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Telegram from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to A. E. Stoddard (Omaha), October 16, 1952

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Creator

Creator: Reinhardt, William

Date

1952-10-16

Description

Nobody had brought up the issue of mineral rights during the negotiations for the water district purchase. To do so now would be a mistake. Even if oil was found on the property, the land's location would almost make it impossible to take advantage of.

Digital ID

hln001242

Physical Identifier

Box 25 Folder 80-11 Vol. 2 of 3 Part 2, LVL&W Co. Proposed Sale of Water Production Facilities of UPRR Co.

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http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d19k48t3j
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Union Pacific Railroad Company

Subject

Mining law
Water utilities
Water utilities
Land tenure

Time Period

1950s (1950 - 1959)

Place

Clark County

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

telegrams
correspondence

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Collection

Digital Project

The Historic Landscape of Nevada: Development, Water and Natural Environment

Citation

hln001242. 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/d19k48t3j

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Digital Provenance

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Digital Processing Note

Manual transcription

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

Los Angeles - October 16, 1952 AES - Omaha: cy WRR, WHE Omaha S-351. The question of reservation of mineral rights has never been brought up in connection with proposed sale of Water Facilities at Las Vegas. I think it would be a mistake to inject this into the present negotiations as it would offer another target for the Objectionists in the area of which there are already plenty. In addition, our studies indicate that the possibilities of oil and gas production in the Las Vegas Valley are remote, and even if such possibilities were good, the lands included in the proposed sale to the District are so located structurally as to almost exclude the possibilities of their being productive. R-147 WR