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*9* S* C. P§ Vega* ** October 16, |9$I f £3-3-3 oo - Mr# William lleinhardt Mr, £. £. Bennett Referring to our conversation October 9 concern- 4ng purchase of land in connection with our eater operations at Las Vegas the subject of your letter of October 4 to SIS Bennett* 1 hare renewed Mr, Bracken's files cm this street and find the following information concern! ng the ear ions land purchases* **• Bracken on October 29, 1939 recoessended to Hr, Jeffers "Confirming ay telegrass October 28th to Kr# strong, copy to Mr, Ashby, the most important parcel we should acquire is the 40 acre# shown as MfStt »«c 30 sheen on mp & attached to file and owned by a. Cutting, this is iassedl&tely adjacent to the location where we propose to drill tSis new well narked Bo. 4 and is unqiieation— f fn the proven water ledge, The acquisition ©f this acreage was alec recommended top, Nelson ? Taylor in his report August 4, 193?, and we have been carrying on indirect negotiations with the owner but thus far have been unable to acquire it at a price of 120 per acre." "The other 18C- acres owned by w. s* Pike and others, is probably also In the water ledge but is considerably lower than ow present source# of supply, and even though water were developed in taiat location it would probably be necessary to lift it with a pmp in order to get it into the settling basin. This land could probably be pur­chased for the sane price we paid for the Hinaan acreage, that is $20 per acre, and will be of Seine in pi future as protection to our water-bearing land, suggested by Mr. Reinhardt and ». Oreene,*