Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-05-31
FACTS ABOUT GRANGEvILLE.

GraDgeville is centrally located in TIL
great Games Prairie of Idaho county Idah
IA vast region OF country with the natura
resources TO make rich and prosperous com
munity and support populous and wealth
Jity The farming lands of Camas Prairi
comprise nearly a million acres of the mos
productive wheat, hay and orchard land il
the northwest The opening OF the adjoin
ing Neg Perez Indian reservation to settle
ment will add 10000 acres OF additona
arabic lands to the resources surrounding
Grangeville, thus encouraging the speed
construction of railroads, the absence o
which has hitherto retarded the growth and
development Of the rich and fruitful country
OF which Grangeville is the commercial me
trophs.
Grangevilleis the prettest town in Idaho
II 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 rurp oses;
while great deposits OF manganese rock, mar
bic, granite, lime, onix. opal and other build
ing material exist within ten miles of the
town. Water is obtained at depth of IL
to 20 feet. Three mile creek runs through
the town, ahording, when utilized, unlimited
water supply for a large population and
power for manufacturing enterprises
The mineral resources Of the country sur
rounding Grangevilie are very great. The
City, Florence, Warrcns, and the rich bars of
the Clearwater and Salmon Rivers are all
directly tributary to and dependent upon
9rangeville Tor every pound of their supplies
Great hydraulic and dredging plants are be-
ing established in these camps to extract the
gold rom the HAT placer fields which have
heretofore lain idle for lack OF means to do
velop them. -
Quartz miningin all thes camps ID hpidly
assuming the proportions of great indus
try, and with increased transportation facil-
tiles population of 100, 900 souls will And
subsistence 10 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 are 'ich in gold their great development
In the near future is assured. The appropri
alton by the Idaho legislature to build a sys-
tenn 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 copseopent
construction of Northern Pacific and Union
Pacific road extensions, will also be very i'm
portant factor in promoting he growth of
drangevile, since his is the trading and ONT
ntting point to the largest and most fruit.
iul part OF the lands thus thrown omen to
white settlement. The entire region is a fruit !
iul one. 1t is a paradise for farmers. stock. |
men, miners. hunters and prospectors, and |
oners homes Tor immigrants and opportuni |
ties for capitalists.
The trade of all this vast region is cen. |
tered in Grangsvie. All the banking and |
manufacturing interests of the county ere |
here The business interests of the town |
are represented by two banks, two aour
mills, several large mercantile est blishments, |
Ho.sis, ana other interests more par tcularly |
sapecihed in theadvertsing columns of me
Rec PREss. There are two churches, each
with Its Sunday school, Il Methodist acade.
my public graded school, brass band.
military company, several secret societies.
ana an active and very enterprisng popula
tion OF 100 souls. The future OF the town
emit Wv p'e'
FOR further particulars concerning Grange.
Vile and Idaho county, it's agricultural lands
and mining properties, address
FREE PRESS REAL ESTATE BUREAU.
Grangeville Idaho