Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-01-04
FACTS ABOUT GRANGEvILLE

Grangeyile is centrally located in the
great Cnmss Prairie Of Idaho county, Idaho
"A vast region OF country with the natural
resources to m Ike rich and prosperous com
munity and support Il populous ana wealthy
ity. The farming lands OF Camas Prairie
COMPRISE nearly Il million acres of the most
productive wheat, hay and orchard land III
the northwest. The opening OF the adJon-
ing Nez Perez Indian reservation to settle
ment will add 765 900 acres oi additional
arabic lands to the resources surrounding
Grangeville, thus encouraging the speedy
construction OF railroads, the absence ol
which has hitherto retarded the growth ana
development of the rich and fruitful country
of which Grangeville is the commercial me
trophlis.
Grangeville is he prettest town in Idaho
IL is situated in the most productive part OF
Inmas Prairie and surrounded ny wheat
fields. hay fields, gardens and orchards. Two
miles south is the timber line, oil vast forests
of the very best timber for building purposes;
while great deposits of manganese rock. mar
ble 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, affording when utilized, unlimited
water supply for ii large population, and
power for manufacturing enterprises
4 he mineral resources OF the country sur
rounding Grangevil!e are very great. The
old placer mining camps OF Orc Elmo, Elk
City, Florence Warrcns. and the rich bars Of
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 Tor lack OF means to de
yelop them
Quartz mningin all thes camps is rapidly
assuming the proportions of great indus
try, and with increased transportation facil
tiles IA population OF 100 600 souls will lind
subss tence in Idaho county. The gold quartz
mines of Elk CITY in number extent and rich.
ness promise to make HAT the greatest gold
camp in the Pacific Northwest. The low
price OF silver is turning the attention OF
mining men to gold producing properties,
aud as the mineral zones tributary to Grange
vile are Iieh in gold their great development
in the near future is assured The appropri'
ntion by the Idaho legislature to build sys-
TEN 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 ln
dian reservation lands and the consequent
construction of Northern Pacific and UnioI
Pacific road extensions, i'll also be very i'm
portant factor in promoting the growth o
Graugeyille, since this is the trading and out
fitting point to the largest and most fruit
full part OF the lands thus thrown open I,
full one. 1t is paradise for farmers, stock
men, miners, hunters and prospectors, an,
offers homes for immigrants and opportuni
ties for capitalists.
The trade OF all this vast region is cen
tered in Grangeville. All the banking an,
manufacturing interests OF the county ar
here. The business interests OF the tow
are represented by two banks, two hou
mills, several large mercantile eat abishments
hotels, and other interests more particular
specified in theadvertising columns vi TN
FREE PRESS. There are two churches, eac
with it's Sunday school, Methodist acad'
my, n public graded school brass bant
military company, several secret societie
and an active and very enterprising popul'
ton of $50 souls The future OF the TOW
was never 30 bright and assured as at pre-
sDt
For further particulars concerning Grang
vile and Idaho county, its agricultural lane
and mining properties, address
FREE Press REAL ESTATE BUREAU,
Grangeville. Idaho.