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I agree.Letter to the state engineer accompanying the application to allow the Las Vegas Land and Water co. access to water on the Las Vegas Ranch. The unsigned application is referenced below.
hln000525. Union Pacific Railroad Collection, 1828-1995. MS-00397. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d18w3c22v
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November 6, 1939. Mr. Alfred Merritt Smith, State Engineer, Carson City, Nevada. Dear Sir: I enclose herewith application of Las Vegas Land and Water Company for permit to appropriate one-tenth c.f.s. of water for domestic and stock watering purposes from the Las Vegas Valley artesian basin. The artesian well has already been drilled, and I am enclos-ing the log of said well. I am also enclosing check for $20. to cover the filing fee. Very truly yours, Leo A. McNamee LAMc-fmd encs. cc- Mr. Walter R. Bracken Mr. E. E. Bennett.