Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-23
ACRES.
Controlling Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Acres.

THE GLOVER VALLEY RANCH, OR AZ 1T
L 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 q 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 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 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 -ixteen 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 we'll of water with two or three springs.
Inside the Enclosure there are two springs from
which issue about twenty five hundred inches
of water, sufficient to irrigate twenty-five
hundred acres Of land which lie below them.
and which may be subjected to irrig. ton 1t
but little cost. Included in this sale there are
W. 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 fine grain ranch. and will
produce forty to atty bushels of barley per
acre per Annum. There 10 . good orchard In
bearing. and . live stream Of water sfYording
abundance Of trout. About four hundred acres
Of this small ranch ID 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 suficient water to irrigate 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. well trained for herding cattle and we'll
broken work-horses; also, there Will be includ.
machines. harrows. and all farming impls-
ments necessary to run the ranch.
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-
ated, and 10 now Is good Is when in its 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
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
ence of increase. the brand Of 1884 will exceed
hat number by one-half. The range is capa-
BILE Of supporting, without being overstocied.
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 SO north, ranges II, ~, ~, ~ east; town.
ship 81 north. ranges "A. 4s. A east; township
SO north. ranges -. ~ east; township 50 north.
range 4s east-Mount Disblo meridian.
Title based upon patents from the United
States will be given to one hundred and six
thousand acres Of land. commanding about one
hundred and nifty thousand additional acres, |
10 which the ownership Of the land now offered |
Tor sale IL . perfect key. The present value Of
he property is estimated to be worth four
and t~wenty-e,eat thousand dollars.
whole is ofersd for tnree hundred thousand
dollars, Of which one hundred and seventy.
I've thousand dollars must be paid in cash,
ne hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars
n i've years. Deferred payments to bear seven
er 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
orses. . pro rata amount for the shortage will
Q deducted from the total purchase price.
Reference il had to ALvARo EVANS, capt.
list. Reno, and r. L. FULTON, Reno Gazette,
emo. for verihcation Of the representations
i forth above. Inspection of the stock (.
nds and other property IL solicited.
Apply TO or address.
WIN. III. MILLS,
Land Agent, O. p. r.. r.