Not drawn to scale. Relief shown pictorially. Facsimile of manuscript map. Oriented with north to left. Shows Las Vegas Mormon Fort, desert, mountains.
'Types of soil as determined by James M. Montgomery for use in appraisal. (Copy). LRM 7/10/52'--handwritten in blue pencil in lower right corner of map. 'September 2, 1947. Revised September 2, 1948.' Soil was designated as badly corrosive, mildly corrosive, or non-corrosive by hand-drawn colored lines and hand-printed labels. Soil was surveyed to measure its effect on water pipes. Scale [ca. 1:7,200] 1 in.=600 feet.
'Compiled by C. D. Baker, C.E., United States Mineral Surveyor, State Right Water Surveyor, Nevada. Las Vegas, Nev. January 1, 1929. Copyright applied for.' ; "Filed Dec. 10, 1936" and signed by Viola Burns, clerk, city of Las Vegas ; Hand-printed title at top of map: Proposed annexation to Las Vegas ; Map is stamped as Filed Dec 10, 1936 and signed by Las Vegas City Clerk Viola Burns. Library's copy has brown line hand-drawn around area to be annexed.