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Check of water usage, Las Vegas

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Las Yegas District (Logs from wells in the east of the artesian spring zones part of the district 3 to k miles west . (See Figures 5 6) • Well (S-20-61) 3*+ dhh 1 . P. L. Oooaond (Drilled hy Evans Drilling Co. in 1940; Thickness (feet) Soil, clay and ca lich e........................................ Yellow clay • • • ........................ .... Sand, water-hearing ........................................................ fee Clay * ........................................ * *, „ 20 Clay and gravel 200 Clay and rock » • • • * * * * ( * * * * pr Blue clay ("bentonite" in driller’ s log) . . . • • • g Red clay • * .......................................... io Sand ............................................ *' w '40 Red clay io Sand, water-hearing ................................................ * 2g Red clay ........................................................ Depth (feet) 30 160 165 220 2U0 UUo 1+65 550 560 600 610 63s Well (S-20-61) 27 aaa 2. R. B. Saunders (Drilled by James L. Filby in 1^+0) Sandy loam Gravel and sand Caliche Clay Gravel Clay and caliche Rod clay Green clay Red clay "Broken lime", water-hearing Red clay Red clay and. caliche Caliche Red clay and caliche Red clay WQ/fc uC£13?ill(S Thickness Depth (feet) (fe k H U g 7 15 10 25 2 27 23 50 Ho 90 2 92 22 lini­H ng 7 125 25 150 25 175 10 ig5 5 190 10 200