Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-18
ACRES.
Controlling Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Acres.

TINE CLOVER VALLEY RANCH, OR AS 1T
L 10 sometimes known, The Iron Point
Stock and Gram Ranch" Nevada, embracing
one hundred and six thousand acres of land, is
now offered for sale upon terms which repre-
sent q liberal concession to the purchaser, and
offers high inducements in the way Of q safe,
permanent and profitable investment.
With this ranch will be sold four thousand
head of stock cattle, now in splendid condition,
embracing thoroughbred Durham bulls,
purchased at a cost Of six hundred dollars
each. The entire herd is composed Of grades
produced by crossing the best American cows
with the very best thorough bred Durham bulls
ever imported to this country. There are no
inferior animals in the herd no Spanish cattle
or crosses from Spanish cattle. These ranches
embrace ak thousand acres Of meadow land,
which will produce about five thousand tons Of
hay per annum. There are two hundred and
forty acres Of fine alfalfa under irrigation,
capable of producing twelve hundred and fifty
tons Of hay per snnum. Twenty-eight thou
sand acres Of this ranch are now under fence.
redwood posts set sixteen feet apart. with four
barbed wires. nearly new. Buildings attached
" bno IAucu Couslst VI ouo BuOQ ouo-btOIy Auu
ahalf house. with four rooms stone cellar. and
stone dairy house, we'll built. Horse barn.
forty by one hundred feet. with stalls for thirty
horses. There 10 . splendid creek Of living
water running through the ranch, also an excel.
lent we'll OF water with two or three springs.
Inside tho inclosure there are two springs from
which issue about twenty-five hundred inches
Of water. sufacient to irrigate twenty-five
hundred acres OF land which lie below them.
and which may be subjected TO irrigation ct
but little cost. Included in this sale there are
two thousand acres Of fns agricultural and
meadow land, about seven miles northeast Of
the ranch buildings. upon which there are one
hundred and twenty acres In Alfalfa Auely
growing. This IL = sns grain ranch, and will
produce forty 70 atty bushels Of barley per
acre per Annum. There IL . good orchard In
bearing. and . live stream Of water sfording
abundance Of trout. Abou. four hundred acres
Of this small ranch 10 under fence. The vend.
ors Of these ranches own n control the water
rights indispensable TO the use Of two hundred
and atty thousand acres Of land for grazing.
There 10 sufacient water to irrigate twsnty.four
hundred acres In the lower ranch, and one
thousand In the upper. making . total Of thirty.
four hundred acres.
The sale will include sishty.four head Of
good American horses. atty Of which are largo.
hne brood mares, the remainder being saddle
horses. we'll trained for hsrdins cattle and we'll
broken w~ork-horses, also, there will be includ.
cd in the sale. grain headers. eight moving
machines, hsrrows. and all farming imple-
ments necessary TO run the ranch.
Rix years ago this ranch maintained through.
out the year about forty thousand head Of cat
tie. The range WAS injured by being over.
stocked. and the stock was sold, the owner OF
this ranch selling twelve thousand head.
After . rest Of six years the range has recupsr.
ated. and 10 nov - good as whom in its PRINT
tive condition. The four thousand head OF
cattle now offered for sale are the progeny Of
well-selected cows from the best dairy herds
In California and Nevada. They have increased
10 their present numbers very rapidly; eight
hundred calves will be branded in 1888. and
estimating upon the basis Of the past expert
hat number by one-half. The range 10 capa-
BILE Of supporting. without being overstoched.
twenty-five thousand head, and the present
herd may be increased to that number without
seeking other range than that now proposed TO
DO sold.
The Glover Valley ranches embrace: Town.
ship SO north. ranges Il, a.. Is, ~ east; town.
ship 81 north. ranges a. 4s. ~ east; township
80 north. ranges IS, A east; township 80 north,
range 4s cant Mount Disblo meridian.
Title based upon patents from the United
will be given to one hundred and six
thousand acres Of land. commanding about one
hundred and fifty thousand additional acrss,
to which the ownership Of the land now offered
for sale 10 Q perfect key. The present value Of
the property is estimated to be worth four
and twenty-eieht thousand dollars. |
rhe wholeis offered for three hundred thousand
OF which one hundred inc seventy. |
I've thousand dollars must be paid in cash,
me hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars
n Ave years. Deferred payments to bear seven |
Der cent interest per annum.
The cattle and horses will be sold by actual
cunt. II the herd falls short Of four thou.
and head Of cattle. or eighty-four head Of
vorses. . pro rata amount for the shortage will
o deducted from the total purchase price.
Reference 10 had to ALvARO EvANS. CAPT..
Reno. and r. L. FULTON. Reno Gazette,
emo. for veriication Of the Representations
II forth above. Inspection Of the stock
'nds and other property IL solicited.
Apply to or address,
WIN. H. MILLS.
jyls-2w Land Agent, O. p. R. r.