The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-12
R.H. POKTEK'S
REAL ESTATE & SIOCk
CIR AND RATTLE!
$4,000 FOR ONE DOLLAR
TW WENTY PRIZE S!!!
Tickets On Collar!

Consulting Of the folo~ing Lst Of vat"Go'e
Real Estate, Stock and other articles:
LIST OF PRIZES:
HIGH THROWS.
lat Grand Prize The ollbridge known
as rorter's Crossing, valued ut $oooo
Sd st Louis Ranch, contai ing 3O
acres, valued at @ ooo
5th fine American Bay Ware, IoU
or Sne American Ware. valued at I75
| Ith fat Ok. valued at ~
1oth 6pa saddle Horse. valued ut 100
18th l two horse halfspring Wagon, val 20
18th 3 fine Hogs va ued ut oV
10Th l first rate Plow, Colton's Patent, val 4O
S9825
LOW THROWS.
ID Tavern stand, out buildings and
Ranch, 100 acres. valued at S40uO
4th splendid Buggy and Harness, val 3OO
9Th first rate two h rse iron axle Wagon 20
9Th | yoke fine American work Oxen. val 10
10Th f,t OK valued at l75
10Th fine American Mlch Cow, val at ITO
l4th full blooled hina breed Sow, val 81
10th fine saddle 'iorse, ~
18th fat Hog, valued at ~
2Oth | set Double harness complete val 30
s5I75
Grand Total, SIS, 900
This is one of the best Ratf1es of kind
| ever offered in the state. he property pat
up is valuable, and put ut its real cash value
The first prize is the well known .ollbridge
on Bear River, known A. Porter's rosslng.
located on the main travelled road from &C
ramento to Nevada via Ophlr, uburn and
Grass Valley being 8 miles from uburn, Is
fl ON Grass Valley. and 90 from Nevada. 1t
has Just been newly planked and repaired
| throughout at IA cost Of $500, and is now in
excellent order. 1t has stocd the floods Of
two winters. The toll averages from $l5 to
500 per day; the rates Of toll are granted by
the Court Of es si,ns. Tie ',lhc House
Barn and other buildings, " tn Ranch of 100
acres attached situated Mt the Bridge. are
well adapted or n Tavern stand. and in n
good business location; the house and bar are
well furnished throughout; the barn Is n large
frame, and well finished, with shed attached
he Ranch is well watered and well adapted
to stock raising and agricultural purposes -
The st. Louis Ranch. continuing $40 acres is
located on the opposite SIDE of the river rom
the other the main public road runs through
it; it has an abundance of water on it, and
| is well adapted to farming and grazing. The
| Stock is in fine rder. and will be delivered in
good condition. he other articles are near
ly new, and in good repair No Titles Civ
en- to all the property put up,
The property will be r.t!led or at Nevada,
on the
10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1853,
commencing at 10 An Three thro- of Dice
to decide for Prizes Prize awarded to the
10 highest and 10 lowest thrown Numbers.
al cases of ties to be decided by throws Of
dice-highest throws to have precedence -
he Rattle will come Oft under the super vision
of comm ttee Of fifteen gentlemen, who will
be ch, sen by the ticket holders present -
Committee to m Ike throws for absentres, and
! decide in cases of dspn Ticket holders
present may make their own throws.
We, the undersigned having examined the
property in Il. ~ Portcr's Rattle, do certify
that it is put up at fair cash value. And,
also being personally acquainted with Robert
| n. Porter. we hav~ no hesitation in sa ing
that whatever statements or representations
he ma make can be implicitly relied on by
! the public
lanes Churchman, ESQ. Sidney D. Hubbard
Mckoberts Stage Agent. II. K Woodruff,
= m Godbe j Z Herrell,
/ Nm Burlington G. Treas John o Brian,
f. Estis Hill, Consts ble j. Tur er,
VIM. NJ Beard, Geo snyder,
Thomas arsh f ". Smith,
| William Andrews, ?. A. Jackson,
lanes tloe
JUpGs BUCKNER's sTATEMENT.-l am ac-
quainted with Nr. Porter and believe his
statements can be relied n, as to the value
Of the above property. have not examined
all the property, but what have seen is at a
fair price. STANTON BUCKNER
&Sy- Tickets can be had at Nevada, Of W s
McRoberts Ntage Agent, Nevada Hotel; Of
dams & co, Express, Grass Valley; OF
Adams Co, Rough and Ready; of J q Jack
son, Auburn; of Wells argo & Co Yankee
Jim g; of Palmer and baldwin, Ophir; and OF
/ NJ G. McVicar, raveling Agent
ROBERT n PORTER.
Nevada Aug. eth, 1853 -11w