Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-08
FACTS ABOUT GRASGEVILLE

Granpeville is centrally located in tn,
great Camas Prairie OF Idaho county, Idaho
"a vast region of country with the naturu
resources to IN Ike n rich ard pr ,spcrOus com
munity and support n populons and wealthy
ity. The farming lands Of Camas Prairie
comprise nearly million acres Of the most
productive wheat hay and orchard hand in
the northwest. The opening Of the adjoiH-
ing Nez Perez Indian reservation to settle
ment will add 765, 900 acres of additional
arabic lands To the resources surrounding
Grangevllle, thus encouraging the speedy
construction of railroads, the absence Of
which has hitherto retarded the growth aud
DEVELOPMENT OF the rich aud fruitful country
of which Grangeville is the commercial III,
trophlis
Grangeville is the pretticst town in Idaho
1t is situated in the most productive pnrt OF
Camas Prairie and surrounded by wheat
fields. hay fields, gardens and orchards. Two
miles south is the timber line of vast forest :
OF the very best timber for building purposes;
while great deposits of manganese rock, mar
BILE, granite lime, oniX, opal aud other build
ing material exist within ten miles of the
town Water is obtained ut depth OF | =
to 90 feet. Three mile creek runs through
the town, aifording, when utilized, unlimit ed
water supply for n large population, and
power for manufacturing enterprises,
he mineral resources OF the country sur
rounding GraDgevie are very great. The
old placer mining camps of Orc Fino Elm
City, Florence, Warrcns, and the rich bnrs OF
the Clearwater and Sal non Rivers are all
directly tributary to aud dependent upon
Grangeville for every pound of their supplies
Great hydraulic and dredging plants are he
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-,
veloD them
Quartz miningin all thes camps il rapidly
assuming the proportions of u great indus
try Al
tiles population of 100 600 souls will fluid
subsistence in Idaho county. The gold quartz
mines OF Elk City i'll number extent aud rich.
ness, promise to make that the greatest gold
camp in the Pacific Northwest. The low
price of silver is turning the attention ol
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
"tion by the Idaho legislature to build sys-
TEN OF state wagon roads to these mines
giving them an outlet to Grangevie, will
greatly increase the prosperity Of the mines
and oil the point from which they receive.
their supplies. The opening of the idle lu-
dian reservation lands and the consequent
construction oi Northern Pacific and Union
Pacific rond extensions, : Ill also be very i'm.
portant faetpr in omoting the growth oi
irungevlle, since this is he trading and out
htting point to the largest aud most fruit
ful part OF the lands thus thrown open to
white settlement. The entire region is n fruit
iul one. 1t is II paradise for farmers stock
men, miners, hunters and prospectors and
oilers homes Tor immigrants and opportuni-
ties Tor 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
nll's, several large mercantile rs Adjustments,
hotels, and other interests more particularly
specified IN theadvertisiug columns OF the
FREE fREss. There are two churches each
with its Sunday school, n Methodist aeade
my. public graded school, IA brass band.
military company, several secret societies
ana an nctiye and very enterprsing popula
tlon OF 100 souls. The future OF the town
was never so bright and assured as at pres
ent.
For further particulars concerning Grange
.ilie and Idaho county, its agricultural lands
ana mining properties, address
FREE Press REAL ESTATE BUREAU,
Grangeville Idaho