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COPY Las Vegas, Nevada, June 26, 1924 Mr. E. E. Cunningham, Superintendent, Los Angeles, Calif. Lear Sir: 'l „ . Acknowledging receipt of your letter of June 24th, in reference to water supply for Las Vegas. I can'only approximately answer your questions, a ll of which have been previously answered personally to Mr. E. R. MclTamee, Attorney. 1. Approximate daily consumption of water by the City and a ll Railroad purposes 250 miner's inches. 2. A ll amount of water not used by the City and Railroad is used for irrigation purposes on the Company Ranch. 3. It is possible and always has been, for the lands now owned by the Land & Water Co. to use a ll of the water on its own lands. There is not at present nor has there ever been a drop of this water flowing off of our property. I (ftJ&O 4. The springs fn) the new well are amply sufficient for a ll purposes. 5. Railroad Company cannot use a ll or even a portion of the water flowing from.the new well. 6. The present output of the new well as measured by Government ’Water Inspector yesterday was 271 miner's inches. This well increased in the last 5 days from a flow of 176 miner's inches to the present measurement * The increase coming very suddenly with a deluge of sand which almost fille d our forbay and pipe lines but since has been running into temporary settling basins and is again as clear as when first coming in but no abatement of the number of inches or pressure of water. I do not anticipate that there w ill be any abatement of this last flow. - Mr. cc E .R . McEame e.