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    m m , I 'I--/-- was 3,398*000 gallons per Subsequently, we noticed a drop ing off in production and whan we measured the new well i ? by the general wet ex *sririee foreman fro® the railroad company, 2 the production wee found to be 839,000 gallons per day# 3 Q, In other word® the supply for the new well a® fallen from 4 soma 3,000,000 to 839,000 gallon*? 5 JU When that was noticed we bad the driller return and perform 6 some additional work on the well to restore it® normal flow* 7 This waa-imceesaful and from observation the present flow of 8 water through the pipes from the new well, I would say that there i;i 9 now » produolion of 5/6 of its former full capacity. 10 Q* This settling basin is so equipped that when it is full there 11 is an overflow? 12 A • yo s j, sir, 13 Q* And the overflow gees down to what is known a® the fa* Vega# 14 Each? 15 A, To®, sir, 16 $? And is used for irrigation there? 17 A* *»#*, air* 18 Q« During the summer month* is there any water going down to- th® 19 ranch for irrigation? 20 A* There Is a email flow of water which run* down has Vega* Greek 21 from what m call the open spring* However, the amount of water 22 from this soil cs Isn't sufficient to reach the ranch* In other wo rda 23 it ie entirely lost through evaporation and soaks into the ground 24 before it reach** the ranch* 25 Q* Th® ranch itself is dependent now on a small spring located ne 26 the ranch but below the town of Ha® Vegas? 27 A, That it oorreot* 28 Q* And what is the capacity of that spring, if you know? 29 A, T d©nit know* ft varies considerably with the season® of the row 30 but particularly during the summer months, 31 Q* Tea or fifteen inches would you say? 32 A ft I ooulcilnH guts® at it*