Complex sentence: In 1871, for about $7,000 the Sherars bought land and existing bridge over the Deschutes River, southwest of Grass Valley in Wasco County and spent another $75,000 improving the wagon road leading to it.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1871, the Sherars bought land and an existing bridge over the Deschutes River, southwest of Grass Valley in Wasco County. They spent about $7,000 for the properties and later spent another $75,000 improving the wagon road leading to it.