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Newspaper clipping, Water report startles, Las Vegas Review-Journal, June 14, 1945

Date

1945-06-14

Archival Collection

Description

Newspaper article about a recently completed report. Author opined that unless something drastic was done soon, water would be the limiting factor on growth in Las Vegas.

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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to Leo A. McNamee, May 29, 1945

Date

1945-05-29

Archival Collection

Description

Robert Griffith had filed a protest to the water company's drilling of well #11, most likely in response to their protest to his well. Strong recommended contacting Griffith's lawyers and offering to drop their objection in return for him dropping his.

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Letter from A. M. Folger to Walter R. Bracken, May 7, 1945

Date

1945-05-07

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of the ramifications of withdrawing the Las Vegas Land and Water Company's protest to the proposed Griffith well.

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Letter from R. L. Adamson (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, August 16, 1929

Date

1929-08-16

Archival Collection

Description

Summary of the lands purchased from the Stewart family by the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company.

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Letter from H. T. Coffey (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken, January 3, 1925

Date

1925-05-26

Archival Collection

Description

Coffey recommends not installing a hydropower water wheel on the Las Vegas Creek, but increasing capacity at the Las Vegas Power plant. The higher initial cost would be beneficial in the long run. "W-2-4-2" in pencil in upper right corner, letter also has numerous pencil corrections.

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Letter from William McDermott (Las Vegas) to C. O. Whittemore (Salt Lake City), November 29, 1902

Date

1902-11-29

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of the survey of the Las Vegas Ranch in relation to the Las Vegas Creek.

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Letter from J. T. McWilliams (Las Vegas) to William McDermott, November 29, 1902

Date

1902-11-29

Archival Collection

Description

McWilliams provides surveying information and recommends purchasing the springs that lay outside the boundaries of the Stewart Ranch.

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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong, May 27, 1948

Date

1948-05-27

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of the issues involved with selling water to properties located outside of the Las Vegas city limits.

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Letter from A. M. Folger to Howard Mount (Kennewick, Washington), January 21, 1948

Date

1948-01-21

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from Folger to a student who was writing a paper on water in Las Vegas containing a brief overview of the topic.

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Press release from office of Senator Pat McCarran about bills granting rights-of-way for water lines, April 15, 1954

Date

1954-04-15

Archival Collection

Description

Press release from Senator McCarran's office stating that the senator had sent letters to expedite the passing of two bills. One bill would grant Basic Management Inc. rights-of-way for water lines for the Lake Mead - Henderson line. The other bill would grant rights-of-way to the Las Vegas Valley Water District for the diversion line to Las Vegas.

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