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g Los An go 1 „• a, F&' . 36, PG-5381 Mr. F. H. Adams, Gen.A t., Los Angeles, Calif. Dear Si T • On the 31st iast,, at the personal request and expense of Mr, Max Hu bermn» a Los Angeles Realty man, I accompanied a party of three to Las Togas, Nevada. This party was going with the intention of making a thorough investigation into land conditions there, and if their investigations proved satisfactory, to make heavy investments in Las Yagas acreage. The result of their invest!gatione proved satisfactory, and will result in investments being made. Mr. Huberman, with a number of his friends, both here and in the East, are to organize a syndicate to purchase some thou sands of acres adjacent to the Winterwccd Ranch, and a -fl in tracts of from five to forty acres to settlers on easy terms. From ry own observation during the trip I am confident that within a few years nearly all of this land will be under cultivation, cid prove a source of isreass revenue to the Salt Lade Route. In or dear*- that you may be in a position to form your own Judgment as to this revenue producing valley for the Salt Lake, I Just want to detail in a concise statement what there is in the valley, and what is being done to develop it. Water, which is indispensable, must underlie the entire vallfy, as evidenced by the fact that there are no v 105 artesian wells, varying in depth from 3,0 to 500 feet, and flowing steadily, with an average flow of from 30 to 150 inches, one well, especially, on the Wixon Ranch, having'a maximum flow of 150 miner*a inches, with a minimum flow of 153 inches. A great many such wells are scattered over the valley within a radius of 30 miles. It can readily be seen that if all this water could be conserved, what an extent of acreage could be taken care of. Artesian water is not the only water to be obtained, as surface water is being developed at from 4 to 30 feet. In one well, 18 fast deep, water is being pumped out for irrigation purposes and 45 inches of flow secured. To demonstrate further that water underlies the entire valley; on the main street in Las Vegas there are two buildings at the present time being put up where it has been necessary at a depth of 10 feet to keep pumps going to pump out the surface txx water. Six miles from Las Togas, Mr. Winter of lit.Morris, HY, is opening up a ranch of 5000 acres, and over 500 acres have already been cleared. This entire tract of 500 acres is covered by saesquita, and in clearing