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Letter from Chief Engineer (Los Angeles) to A. L. Jones (Las Vegas), August 14, 1905

Date

1905-08-14

Archival Collection

Description

Request that if the water supply going to the ice plant was to be turned off for any reason, that the ice plant be given 15 to 20 minutes warning to avoid a possible explosion.

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Letter from William M. Jeffers (Omaha) to Walter R. Bracken, May 17, 1942

Date

1942-05-17

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from Jeffers calling attention to serious accounting problems with the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and asking for these matters to be investigated and rectified

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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to F. E. Pettit, Jr., August 16, 1924

Date

1924-10-30

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of what measures should be taken to control the flow from the new artesian well near the Las Vegas Springs.

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Letter from R. E. Wells (Los Angeles) to W. H. Bancroft, February 23, 1912

Date

1912-02-23

Archival Collection

Description

Wells expressed his opinion that it was not a good time to discontinue having someone patrol the pipeline and springs.

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Letter from H. C. Nutt (Salt Lake City) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), September 16, 1913

Date

1913-09-16

Archival Collection

Description

Nutt and Bancroft agreed that it was not necessary to purchase more land to protect the Las Vegas Springs area.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to A. L. Coey (Los Angeles), January 28, 1933

Date

1933-01-28

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken providing details for a possible agreement to sell water to the Railroad Pass Casino and asking if Coey approves of the deal.

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Draft of Agreement regarding the sale of Las Vegas water facilities and lands to the Las Vegas Valley Water District, March 16, 1953

Date

1953-03-16

Archival Collection

Description

Describes the sale of water facilities and lands by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company to the Las Vegas Valley Water District

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten notes on page 2

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Photograph of the remains of Mary Gibson's home in St. Thomas, 1945

Date

1945-04-11

Description

Remains of Mary Gibson's home in St. Thomas, looking toward the Valley of Fire

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Looking westward toward the Valley of Fire. In the immediate foreground are the remains of the home of Mrs. Mary E. Gibson, widow of Moses Gibson, a farmer. The smaller foundation slightly further on and to the right is the granary. Farther to the left is the foundation of the former home of Robert Bunker, now living in Las Vegas. Robert Bunker's nephew is one of Nevada's current Congressmen. A bit further on in the picture, one can see the remains of the house once occupied by ''Rock'' Whitmore, who now lives in Overton. Whitmore is the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Perkins, pioneer (1903). Residents of St. Thomas, the Perkins family now lives in Overton. Mrs. Perkins' father was Harry Gentry, an Englishman, and one of the earliest settlers in St. Thomas. Harry Gentry [Sr.] built the first modern building, a hotel, in St. Thomas. He died in St. Thomas in 1925 and his body was disinterred in 1934, when the flood waters of Lake Mead began to cover St. Thomas."

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Minutes of meeting at City Hall council chambers regarding the best ways to control flooding in Southern Nevada, March 7, 1950

Date

1950-03-07

Description

Meeting called to discuss the best ways to control flooding in Southern Nevada.

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Breakdown of costs of water for the Union Pacific Railroad and the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. in 1934, February 15, 1935

Date

1935-02-15

Archival Collection

Description

Breakdown of costs of water for the Union Pacific Railroad and the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. in 1934.

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