Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-24
ACRES.
Controlling Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Acres.

THE GLOVER VALLEY RANCH, OR AS IT
4 10 sometimes known, 1.-THE Iron Point
Stock and Grain Ranch" Nevads, 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 . cost Of six hundred dollars
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 Eve thousand tons Of
hay per annum. There are two hundred and
forty acres Of hne 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 IL = 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
which issue about twenty-five hundred inches
Of wster, sufacisnt 10 irrteats twenty-five
Ax&uA.>A ~N-as - f~-I -AS-A ~ A-f-- Ar~x
and which may be subjected 10 irrig ,tion 81
but little COST. included in this sale there are
two theuaand acres Of nne 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 anns 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 ayording
abundance Of trout. About four hundred acres
Of this small ranch 10 under fence. The vend.
ORE Of these ranches own and control the water
rights indispensable 10 the use Of two hundred
and nifty thousand acres Of land for graxing.
There 10 sufacient water to irrfgate twsnty.four
hundred acres In the lower ransh. And one
thousand In the upper. making . total Of thirty
four hundred acres.
The sale will include eishty.four head Of
good American horses. nifty Of which are large.
nne brood mares, the remainder being saddle
horses, we'll trained for herdtng cattle and we'll
broken work horses; also. there will be includ.
Cd In the sale, grain headers, eight moving
machiuss. harrows. and all farming tmpls-
ments necessary TO run the ranch.
Six years ago this ranch maintained through.
ont the year about forty thousand head Of cat.
tie. b range was injured by being over
stocksd. 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 - when in its print
tive condition. The four thousand head Of
cattle now offered for sale arc the progeny Of
well-selected cows from the best dairy herds
in California and Nevada. They have increased
to their present numbers very rapidly; eight
hundred calves viii be branded In 1888, and
estimating upon the basis Of the past expert
ence Of increase. the brand Of 1884 will exceed
that 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
be sold.
The Glover Valley ranches embrace: Town.
ship Sc north, ranges Al, "a. -. ~ esst; town.
ship 81 north. ranges ~. -. ~ esst; township
SO north, range IS. ~ east: township 50 north,
range IS east-Mount Diablo 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 Atty thousand additional acres.
to which the ownership of the land now offered +
for sale 10 . perfect key. The present value Of |
the property 10 estimated to be worth four |
hundred and twenty-eight thousand dollars. |
The whole is offered for three hundred thousand
dollars. Of which one hundred and seventy.
ave thousand dollars must be paid in cash,
hundred and twenty five thousand dollars
in five years. Deferred payments to bear seven
per cent interest per annum.
The cattle and horses will be sold BY actual
count. II the herd falls short OF four thou
sand head Of cattle. or eighty-four head of
horses. . pro rata amount for the shortage will
be deducted from the total purchase price.
Reference IL had to ALvARo EVANS, cant.
tsl ct. Reno. and R. L. FULTON, Reno aazetts.
Reno. for vertacation Of the representations
,et forth above. Inspection Of the stock
Isnds and other property IL solicited.
Apply to or address,
WIN. II. MILLS,
iylsaw Land Agent O. p. BIB.