Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-15
FACTS ABOUT GRANGEvILLE.

Grangevile is centrally located in the
Rreat Camas Prairi. of Idaho county, Idaho
"a vast region of country with the natural
resources tn IN Ike n rich and prosperous com
munity and support II popnlous and wealthy
,ity The farming lands OF Camas Prairie
comprise nearly II million acres of the most
productive wheat hay and orchard land in
the northwest The opening OF the adjoin-
ing Nez Perez Indian reservation to settle
ment will add 76J, 900 acres Of additional
arabic lands to the resources surrounding
Grangeville, thus encouraging the speedy
construction of railroads, the absence 81
which has hitherto retarded the growth AMI
development of the rich and fruitful country
of which Grangeville il the commercial mt,
trophlis.
Grnngevile is the pref test town in Idaho
1t is situated in the most productive part OF
Camaa Prairie and surrounded by wheat
fields. hay fields, gardens and orchards. Two
miles south is the timber line, Of vast forest 8
of the very best timber for building purposes;
while great deposits OF manganese rock, mar
BILE, granite, lime, onx. opal and other build
ing material exist within ten miles OF the
town. Water ia obtained at depth of ] :
to 90 feet Three mile creek runs throup h
the town, affording, when utilized, unlimited
water supply for u large population, and
power for manufacturing enterprises,
T he 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 ui
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 b. =
ing established in these camps to extract the
gold from the fiat placer fields which have
heretofore lain idle for lack of means to d.
velop them.
Quartz miningin oil thes camps il rapidly
assuming the proportions OF gre 1t indus
try, and with increased transportation facil-
tiles a population of 100, 900 souls will find
subsistence in Idaho county. The gold quart
mines OF Elk City in number, extent and iicli-
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,
and rs the mineral zones tributary to Grange
vile are iich in gold their great development
in the near future is assured. The appropri
alton by the Idaho Legislature to build II sys
TEN OF state wagon roads to these mines
giving them an outlet to Grangeville, viii
greatly increase the prosperity Of the mines
and OF the point from which they receiv.
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 %
Grangevile, since this is The trading and ont
fitting point to the largest and most fruit
ful part OF the lands thus thrown open t,
white settlement. The entire region is n fruit
ful one. 1t is a paradise for farmers. stock
men, miners, hunters and prospectors, an,
offers homes for immigrants and opportni i
ties for capitalists.
The trade of all this vast region il cen
tered in Grang vile. All the banking an,
manufacturing interests OF the county ur
here. The business interests Of the tow
are represented by two banks, two hon
mills, several large mercantile esta blishmeni~
hotels, and other intert SITS more particular
sp. Gifted in theadvertising columns OF III,
FREE PRESS. There are two churches, eac
with it's Sunday school, Methodist aeadt
my, public graded school, n brass BAN
military company, several secret societi
and IN active and very enterprising popud
ton OF 750 souls The future of the TOW
was never so bright aud assured as at pre-
ent.
For further particulars concerning GRAM
vile and Idaho county, its agricultural land
and mining properties, address
FREE Press REAL ESTATE Bureau,
Graugevile. Idaho.