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June 3f 1 9^ W 23->3 producers Cotton o il Co. ?. 0. Box 1832 Fresno, California Attl nr. E. N* Jozies Oentlemenz Replying to your inquiry Hay 31, regarding artesian well in Las Vegas* She City of Las Vegas is supplied by artesian water from eleven wells, varying in depth from ifi feet to 1250 feet. The shallow sons wells, that is those drilled to approximately 500 feet produo e about half a million gallons per day and those to the lower sons produce as much a# two and one-half million gallons psae day. The easing is 10-3A*# perforated in the zone from which we take water, the remainder of the easing being left blank so that there will be no connection between the upper and lower zonee. we have found the lower type of drilling meet successful. fours very truly, General Hanager
