Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-06-14
FACTS ABOUT GRANGEVILLE'

Grangeville il centrally locnted in the
great Camas Prairie of idaho county, Idaho
"a vast region OF country with the natural
resources to m Ike n rich and prosperous com
munity and support n populous and wenlt by
,ity The farming lands of Camas Prairie
comprise nearly million acres " he most
productive wheat, hay and orchard land IN
the northwest. The opening OF the adioin-
ing Nez Perez Indian reservation to settle
ment will add 10000 acres Of additional
arabic lands tn the resources surrounding
Grangeviile, thus encouraging the speedy
construction OF railroads, the absence of
which has hitherto retarded the growth and
development Of the rich aud fruitful country
of which Grangeville is the commercial me-
trophlis.
Grangcvie is the prettiest town in Idaho
1t is situated in the most productive part OF
Camas Prairie and surrounded 10y wheat
fields hay fields, gardens and orchards. Two
miles south Is the tim her 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 at depth Of ~
to 30 feet. Three mile creek runs through
the town, affording. when utilized, unlimited
water supply for II large population, and
power for manufacturing enterprises
The mineral resources of the country sur
rounding Grangevile are very great The
old placer mining camps OF Orc Elmo, Elm
City, Florence, Marrcns, and the rich bars oi
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 fat placer fields which have
heretofore lain idle for lack of means to de-
velop them.
Quartz mining in all thes camps is rapidly
assuming the proportions OF II great indus.
try, and with increased transportation faril-
tiles a population of 100 900 sou will find
Subsistence in Idaho county. The gold quartz
mines OF Elk City in number extent aud lich-
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 zones tributary to Grange
vile are ich in gold their great dcvelopm, NJ
in the near future is assured. The nppropri
alton by the Idaho legislature to build II sys-
tenn Of state wagon roads to these mines
giving them an outlet to Grangeyille, Will
greatly increase the prosperity oi 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 rond extensions, Will also be very i'm
portunt factor in promoting the growth 81
Grangevile, since his is the trading aud out
fitting point to the largest and most fruit.
ful part oil the lands thus thrown open To
white settlement. The entire region is IA fruit
ful one. 1t is IA paradise for farmers, stock
men, miners, hunters aud prospectors, nnc
offers homes Tor Immigrants and oppprtuni
ties for capitalists.
The trade of all this vast region is cen
tered in Grangrville. All the banking anc
manufacturing interests of the county nr'
here. The business interests of the tow
are represented by two banks, two Hou1
mills, several large mercantile establishments
hotels, aud other interests more pa ticularl,
specified in theadyertislng columns oil TIT
FREE PRESS. There are two churches, eael
with it's Sunday school, IA Methodist acade
my. public graded school II brass band
military company, several seereb societies
and an active and very enterpr. sing popula
tiou of $50 souls. The future OF the tow
was never 80 bright and assured us ut pres
emit.
For further particulars concerning Grange
vile and ldpho county, it's agricultural land
and mining properties, address
FREE Pass REAL ESTATE BUREAU,
Grangevie. Idaho