Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-02-01
FACTS ABOUT GRANGEvILLE

GTangeville j. centrally located in tn,
great CnmHs Prairie Of Idaho county, Idaho
vast region OF country with the naturu
resources to m Ike IA Iich ard pr Ispcrhus com
munity aud support a populuus and wealth
ity The farming Innds of Chmas Prair,
comprise nearly n million acres OF he most
productive wheat. hay and orchard land in
the northw'st. The opening OF the adjoin.
ing Neg Perez Indian reservation to settle
ment will add 1G5 900 acres of additional
arabic lands to the resources surrounding
Grangeville thus encouraging the speed $
construction of railroads, the absence uf
which has hitherto retarded the growth md
DEVELOPMENT Of the rich and fruitful country
of which Grangevlle is the commercial IN, :
trophls.
Grangeville is the pref test town in Idaho
1t il situated in the most productive part OF
tamas 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 Mt depth Of 2
to 20 feet. Three mile creek runs through
the town, affording, when utilized. unlmit ed
water supply for n large population, and
power for manufact urifg enterprises
4 he mineral resources of the country sur
rounding Grangeville are very great The
Old placer mining camps oi Orc Elmo, Elk
City, Florence, Warrcna. and the rich bars u
the Clearwater and Salmon Rivers. are all
directly tributary to aud dependent upon
Grangeville for every pound Of their supplies
Great hydraulic aud dredging plants are b.,
ing established in these camps to extract I he
gold from the fiat placer fields which have
heretofore lain idle for lack of means to de-
velop them
Quartz miningin all thes camps is rapidly
al "a nd
try, and with increased transportation iacil
tiles n population of 100 900 souls will find
subsistence in Idaho county. The gold quartz
mines OF Elk City in number extent aud rich
ness, promise tn 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 as the mineral zones tributary to Grange
vile are ich in gold their great development
in the near future is assured The appropri.
alton by the Idaho legislature to build sys-
TEN OF state wagon roads to these miner
giving them an ontlet 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, i'll also be very i'm.
portant factor in promoting the growth of
Grangeville, since this il the trading and out.
fitting point to the largest and most fruit.
ful part OF the lands thus thrown open To
white settlement. The entire region il fruit
iul one. 1t is paradise for farmers. stock
men, miners, hunters and prospectors, and
offers homes for immigrants and opportuni-
ties Tor capitalists.
The trade of all this vast region is cen.
tered in Grnng Vile All the banking and
manufacturing interests of the county are
here. The business interests Of the town
are represented by two banks, two flour