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Telegram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. P. Mack (Los Angeles), June 10, 1939

Date

1939-06-10

Archival Collection

Description

Walter Bracken urging the Union Pacific Railroad to pay serious attention to maintaining a wooden pipeline, which was leaking badly in numerous places in summer. The reservoir level was at seven feet and falling.

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Telegram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. P. Mack (Los Angeles), June 12, 1939

Date

1939-06-12

Archival Collection

Description

Telegram informing that the Las Vegas Land and Water Company crew repaired 108 holes in their main pipeline and gained a foot of water in the reservoir overnight.

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Letter from W. H. Guild (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), October 14, 1942

Date

1942-10-14

Archival Collection

Description

Guild expressed confusion for the very high usage compared to the year before, and posited that the previous year's readings were false.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to H. I. Bettis (Los Angeles), April 13, 1912

Date

1912-04-13

Archival Collection

Description

Following complaints from the ice plant about low water pressure, Bracken discovered a leak in the pipeline and a partially blocked intake at the springs.

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Letter to W. H. Comstock (Los Angeles), May 25, 1920

Date

1921-03-21

Archival Collection

Description

Letter probably from J. Ross Clark expressing skepticism that repairing the line will increase pressure. He was also wary of purchasing a well from someone else.

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Letter to H. I. Bettis, April 13, 1906

Date

1906-04-13

Archival Collection

Description

Bettis stating that prohibiting outside faucets would not solve the problem of unauthorized users, and would punish those who haven't given permission to neighbors who were using it anyway. It was also hard for owners to stand guard over their taps.

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Letter from T. E. Gibbon to R. E. Wells, August 23, 1906

Date

1906-08-23

Archival Collection

Description

Given the condition of the Las Vegas Springs, if an outbreak occurred, the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company would undoubtedly be liable, so the situation needed to be rectified immediately.

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Telegram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to H. H. Larson (Los Angeles), March 4, 1940

Date

1940-03-04

Archival Collection

Description

The Nevada State Highway Department requested five million gallons of water for use in road construction near Jean, Nevada, and Bracken was asking for permission to quote a certain price to the department.

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Agreement with Mrs. Carl Shurtliff covering purchase of water for use at Overton, Nevada, February 13, 1949

Date

1949-02-03

Archival Collection

Description

Contract between Mrs. Shurtliff and the Union Pacific for the railroad to supply water (N. L. D. 2131)

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Letter from E. E. Cunningham (Yermo, Cal.) to J. P. Mack, November 27, 1930

Date

1930-11-27

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of selling water to people living next to the Arden Pipeline, provided they were not using the water to manufacture moonshine.

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