Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-25
ACRES,
Controlling Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Acres.

THE CLOVER VALLEY RANCH. OR As IT
L IL sometimes known, "The Iron Point
Stock and Grain Ranch" Nevada, embracing
one hundred and six thousand acres Of land, is
now offered for sale upon terms which repre-
sent . 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 . cost Of six hundred dollars
each. The entire herd is composed Of grades
produced by crossing the best American cows
with the very best thoroughbred 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 six thousand acres Of meadow land,
which will produce abe6t five thousand tons Of
hay per mum. There are two hundred and
forty acres Of fine alfalfa under irrigation,
capable Of producing twelve hundred and fifty
tons Of hay per annum. 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
to the ranch consist of one good one-story and
. half 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 Is q splendid creek Of living
water running through the ranch; also an excel
lent well of water with two or three springs.
Inside the Enclosure there are two springs from
xv1I,h oorA l@- u1-k-x g.. - x-.L--
of water. sufficient to irrigate twenty-five
hundred acres Of land which lie below them,
and which may be subjected to irrig ation at
but little cost. Included in this sale there are
two thousand acres Of fine agricultural and
meadow land, about seven miles northeast of
the ranch buildings, upon which there are one
hundred and twenty acres in alfalfa finely
growing. This is aine grain ranch, and will
produce forty to fifty bushels of barley per
acre per annum. There is a good orchard in
bearing, and 9 live stream Of water affording
abundance OF trout. About four hundred acres
Of this small ranch 10 under fence. The vend-
ors OF these ranches own and control the water
rights indispensable TO the use of two hundred
and nifty thousand acres Of land for grazing.
There II. suficient water to irrigate twenty.four
hundred acres in the lower ranch, and one
in the upper. making 9 total Of thirty.
four hundred acres.
The sale will include eighty-four head Of
good American horses, fifty Of which are large,
fine brood mares, the remainder being saddle
horses, we'll trained for herding cattle and well
broken work-horses; also, there will be includ.
cd In the sale, grain headers, eight moving
machines. harrows, and all farming nipple
ments necessary to run the ranch.
Six years ago this ranch maintained through. |
out the year about forty thousand head Of cat
tie. The range was injured by being over. /
and the stock was sold, the owner Of |
this ranch selling twelve thousand head. /
After . rest Of six years the range has rscupsr. |
ated, and 10 nov - good ~ whom in it, print. |
tive condition. The four thousand head of
cattle now offered for sale are the progeny Of |
well-selected cow from the best dairy herds |
California and Nevada. They have increased
10 their present numbers very rapidly; eight |
calves will be branded In 1888. and
upon the basis Of the past export.
Of increase. the brand Of 1884 will exceed
hat number BY ons-half. The range il capa.
bic Of supporting. without being overstocked, |
thousand head and the present
aerd may be increased to that number without |
: .a,s ' 'A'A As' Nv" proposed 70
1ne oiovef vsiiey rancnes embrace: Town
MP 20 nortn' ranges H. q. ~. n east; town.
NIP " north' ranges q. u. ~ east; township
noftn' ranges 49, u esss; township " north,
Anss 20 esss-nouns DaAoio meridian.