Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-05-24
FACTS ABOUT GRANGEVILLE.

Grangeville is centrally located in TIL
great Cam"s Prairie OF Idaho county, Idah
"A vast region OF country with the natur,
resources to m Ike II rich and prosperous con
munity and support a populous and wealth
nty. The farming lands of Camas Prairi
comprise nearly Il million acres OF the mos
productive wheat, hay and orchard land il
the northwest The opening OF the aijoin
ing Nez Perez Indian reservation to settle
ment will add 900 acres of additional
arabic lands to the resources surrounding
Grangeville, thus encouraging the speed
construction of railroads, the absence o
which has hitherto retarded the grow with ant
DEVELOPMENT OF the ricb and fruitful countr,
OF which Grangeville is the commercial me
trophs.
Grangeville is the prettest town in Idaho
Ii il situated in the most productive part o.
Camas Prairie and surrounded by wheat
fields. hay fields, gardens and orchards. Two
milAs south is the timber line, of vast forests
OF the very best timber for building purposes
while great deposits of manganese rock, mar.
bio, granite, lime, onix, opal and other build.
Ing material exist within ten miles Of the
town. Water is obtained at a depth of 2
to 30 feet. Three mile creek runs through
the town, ahording, when utilized unlimt ed
water supply for II large population, and
power for manufacturing enterprises
The mineral resources Of the country sur
rounding Grangevilie are very great. The
o.,
City, Florence, Warrcns, and the rich bars of
the Clearwater and Salmon Rivers, are all
directly tributary to and dependent upon
GraDgeville 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 miningin all thes camps is RAPIDLY
assuming the proportions OF a great indus
try, and with increased TRANSPORTATION fscil-
tiles population OF 1901 sous will Aud
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 oil silver is turning the attention of
mining men to gold producing properties
and as the mineral zones tributary to Grange.
vile sre ich in gold their great DEVELOPMENT
in the near future il assured The appropri.
alton by the Idaho Legislature to build a sys-
rem OF state wagon roads to these mines.
giving them an outlet to Grangeville will
greatly increase the prosperity of the mines
ana 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 M
drangevile, since his is the trading and out.
hitting point to the largest and most fruit
ful part of the lands thus thrown omen In
white settlement. The entire region is a fruit
IuI one. IL Is IA paradise for farmers. stock
meD miners. hunters and prospectors, and
Offers homes Tor immigrants and opportuni.
ties for capitalists.
The trade of all this vast region ia 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 Establishments,
hotels, and other interests more particularly
specified in theadvertising columns OF the
FREE fREss. There are two churches. each
with its Sunday school, a Methodist scade-
my public graded school, a brass band.
mliltary company, several secret societies
and an active and very enterprising popula
too of $50 souls. The future of the town
was never so bright and assured as at pres
emit.
ror iufther particulars concerning Grange
VILE and Idaho county, its agricultural lands
and mining properties, address
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Grangeville. Idaho