JY Bagby Ranch Offering Brochure
https://www.swanlandco.com/properties/montana/jy-bagby-ranch Private and safe rural Montana ranch for sale The 2,937± deeded acres with two miles of trout-rich Englejard Creek, provides privacy, security and safety. The 5,081± sf custom home showcases high-end finishes, dramatic views and three adjoining bunkhouse suites. The improvements are thoughtfully designed and provide all of the modern necessities expected in today’s high-end ranch properties. Flood irrigation, with solid-senior water rights, irrigate the majority of the Ranch.
https://www.swanlandco.com/properties/montana/jy-bagby-ranch
Private and safe rural Montana ranch for sale
The 2,937± deeded acres with two miles of trout-rich Englejard Creek, provides privacy, security and safety. The 5,081± sf custom home showcases high-end finishes, dramatic views and three adjoining bunkhouse suites. The improvements are thoughtfully designed and provide all of the modern necessities expected in today’s high-end ranch properties. Flood irrigation, with solid-senior water rights, irrigate the majority of the Ranch.
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AREA HISTORY<br />
The Big Hole Basin has seen its share of residents from the passing through of Native American Indians, homesteaders, miners and ranchers. In the<br />
early 1800s, the Flathead Indians frequented the Big Hole Basin. The Big Hole watershed was used as a natural buffer between rival Indian tribes<br />
including the Shoshone, Nez Perce, Blackfeet and Coast Salish. The Nez Pierce Indians traveled through the area in search of bison. Around that time,<br />
the Lewis and Clark Expedition, seemingly the first non American Indians to lay eyes on the Big Hole Valley, claimed the “discovery” of the river. They<br />
stopped off at the boiling hot springs now known as Jackson Hot Springs.<br />
Southeast of the <strong>Ranch</strong> is Bannack<br />
State Park. Named after the native<br />
Bannock Indians, in 1862 it was the<br />
site of a major gold discovery. The<br />
gold rush sparked a bustling mining<br />
town and the population grew<br />
to over 3,000 people. In 1864 it<br />
briefly served as the first Territorial<br />
Capital of Montana. Despite its<br />
population, which at one point was<br />
around 10,000, it was only tied to<br />
the rest of the world by the Montana<br />
Trail. Today, the well-preserved<br />
ghost town is a place to explore<br />
the historic log structures and stroll<br />
back in time.<br />
In 1877, a significant battle took<br />
place near Jackson called the<br />
Battle of the Big Horn. This battle<br />
involving Chief Joseph and Colonel<br />
Gibbon arose when a portion of the<br />
Nez Perce Tribe refused to move to a reservation. The tragic Indian war was a turning point for the Nez Perce that continued on for five months. The<br />
war ended abruptly at the Battle of the Big Horn as the U.S. Government claimed victory. The battlefield is now a historic site and a designated U.S.<br />
National Battlefield. It offers self-guided tours with great views of the Big Hole Valley and surrounding mountains.<br />
Big Hole Valley, often referred to as the “Valley of 10,000 Haystacks”, derived its nickname from the way hay was stacked and the sheer quantity<br />
of stacks put up in the summer. In 1910, a device called the Beaverslide, was invented, designed and patented in the Big Hole Valley. It was used<br />
to produce haystacks of over 20 tons and around 30-feet tall. Although the use of the Beaverslide spread through the West, its use declined with the<br />
advent of mechanized balers. Today there are fewer haystacks but more bales, and on occasion the sighting of a Beaverslide can still be seen in the Big<br />
Hole Valley come haying season.<br />
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