Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-06-21
FACTS ABOUT GRANGEvILLE'

Grangeville il centrally located in thu
great Camss Prairie of Idaho county, Idaho
"a vast region OF country with the natura
resources to mo Ike n rich and prosperous com
munity and support popuious and veal by
ity. The farming lands of Camas Prairi,
comprise nearly million acres of the most
productive wheat, hay and orchard land il
the northwest. The opening OF the adjoin
ing Nez Perce Indian reservation to set tie
ment Will add 76j 900 acres of additional
bic lands to the resources surrounding
Grangeville, thus encouraging the speedy
construction of railroads, the absence o
which has hitherto retarded the growth and
DEVELOPMENT OF the rich and fruitful country
of which Grangevllle is the commercial me-
trophs.
Grangeville is the prettiest town in Idaho
Ii is situated in the most productive part oI
Cnmas Prairie and surrounded by wheat
fields. hay fields, gardens and orchards. Two
mics south is the timber line. Of vast forests
OF the very best timber for building purposes
while great deposits of manganese rock ma r.
Bile, granite, lime, onix opal and other build
Ing material exist within ten miles of the
town Water il obtained at a depth of / =
to 20 feet. Three mile creek runs through
the town, affordng, when utilized, unlimited
wator supply for large population, and
power Tor manufacturing enterprises
The mineral resources OF the country sur
rounding Grangevie are very great The
old placer mining camps OF Orc Elmo, Elk
City, Florence, Warrcns. and the rich bars oI
the Clearwater and Salmon Rivers. are all
directly tributary to and dependent upon
Grangevie 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 mining in all thes CAMPS il rapidly
nf An
try, and with increased transportation facil-
tiles population OF 100 900 sous will find
subsistence in Idaho county. The gold quartz
mines of Elk City in number. extent and rich.
ness, promise to make that the greatest gold
camp in the Pacific Northwest The low
price of silver il turning the attention OF
mining men to gold producing properties,
aud as the mineral zones tributary to Grange
vile are ich in gold their great DEVELOPMENT
in the near future ia assured. The appropri.
alton by the Idaho Legislature to build sys-
TEN OF state wagon roads to these mines
giving them an outlet to Grnngeville 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, will also be very i'm =
portant factor in promoting the growth of
Grangeviile, since his 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 il n fruit.
ful one. lit is "a 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 Grang 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
mills, several large mercantile esta blishments,
hotels, and other intert SITS more particularly
specined IN theadvertising columns of the
FREE fREss. There are two churches, each
with it's Sunday school, n Methodist acade.
my, public graded school, brass band
military company, several secret societies
and an active and very enterprlsing popua
tion OF $50 souls. The future of the town
was never 30 bright and assured rs at pres
emit.
For further particulars concerning Grange
vile and Idaho county, its agricultural lands
and mining properties, address
FREE PRESS REAL ESTATE BUREAU.
GfanVpyiIlp Idaho