Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-04
100000 ACRES.
Controlling Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Acres.

THE CLOVER VALLEY RANCH. OR AS 1T
i is sometimes known, 1.-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 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 1t 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
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 thoa-
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. 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 we'll of water with two or three springs.
Inside the Enclosure there are two springs from
which issue about twenty-five hundred inche
Of water, SUFFICIENT to irrigate twenty-five
hundred acres of land which lie below them.
and which may be subjected to irrigation 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 sfne grain ranch, and will
produce forty to fifty bushels of barley per
acre per annum. There is q good orchard in
bearing, and . live stream of water sffording
abundance Of trout. About four hundred acres
Of this small ranch is under fence. The vend-
ors of these ranches own and control the water
rights indispensable to the use Of two hundred
and fifty thousand acres Of land for grazing.
There 10 SUFFICIENT water to irrigste twenty-four
hundred acres In the lower ranch, and one
thousand In the upper, making . 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 we'll
broken work-horscs; also, there will be includ.
ed in the sale, grain headers, eight moving
machines. harrown, and al farming imple-
wan<~ vaneaaarv In vuu tha rapch
Six 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 fecupsr-
ated. IND ID nov ~ good - when in it, print
tive condition. The four thousand head Of
cattle now offered for sale are the progeny Of
well-sslected cows from the best dairy herds
In California and Nevada. They have increased
TO their present numbers very rapidly; eight
hundred calves will be branded in 1883, and
estimating upon the basis Of the past expert
snce Of increase, the brand Of 1884 Will exceed
that number by one-half. The range 10 capa-
BILE of supporting. without being ovsrstocled.
twenty-five thousand head, and the present
herd may be increased to that number without
seeking other range than that now proposed to
be sold.
The Glover Valley ranches embrace: Town
ship 80 north. ranges Il. "a. -. ~ east; town.
ship 81 north. ranges a. -. ~ ssst, township
90 north. ranges IS. ~ east; township 90 north.
range - sast-Mount Diablo meridian.
Title based upon patents from the United
Will be given 70 one hundred and six
acres Of land, commanding about one
hundred and ATTY thousand additional acres.
which the ownership Of the land now offered
for sale 10 . perfect key. The present value Of
he property IL estimated to be worth four
and twenty-eight thousand dollars.
rhe whole 10 offered for three hundred thousand
Of which one hundred and seventy. |
I've thousand dollars must be paid in cash, |
me hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars
n i've years. Deferred payments to bear seven
'er cent interest Per snnum.
The cattle and horses will be sold by actual
II the herd falls short Of four thou.
head Of cattle. or eighty.four head of
orses, . pro rata amoun for the shortage will
. deducted from the total purchase price.
Reference 10 had to ALvARo IvANs, cspi.
ct. Reno. md r. L. FULTON, Reno Gazette,
emo. for verincation Of the Representations
It forth above. Inspection Of the stock
nds and other property 10 solicited.
Apply to or address.
WI. n. MILLS,
1y1a-2V Land Aaaut. O.. p. R.R.