabic lands to the resources
surrounding Grangeville, thus encouraging
The speedy construction OF railroads, the alb
sence of which has hitherto retarded the
growth and development of the rich ana
fruitful country of which Grangeyille Is the
9 numerical 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. The
old placer mining camps OF Orc Elmo, Elk
City, Florence, Warrens, and tho rich bars OF
the Clearwater and Salmon rivers, arc all di-
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 fat placer fields which have
heretofore lain idle for lack OF means to de-
velop them.
Quartz mining in all these camps is rapid
Iy assuming the proportions OF "A great In
dustry. and with increased transportation
facilities a population of 100000 souls VIII
find 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 10 gold-producing prop
critics, and as the mineral zones tributary to
Grangeville are rich in gold their great de-
velopment In the near future is assured.
The appropria' Ion of sl35.000 by the Idaho
Legislature to build system of state wagon
roads to these mines, giving them an outlet
to Grangeville, Will greatly increase the
eIity OF the mines and of the point
from which they receive their supplies. The
opening of the idle Indian reservation lands
and the conseq ent cons truction OF Northern
Pacific and Union Pacific railroad extern
sions, will also be very important factor r
promoting the growth of Grangeville, since
this is the nearest trading and outfttinl
the lands thus thrown open to white settle
ment The entire region Is a fruitful one
is a paradise for farmers, stock men, miners
hunters and prospectors, and offers home
for immigrants and opportunities for capital
lists.
The trade of all this vast region ia centeret
in Grangeville. All the banking and manu-
featuring interests OF the county are here
The busine ss interests of the town are repre-
scented by two banks. two flour mills, severa
large mercantile esi Establishments, hotels, apt
other interests more particularly specified II
the advertising columns of the FREE Press
There are two churches, each with its Sunda.
school, a Methodist academy,a public graded
school lin course of estsblishmenD, a bras
band, military company, several secret so
cieties, and an active and very enterprisini
population OF $50 souls. The future OF TN
town was never 50 bright and assured as II
present.
For further particulars concerning Grange
VILE and Idaho comfy, its agriculture
lands aud mining prope rites, address
FREE PRESS REAL ESTATE BUREAU,
Grangeyille. Idaho