Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-22
100000 ACRES.
Controlling Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Acres.

THE GLOVER VALLEY RANCH, OR AS 1T
L is sometimes known, The Iron Point
Stock aud Grain Ranch" Nevada, embracing
one hundred and six thousand acres of land, is
now offered for sale upon terms which repre-
sent a liberal concession to the purchaser, and
offers high inducements in the way of a 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 q 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 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 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
ahalf house. with four rooms. stone cellar. and
stone dairy house. well built. Horse barn,
forty by one hundred feet. with stalls for thirty
horses. There IL . splendid creek Of living
water running through the ranch; also IN excel.
lent we'll Of water with two or three springs.
Inside the Enclosure there are two springs from
which issue about twenty Ave hundred inches
Of water, sufacisnt 10 irrigate twenty-five
hundred acres Of land which lie below them.
and which may be subjected to irrig ton at
but little cost. Included In this sale there are
two thousand acres Of nne agricultural and
meadow land. about seven miles northeast Of
tho ranch buildings. upon which there are one
hundred and twenty acres In alfalfa Anely
growing. This 10 Anns grain ranch. and Will
produce forty TO nifty bushels Of barley per
acre per annum. There 10 . good orchard in
bearing, and . 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 grsxing.
There IL sufRcient water to irrieats twenty.four
hundred acres in the lower ranch, and one
.noussno An TN" upper msAans sosAi Oh snifsy'
-FOUR nunorso acres
The sale will include eighty-four head Of
GOOD American horses. Aftv Of vhfoh ara layoe.
fne brood mares, tho 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
Six years ago this ranch maintained through.
ont 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-
sted. and 10 now a. good - when In its print
tive condition. The four thousand head Of
cattle now offered for sale are the progeny of
weli-selected cows from the best dairy herds
In California and Nevada. They have increased
to their present numbers very rapidly; eight
hundred calves WIZ be branded In 1888. and
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