Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-01-18
rAcrs ABOUT GRANGEviLLE'

Gronpeyille is centrally located in the |
great Cnmns Prairie of Idaho county, Idaho
n vast region OF country with the natural
resources to IN Ike n rich ard prosperous com
muuity and support A populuus ana wealthy
,ity The farming lands OF Cnmns fraire
comprise nearly million acres OF the most
productive wheat, hay and orchard laud IN
The northwest. The opening OF the adloln-
ing Nez Perez Indian reservation to settle
mpnt will add 765 900 acres on addltionhl
arabic lands to the resources surrounding
Grangeville thus encouraging the speedy
construction OF railroads, the absence ol
which has hitherto retarded the growth ANA
development of the rich aud fruitful country
of which Grnngevlle IL the commercial me
trophlis
Grangeville is the prcttiost town III ldah"
II il situated in he most productive part ol
Cnmas Prairie and surrounded 10y 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, innr-
BILE, granite, lime, oniX opal ana other buill-
ing material exist within ten miles oil tie
town Water is obtained ut depth of II
to 20 feet. Three mile creek runs through
the town, afiording, when utilized, unlimited
water supply for II large population, ahd
power for manufacturing enterprises
Il he mineral resources OF the country sur
rounding Grnngeville are very great. me
old placer mining camps of ORC Emo, Elk
City, Florence Warrcns. and the rich bars oi
the Clearwater and Salmon Rivers. are all
directly tributary to aud dependent upon
Grangeve for every pound OF Their supplies
Greut hydraulic and dredging planis are be-
ing established in these camps to extract the
gold from the fiat placer fields which have
heretofore lain idle for lack OF meaus to de-
yplOp them
Quartz miuingin all thes camps is rapidly
assuming the proportions OF great lndus-
try, and with Increased transportation facil-
tiles n population of i0G 600 souls will find
snbsisten in Idaho cnunty. The gold quartz
mines of Elk City in number extent aud 'ich-
ness promise to make that the greatest gold
camp in the Pacific Northwest The low
price of silver is turning the attention oi
mining men to gold producing properties
aud as the mineral zohes tributary to Grange
willie IRE ich in gold their great development
in the near future is assured. Tho appropr
alton by the Idaho legislature to build sys-
TEN of state wagon roads to these mines,
giving them an outlet to Grungeville, will
greatly increase the prosperity OF the mines
and OF the point from which they receive
their supplies. The opening OF the idle In
dim reservation lands and the consequent
construction of Northern Pacific and Union
Pacific road extensions, i'll also be very iin-
portaut factor in promoting the growth OF
Graugevifle, since this Is the trading aud out
fitting point to the largest aud most irult
iul part OF the lands thus thrown open i
white settlement. The entire region IL "A lruit
full one. Ii is n paradise for farmers, stock
men, miners, hunters and prospectors, auo
offers homes for immigrants and opportuni
ties for capitalists.
The trade OF all this vast region is cen
tered in Grangeville All the banking an'
manufacturing interests oil the county arr
here. The business interests OF the tow
are represented by two banks, two ilou
mills, several large mercantile rs ablishments
hotels, aud other interests more pa' ticuari.
specified in thealvertising columns OF tn,
FREE fREss. There are two churches, eac
with its Sunday school, u Methodist acnd,
my, n public graded school, n brass band
military company. several secret soeletl
and an active and very enterpr,sng populd
tion of $50 souls The future OF the tow
was never so bright and assured as at pre-
ent.
For further particulars concerning Granp,
willie and Idaho county, its agricultural land
and mining properties, address
FREE Pass REAL ESTATE BUREAU,
Grangevlle Idaho.