Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-06-19
FACTS ABOUT GRANaHviLLE.

Grangeville is centrally located in tn
great Camas Prairie of Idaho county, Ida
ho--a vast region OF country with the mai
ural resources to make a rich ana pros
porous community. The farming lands o.
Camas Prairie comprise nearly milloh
acres of the most productive wheat. hay
and orchard land in the northwest Ihe
opening OF the adjoining Nez Perce III
dian reservation Will add 10000 acres o.
additional arabic lands to the resource
surrounding Grangeville. thus encoura9
ing the speedy construction OF railroads
the absence of which has hitherto RETARDED
the growth and development of the rlci
and fruitful country OF which GranBeVlHt
IL the commercial metropolis.
Grangeville Is the prettiest town III Ida
no. 1t Is situated in the most productiNv
part OF Camas Prairie ana surrounded b.
wheat fields, hay fields. gardens and OF
chards. Two miles south is the tlmbei
limo, of vast forests of the very hest tim
Der for building purposes, whiie great ue
posits of manganese rock marble, gran
lite, lime, onyx, opal and other Duliulhb
material exist within 10 miles of til.
town. Water Is obtained a. ii depth of 4.
to 20 feet Three Mile creek runs through
the town, anording, when utilized, unilm
tied supply for large population anu
power for manufacturing Enterprises.
The mineral resources or the country
surrounding Graneeville are very great.
The old placer mining camps Of orc Emo
Elk City, Florence, Warrens, and the rlcI'
bars of the Clearwater and Salmon rivers
are all directly tributary to and dependent
upon GrangeVille for every pound oil theli
supplies. Great hydraulic and dredging
plants are being establiLhed IN these
camps to extract the gold from the hal
placer fields which have heretofore lam
idle for lack of means to develop them.
Quartz mining in all the camps ID rapid
ly assuming the propositions at u great In
dustry, and with Increased transports
ton facilities a population of 100000 souls
will md subsistence in ldaho county. Iht
gold quartz mines OF Elk City in number,
extent and richness, promise TO make the
greatest gold camp In the Pacific north
west. The low price of silver Is turnlne
the attention of mining men TO gold pro
ducing properties. and as the minerai
zone tributary to Grangeville Is rleh II.
gold their great development IN the rea
future Is assured. The appropriation o.
the Idaho state legislature TO build sys
tenn of state wagon raods 10 these mines,
giving them an outlet to GrangeVlle, Wl!i
greatly increase the prosperity OF the
mines and of the point from which they
receive their supplies. The opening OF the
Idle Indian lands and the consequent con
struction OF the Northern Pacific and
Union Pacific road extensions. Will alst
be q very important factor IN promoting
the growth or Grang eville, since this Is TIT
trading and Quitting point to the iarses
and most fruitful part OF the lands thus
thrown open to white settlement. iht
u
adise for farmers. stockmen, miners, nun
ters and prospectors, and offers homes toi
immigrants and opportunities for CAPT
talists.
The trade of all this vast region is cen
tered in Grangeville. All the banking ant
manufacturing interests of the county ar
here. The business interests or the tow
are represented by two banks. TWO noui
mills, several large mercantile establish
ments, hotels and other Interests mor'
particularly specified in the advertising
columns of the Free Press. There are tw'
churches, each with it's Sunday school
a Methodist academy, pubic graded
school, brass band military company
several secret societies. and an active am
enterprlsing population OF 100 souls. Tn
future of the town was never SO brlgh
and assured as at present.
For further particulars concerning
Grangeville and Idaho county. its agricu.
tural lands and mining properties. address
Free Press Real Estate Bureau,
Grangeville. Idaho