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Mailgram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Mr. Frank Strong, August 16, 1939
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Archival Collection
Description
The spring used at the ranch had slowed to the point where stock could not be supported. Bracken recommended drilling a well.
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Letter from Tiza and Mina Stewart and Evaline Stewart Stay (Las Vegas) to Leo McNamee (Las Vegas), December 6, 1939
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Archival Collection
Description
Copy of the letter from the Stewart family demanding reparations for damages caused by the lack of water which should have been delivered to them by the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
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Letter from Alfred Merritt Smith (Carson City) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), July 9, 1941
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Archival Collection
Description
Smith explaining to Bracken exactly how the state measures water, and that a miner's inch is a very imprecise measurement.
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Letter from A. S. Halsted (Los Angeles) to Mr. Knickerbocker regarding surface and underground water rights, June 11, 1924
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Archival Collection
Description
Halstead believed that if a new well was dug, the railroad and the water company must make sure that all the water from it was appropriated.
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Letter from W. R. Armstrong (Los Angeles) to E. E. Cunningham, August 17, 1928
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Archival Collection
Description
Logandale, Nevada lacked a water system and McNamee thought that if the railroad supplied Bishop Jones with water, others would expect the same.
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Memo from A.W.F. to Walter R. Bracken in response to C. R. Gray's letter about the Stewart Ranch property, August 1, 1929
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Archival Collection
Description
One particular part of the lands purchased from Helen Stewart was apparently for right of way and terminal facilities since it does not have any water rights associated with it.
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Letter from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to A. E. Stoddard, January 31, 1951
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Willie T. Stewart was terminating the lease due to insufficient water on the ranch. He was willing to sign a new lease given the listed terms. Letter refers to outlined areas noted on map referenced below.
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