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Los Angeles - Aug* 3rd, 1959 W H O - Salt Lake Phone c o n v ersation this A M re threatened legal act i o n connection furnishing w a t e r to Stewart burial plot Las Vegas. Quote b e l o w t e l e g r a m r e e d date f r o m W R B : QUOTE* M y letter July 27, complaint Stewart heirs not r e c e i v i n g four Inches of w a t e r they are enti t l e d to f r o m Las Vegas Creek. We now have apparently g o o d flow f r o m reservoir and open spring In creek as far as M a i n Street bridge, b u t f r o m there to delivery w e i r distance of possible 1 0 0 0 ft. w a t e r flows thru dense b e d of tuilleries, p e r c o l a t i n g into ground and none reaches p o i n t r e q u i r e d in contract. Impossible c l e a n this ditch by h a n d labor, and in order avoid suit threatened b y Stewart heirs we should immediately secure services of dragline n o w in Las Vegas Y a r d and open this d i t c h f r o m M a i n Street bridge to w e i r at dam. This should be h a n d l e d at once while we still have a supply of water in the creek. Please advise. B-2 END QUOTE S-186 PS.* MiG 1 \A. 1- 3 1339