Historic Montana Ranches
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The properties of the Historic Montana Ranches, totaling over 80,000
acres, offer one of the most historic and significant land assemblages in
the United States. Established in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, the
Historic Montana Ranches include the legendary OW, V Bar C (including
Randolph Cabin), Pitchfork, Wolf and LX Bar Ranches along with two
downtown Sheridan office buildings, and the old Birney Store & Saloon.
In addition, there are five miles of the Tongue River and frontage on the
Powder River, more than twelve creeks, five headquarters, spectacular
western scenery, livestock production, water rights, wildlife and valuable
mineral interests.
Montana and Wyoming
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The properties of the Historic Montana Ranches are all situated near
Sheridan, Wyoming. The two downtown office buildings are in Sheridan, Wyoming and the LX Bar is in Campbell County, Wyoming. The
remaining ranches and saloon are in three Montana counties just
across the state line set along the Tongue River Valley and Hanging
Woman Basin. The OW and V Bar C ranches are within a 60 minute
drive of Sheridan. The Pitchfork and Wolf ranches are 35 minutes and
60 minutes respectively from Billings, Montana.
Sheridan, Wyoming
Located in north-central Wyoming, in the valley of the Big Horn Mountains, Sheridan has deep western roots and a strong frontier spirit.
With its location on the Bozeman Trail, Sheridan was the center of the
1800’s Western expansion history and maintains its western charm
today. Sheridan’s historic Main Street district has over 30 buildings
on the National Register of Historic Places and offers year-round community festivals and cultural events, cafes and fine dining, summer
rodeos and Polo events. With a population of approximately 16,500,
Sheridan is large enough to offer convenient amenities such as stateof-the-art hospitals and medical clinics, 4 scenic golf courses within a
35-mile radius and the Sheridan County Airport - offering daily flights
from major cities.
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Location and Area
OW Ranch
The OW Ranch headquarters, considered one of the most significant
ranch headquarters in the entire country, was restored back to its original
glory and preserved as a National Historic Landmark in 1993. The OW
Ranch was founded by John B. Kendrick, the first territorial Governor and
Wyoming’s first Senator. Kendrick was considered one of the most influential men in the development of the range cattle industry in Wyoming and
Montana. The ranch consists of 46,848 total acres and includes Hanging
Woman Creek, Trail Creek, Horse Creek, East Trail Creek and PK Creek.
Currently running 1,500 pair, the ranch is well watered by creeks, springs
and wells. The ranch puts up 500 to 1,000 tons of native grass hay on its
dry land meadows.
The historical research and certification of the OW Ranch headquarters
was completed by architect John Foote. There are complete architectural
renderings and plans available for the entire compound. The Senator’s
house, ice house, bath house and spring house took numerous years to
restore and were completed in 1998.
The headquarters is served by the original historic spring that determined
its location over 100 years ago and was completely restored in 1991. In
2006, the construction of the water storage vault, new well, new sewer
and septic systems, fire system and water treatment building were completed. During this time, all utilities were buried to ensure the historic view
shed around the headquarters..
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OW Ranch
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OW Ranch - Historic Photos
V Bar C Ranch
Located just northwest of the OW Ranch, the V-C Ranch includes approximately five miles on both sides of the Tongue River. Once the
original headquarters of the Brown Cattle Company, the V-C consists of
17,774 total acres. This historic ranch has had only two owners in 120
years and is located in an area full of history and legend. Improvements
include the Edmund Randolph cabin, cookhouse, guest cabins, and the
Salverson homestead. Along with Prairie Dog Creek and Canyon Creek,
the ranch has in excess of 1,000 acre feet of water storage in the Tongue
River Reservoir with territorial diversion rights out of the Tongue River.
An extensive network of ditches and diversion structures, along with two
sprinklers, irrigate approximately 600 acres that can yield an annual production of up to 2,500 tons of grass/alfalfa hay. The ranch operates as a
500 pair ranch that includes an additional 100 pair permit in the Custer
National Forest. With control of both sides of the Tongue River, irrigated
meadows, and tree covered hillsides, the V-C is a wildlife rich ranch with
elk, deer, antelope, pheasants, turkey and numerous ducks and geese.
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V Bar C Ranch
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Pitchfork Ranch
The Pitchfork Ranch is just west of Fort Smith, Montana on the north
side of the Bighorn Canyon at the foot of the Pryor Mountains. The
Pitchfork consists of 15,264 total acres of rolling grass meadow with
several canyons and big sky mountain views in every direction. The
ranch has been leased to the adjacent ranching family as critical
summer range for their 5,000 cow operation. It has historically summered 1,500 to 2,500 pair for the last 7 years and has seen substantial spring development during the last 4 years. The Pitchfork
embodies all that is special about Montana as one of the most scenic
ranches in existence, including several caves in its canyons, some
with ancient petroglyphics.
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Pitchfork Ranch
LX Bar Ranch
The LX Bar Ranch was built by John B. Kendrick in the early 1900’s and
was the Powder River headquarters of the legendary Kendrick Cattle
Company. The LX Bar was modeled similarly to the original OW headquarters but in hand-cut sandstone and is located on the Powder River
in Campbell County, Wyoming.
