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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Leo A. McNamee, July 8, 1943
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Archival Collection
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Bracken informs the company lawyer that the Las Vegas Land and Water Company has installed a weir to enable measurement of water currently being delivered to the Las Vegas Ranch, and recommends the removal of all references to all amounts of promised water in the lease.
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Memo from Al Folger about water flow to the Las Vegas Ranch, July 12, 1943
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Archival Collection
Description
Al Folger lists the flow rate of the Las Vegas Creek following the installation of a weir to allow measurement.
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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to G. F. Ashby, September 10, 1943
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Archival Collection
Description
Discussion of the new lease for W. T. Stewart for the Las Vegas Ranch with provisions that Stewart is obligated to use all the water that comes onto the ranch, freeing the Las Vegas Land and Water Company from problems due to effluent.
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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to G. F. Ashby, January 2, 1945
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Archival Collection
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Notice of the opinion of Union Pacific Railroad attorney that it is possible to sell the Las Vegas Ranch while keeping the water rights associated with it.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), April 10, 1945
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Archival Collection
Description
The Las Vegas Land and Water Company found it necessary to lock up the spring on the Las Vegas Ranch to secure it from squatters on the property.
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Las Vegas Water District Dedications, Easements
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Archival Collection
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Letter from F. R. McNamee (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), August 27, 1913
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Archival Collection
Description
McNamee asking for information regarding the Buol well and discussing the possibility of the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. buying land in the vicinity of the Las Vegas Springs to protect their water rights and prevent litigation.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. R. McNamee (Los Angeles), August 29, 1913
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Archival Collection
Description
Bracken reporting his visit to Buol's well and recommending a report from an engineer before the Las Vegas Land and Water Company purchases any additional land to protect their water rights.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), October 25, 1919
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Archival Collection
Description
Bracken asking Clark how to proceed since a man had offered to buy a small plot of land near the Las Vegas Springs who had promised not to drill a well. Bracken recommended to not allow it.
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Telegram from William H. Comstock (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), July 30, 1919
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Archival Collection
Description
Request to shut off water to the ice plant or the town while passenger trains are being filled, owing to low water pressure causing departure delays.
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