Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-01-11
FACTS ABOUT GRANGEVILLE.

Grangeville il centrally located in the
great Cumas Prairie of Idaho county, Idaho
"a vast region OF country with the natural
resources to MAKE q rich and prosperous com
munity and support populous and wealthy
city. The farming lands OF Cumas Prairie
comprise nearly million acres OF the most
productive wheat, hay and orchard land in
the northwest. The opening OF the adion-
ing Neg Perez Indian reservation to settle
ment will add 765, 900 acres of additional
arabic lands to the resources surrounding
GraDgeville, 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 il the commercial me-
trophlis.
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 manganese rock, mar
ble granite, lime, onix, opal and other build
ing material exist within ten miles OF the
town. Water il obtained at a depth Of IL
to 20 feet. Three mile creek runs through
the town, affordiDg, when utilized unlimited
water supply for II large population, and
power for manufacturing enterprises.
T 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 miningin all thes camps is rapidly
assuming the proportions OF great indus
frv xytt saH trup NO tint nn fafil-
tiles population Of 10000 souls will find
subsistence in Idaho county. The gold quartz
mines OF Elk City in number. extent and itch
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 as the mineral zones tributary to Grange
vile are rich 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 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, i'll also be very i'm
portant factor in promoting the growth of
Grangeville, since this is the 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 n fruit
full one. Ii is paradise for farmers. stock
men, miners, hunters and prospectors, and
offers homes for immigrants and opportuni-
ties for capitalists.
The trade OF all this vast region is cen
tered in Grangevle All the banking and
manufacturing interests OF the county are
here. The business interests of the town
are represented by two banks, two flour
mills, several large mercantile eat Adjustments,
hotels, and other interests more particularly
specified in theadvertisng columns OF the
FREE PRESS. There are two churches, each
with it's Sunday school, a Methodist acade-
my, public graded school, brass band,
military company, several secret societies,
and an active and very enterprising popula
ton OF $50 souls The future of the town
was never 30 bright and assured as at pres
ent.
For further particulars concerning Grange,
Vile and Idaho county, its agricultural lands
and mining properties, address
FREE Press REAL ESTATE BUREAU,
Grangeville. Idaho.