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Water Supply: Las Vegas - April 27th, 1934. W 23-3 Mr. E. E. Bennett, General Attorney, Los Angeles, Calif. Dear Sir: When the original purchase of the Las Vegas Ranch was made by William A. Clark from Mrs. Helen J. Stewart and heirs in 1902, of approximately 1800 acres, there was an agreement made at that time through Attor­ney C. o. Whittemore whereby Mrs. Stewart and heirs were to retain 4 inches of water from the Las Vegas Greek, supposedly for the watering of what is known as the "Stewart Burial Plot". Since that time they have been receiving water from the Las Vegas Creek, but a greater amount than four miner’s inches. We have repeatedly put in weirs at the intake of ditch leading to the burial plot, delivering at that point the required 4 inches of water, but on ac­count of the length of ditch, percolation and evaporation there is less than 4 inches delivered to them at the bur­ial plot, and they have been continually damming the creek and taking much more water than they are entitled to, claiming that the 4-inches per agreement should be delivered to them at the burial plot. Will you kindly look over past records of the deed and agreement and advise me if there is any speci­fied point where we should carry this water to; if we are required to carry it onto the burial plot, we will have to maintain in the present open ditch possibly 8 or 10 inches in order to give them the required amount as per agreement. It is true there are, I believe, about four graves in this 4-acre plot, but the water being used