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September 7, 19^8 W 18—X—13-A U r. A lfr e d M e rritt Smith > ,o State Engineer dareon C ity * Sereda A t t ’ ns U r. 1 . A. Shamberger A s s t. State Engineer Deer Hugh; Acknowledging your l e t t e r August 31 regard in g our a p p lic a tio n #12460 f o r perm ission to d r i l l a w e ll on the la s Vegas Ranchi 1 phoned the Review-Journal promptly on re c e ip t o f your l e t t e r and they advised the a f f i d a v i t was sen t you September 2. P r io r to re c e ip t o f your le t t e r # 1 had d is cussed w ith Harry Jameson our in te n tio n to d r i l l to the 800 f t . le v e l and ap p ro p riate w ater from the low er gone in ord er to avoid In te rfe re n c e w ith e x is tin g w e lls in the upper zone. However# because o f the absence o f accurate lo g s o f o th e r w e lls in the v ic in ity # we are d r i l l i n g p re tty such in the dark. In view o f the cons id e r a b le expense we w i l l go to in d r i l l i n g th is w e ll and the heavy investment we have in the has Vegas Ranch# X w i l l w r it s you fu r t h e r on th is su b je c t in case we are u n su ccessful in secu rin g an adequate flo w below the 400 f t . le v e l* With k in d est regards# X remain# Very t r u ly yours, d sn eral Manager C oo - U r. Harry Jamsson. W ater S u p ervisor. F ed eral B u ild in g . j - i f * has Vegas# Sevada).
