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Report on Las Vegas. Nevada Water Supply Introductory When the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company, following negotiations between Wm. A. Clark and E. H. Harrlman, began unhindered construction of the present Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad between Caliente and Los A n g e l a s, Clark purchased a large tract of land on both sides of the adopted line through Las Vegas. The tract embraced valuable springs tv/o miles west cf the railroad, ranch property on the northeast, and the site south of the ranch property which was decided upon as the future location of the city. This purchase, which carried with it a requirement that the adjoining Stewart Burial Plot should be supplied with 4 miners' inches cf water (equal to 63,160 gallons per day), was made by deed of December 8, 1902 from Helen J.f Eliza J J. and Hiram R. Stewart and Evaline S. Coff?iecyy ttoo WA. Aa. Clark, who con­veyed it to the SP,LA&SLRRCo. by deed of July 2, 1903. Curing the railroad's construction a redwooa stave pipe line vac laid from the springe to the Las Vegas station grounds, and a locomo­tive water station was erected. Upon completion of the railroad (May, 1905), the Lae Vegas Land and Water Company was Incorporated, and the' ranch and towns! te areas were conveyed to it by deed of May 8, 1905 Clark's Las Vegas Towneite was platted end Fp lacceeda oonn *tvh,e market, and the LVLandWCo. laid its distribution system of water pniipfecsi Through the new towneite; these lines were of redwood stave Dpl n.p-e>* connection was made with the railroad water main transmission line at the edge of the stati