Wolf Ranch
The Wolf Ranch is just shy of one square mile of valley and contoured
meadows with beautiful improvements and substantial water and mineral rights. The ranch has a remodeled 2,200 square foot house with wrap
around deck on three sides surrounded by mature trees and views of
the Big Horn Mountains. The improvements include a large shop, barn,
garage, shed and set of wood corrals. With its location at the confluence
of Soap Creek and Dry Soap Creek, the Wolf Ranch is an excellent trout
spawning watershed.
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LX Bar Ranch and Wolf Ranch
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LX Bar Ranch - Historic Photos
Birney Store & Saloon
The Birney Store & Saloon is located on the Tongue River in the town
of Birney, Montana and was once a historic saloon and general store.
The building has a new roof and includes two lots that slope down to
the river. This is a great property with a fabulous location on a great
fishing river.
Randolph Cabin
A charming and historic chinked-log cabin resting on 24-deeded acres
adjoining the V Bar C Ranch provides cozy accommodations featuring
a full bath and kitchen, rock-face fireplace, east-facing porch with propane heat and well.
Downtown Sheridan Office Buildings
122 and 130 North Main Street, Sheridan, Wyoming
Two office buildings, adjacent to each other, on historic North Main
Street in downtown Sheridan, Wyoming consisting of 2,750 square feet
and 3,187 square feet. One of the buildings was the original Bank of
Commerce and both buildings are on the historic registry.
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Birney Store & Saloon - Randolph Cabin - Sheridan Office Buildings
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Currently, the OW Ranch wildlife resources are managed in common
with three other adjoing ranches. All ranches operate under one outfitter
on a year-to-year basis covering approximately 250,000 acres. The hunting lease is assessed annually and managed for conservation and trophy
game production. The V-C Ranch is surrounded by 130,000 acres of privately owned and professionally managed ranches. These neighboring
ranches provide excellent hunting, complete with lodging, guest facilities,
and world class guides and outfitters. A great opportunity exists on the V-C
Ranch for developing the hunting resources.
The historic Montana Ranches have excellent water rights including over 5
miles of the Tongue River, frontage on the Powder River, more than twelve
creeks, over 261 acre feet of surface water dating back to 1868, 15 springs,
11 stock wells and 6 domestic wells producing over 359 gallons per minute,
24 damned ponds with 157 acre feet of water and over 2,000 acre feet of
water storage in the Tongue River Reservoir.
The mineral holdings offered for sale represent 50% of Seller’s interest in
fee minerals and mineral working interests. The overriding royalty interest
(ORRI) is not being offered for sale. These properties and their aggregated
mineral holdings conservatively consist of 5,000 net fee mineral acres in
Montana. Also included is 50% of a 10% non-operating working interest in
125,000 acres of Big Horn, Rosebud, and Powder River counties in Montana and Campbell and Sheridan counties in Wyoming. In addition, this
offering includes 50% of 40,000 net acres and 60,000 gross acres of fee,
state, and federal leases in Powder River County, Montana. The Proven,
Probable, and Possible oil and gas reserves within this vast lease and mineral holding could be extensive.
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Wildlife & Hunting - Water Rights - Mineral Holdings
Property Name
Acreage Breakdown
OW Ranch
Deeded Acres......30,737
State Acres..........11,555
BLM Acres.............2,080
Private Acres.........2,476
V Bar C Ranch
Deeded Acres......12,123
State Acres...............959
BLM Acres.............4,692
Pitchfork/Wolf
Deeded Acres........5,860
Leased Acres.......10,000
Birney Store & Saloon
n/a
Horseshoe Bend
Deeded Acres.............10
(Part of V-C Ranch)
Buckley Homestead
Deeded Acres...........440
(Part of OW Ranch)
Randolph Cabin
Deeded Acres............24
(Part of V-C Ranch)
LX Bar
Deeded Acres............25
Sheridan Properties
n/a
(122 & 130 Main St.)
Deeded Acres:
State Leased Acres:
BLM Leased Acres
Private Leased Acres:
Total Acres:
49,219
22,514
6,772
2,476
80,981
Value of all properties includes the real estate, improvements, equipment, livestock and 50% of Seller’s Interest in Fee Minerals and
Mineral working interests.
Terms: All properties are being sold as a package and the sale of
one is conditioned on the sale of all.
Property Breakdown
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Historic Montana Ranches is offered
to qualified purchasers for
$75,000,000
Shown by appointment only, Broker cooperation invited.
For further information
contact
Ron Morris at 970.535.0881
ron@rmabrokers.com
Matt Johnston at 307.655.2273
matt@rmabrokers.com
Billy Long at 970.927.3850
billy@rmabrokers.com
Richard Peterson at 303.789.9294
richard@rmabrokers.com
Pitchfork Ranch ►
◄ Wolf Ranch
V Bar C Ranch
◄ Birney Saloon
Randolph Cabin ►
◄ OW Ranch
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Main Street
Office Buildings
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LX Bar Ranch
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Offering subject to errors, omissions, prior sale, change or withdrawal without notice. All information provided by Ranch Marketing
Associates or its respresentatives is intended only as a general guideline and has been obtained from sources deemed reliable,
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DENVER
SHERIDAN
however we cannot guarantee its accuracy. Prospective purchasers should independently verify all items of interest with their
own sources.
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