The weekly Placer herald., 1853-10-01
r.. III, PORTEK'S
REAL ESTATE & STOCK
GRAND RAFEI61

hEAL EO n IL ~ -
GRAND RAEELGH
$4,000 FOR ONE DOLLAR
TWENTY PRIZESl!t,
Tickets On Collar!
Committing Of tie toiloscing list Of vsissSl<
Real Estate, Stock and other criticize:
LIS r OF PRIZES,
HIGH THROWS.
lst Grand Prize he lollbridge known
as Porter's Crossing, valued at oS00S
8d st Louis Ranch, containing $40
acres, valued at ~
5th fine American Bay Mare. $50
7th yoke fine American work Oxen. val 500
9th fine American Ware, valued as lyS
18th fat Ok, valued at l1S
18th fine sad die Horse, valued at 100
5th twohorse half spring Wagon, val Is
18th 8 fine Hogs Va ued at 90
10Th frat rate Plow, Colton's Patent. val 81
e0S56
Low THROWS.
I'd Tavern stand, out-huildings and
Ranch, l60 acres valued at $4,000
4th splendid Buggy and Harness. val SOC
9th first rnte two.h rse iron axle Wagon 29S
9Th yoke hne American work Oxen, val It's
10th fat Ok. valued at l76
18th fine American Mich Cow, val a. ITO
18th full blooded China breed Sow. val %
10th fine addle Horse, 90
18th fat og. valued at 80
goth sc. Double Harness. complete val 20
S51I6
Grand Total, $4,000
Ibis is one Of the best RafFles Of TIE kind
ever offered in the State. The property put
The Grst prize 10 the we'll known Tollbridga
on Bear River, known a. Portcr's Crossing.
located on the main Travelled road from Sac.
ramento to Nevada via Ophir, Auburn Sn0
Grass Valley beng 8 miles from Auburn, IS
from Grass Valley. and 20 from Nevada. IL
has just been newly planked and repaired
throughout. at cost of $500, apd is now in
excellent order. 1t has stood the foods Of
two Writers The toll averages from ols 70
$40 per day; the rates Of toll are granted BY
the Court Of es Sens. The tubhc House.
Parn and other buildings, with Ranch Of l6O
acres attached 81 uated at the Bridge, are
well adnlted or Tavern stand. and in .
good bush ess location; the house and bar are
well furnished throughout; the barn is large
frame, and well finished, with shed attached.
he kanch is we'll watered and we'll adapted
to stock raising and agricultural purposes
The St. Louis Ranch, containing 82O acres u
located on the opposite side of the river from
the other; the main public road runs through
IT.; it has an abundance of water on It, and
is well apted to farming and grasing. The
stock Is in fine rder, and will be delivered In
good condition. The other articles are near
ly new, and in good repair No. Titles Civ
en- 10 all the property put up,
The property will be raffled for st Nevada.
on the
10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1883.
mmencng at JOAN. Three throws Of Dice
70 decide for Prises Prises awarded to the
10 highest and 10 lowest thrown Numbers.
All cases Of ties to be decided by throws Of
dice highest throws to have precedence. -
| he i nfle will come of under tho supervision
of u comm ttee Of fifteen gentlemen, who viii
! be chosen by the ticket-holders present -
| Committee to make throws for absentees. and
| decide in cnses of dispute. Ticket holders
present may make their own throws.
We, the undersigned having examined the
property in Il. II Portcr's Rattle. do certify
that it 10 put up at fair cash value. And,
also. being personally acquainted with Robert
II. Porter. we have no hesitation in saving
that whatever statements or representations
he ma make can be implicitly rslisd o. BY
the public.
nes Churohman, Esq. Sidney D. Hubbard
cRoberts Stage Agent. II. X. WoodruG,
IN. Godbe, j. Il Herrell.
m Burlington, Co Treas John o Brian,
Es'ls 81, ':i.., !, Constable, IN Turner,
VIM. Beard. Geo. snyder.
Thomas Marsh, Il. ". Smith,
iiam Andrews, +. A. Jackson,
ames hoel.
juno, RUcKNER's sTArEMENT.-f an se.
qunnted with Mr. Porter, aud believe his
stntemens can be relied ,n, a. to <he value
of the above property. | have not examined
all the PROF erty, but what have seen 10 st
fair price. STANTON BUCKNER.
aD- Tickets can be had at Nevada, Of w D
Mckoberts tage Agent. Nevada Hotel; Of
Adams Il o. Express, Grass Valley; Of
Adams Co, Rough and Ready; Of Jack.
ION, Auburn; Of Wells, Fargo & Co, Yankee
Jims; OF Palmer and Baldwin. Ophir; and sf
| NC NlcVioar, raveling Agent
ROB tRl'H PORT69,
Nevada up 9th IS53-llH