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Mr* P . H. K n ick erb ock er: ir o n w a ter p ip e l i n e from L i t t l e S p rin g to s e t t l i n g b a s in , which, when recommended, would have made a v a ila b le a ‘ t o t a l d ir e c t flo w o f ap p roxim ately 3,200 g a llo n s p er m inute, c o n s is tin g o f the flo w from A r te s ia n W e ll, 1,530 g a llo n s p e r m inute; B ig S p rin g, 1,010 g a llo n s p e r minute and L i t t l e S p rih g, 660 g a llo n s p e r minute* I understand th a t the A r te s ia n W ell has d ecreased to such an e x te n t th a t o n ly 1,175 g a llo n s p e r minute a re a t p re s e n t a v a ila b le , making a v a ila b le a t o t a l d iife c t flo w a t th e p resen t tim e o f 2,845 g a llo n s p e r m inute. M id d le S p rin g i s lo w er in e le v a t io n than th e above-m entioned sources and, t h e r e fo r e , i t s flo w o f ap p ro xim ately 350 g a llo n s p e r minute can n ot be made a v a ila b le w ith ou t a lo s s in head* There i s a fu r th e r lo s s o f ap p roxim ately 260 g a llo n s p e r minute coming up o u ts id e o f the w e ll­c a s in g , which p ro b a b ly can n ot be d iv e r t e d in t o th e p ip e lin e * econ­o m ic a lly * The 610 g a llo n s p e r minute i s n ot an a c tu a l l o s s , excep t d u rin g w in te r months, as i t may b e used on the Company's ranch f o r i r r i g a t i n g purposes, b u t, as m entioned ab ove, t h is w ater can not be made a v a ila b le f o r R a ilr o a d o r O ity use w ith ou t lo w e rin g th e head on th e main p ip e l i n e , which i s not d e s ir a b le , o r i n s t a l l i n g a pump to