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4 ©use December 21, 1951 accou n t e f th e Webers produced from t h i s w a l l . I. s » n o t c e r t a i n why ®n a p p r o p r ia t io n m s n o t f i l e d . However I b e l i e v e i t was because t h e r e was an u n c e r t a in t y a® t o w h eth er i t was n ecea s& ry t© a p p r o p r ia t e th e w a ter from th e w a ll • S e c t io n 79®? o f th e Nevada Com piled Laws p ro v id e s mm fo llo w ® * “A ll underground waters, save and except percolating water, the c o u rse and boundaries o f which are incapable o f determination, a re h ereby declared to be subject to a p p r o p r ia tio n under th e la w s o f the state re la tin g to the appropriation and use o f water** I t has never been le g a lly determined whether the waters in the Las Vegas Artesian Stela ere percolating waters, the course and boundary of which are incapable'o f determination, end therefore 1 sm assuming that i t may have been thought that i t was not necessary to f ile an appropriation fo r th is u . I find from our f i l e s that our Newsda attorney* Leo Mo&anee, f i r s t raised the question o f the d e s ir a b ility o f protecting our water supply by appropriations In 1924 a ft e r the Railroad had fir s t, developed' a very l a r g e flow o f w a te r from rteeien '.n il ho* 1 located user the Big Springs. S in c e that tine the Railroad, as w e l l ns o t h e r s , has f o l lowed the practice of protecting water developed fro® w ells by appropriation. ' cation 7944 e f the Kevads con-p iled lew® provides that say person desiring to appropriate any o f the public waters or to change the place or diversion,, manner o f use or place o f "use oFn"\^Ter"llT-,l'r , I ___ .b is i s th e s e c t io n under which we have p roceed ed t o sa k e o r i g i n a l a p p r o p r ia t io n s and I s e e no re a s o n why we sh ou ld n ot be a b le t o s e c u re th e t r a n s f e r o f ou r e x i s t i n g R a ilr o a d a p p r o p r ia t io n t© th e w e l l in th e shop grou n d s i f t h a t w e l l can be r e c o n s t itu t e d so m to p r o v id e a s u it a b le s u p p ly * I t m igh t a l s o h% p o s s ib le t© t r a n s f e r th e R a ilr o a d A p p r o p r ia tio n t o a new w e l l in % s u it a b le l o c a t i o n w hich would d e v e lo p s u ff i c i e n t w a te r . 1 do n ot know what th e a t t it u d e o f th e r l ^ t c ^ H sh a ll sa k e"a n fep p lT cT tlF n t o t 'h e 'v t e .ie