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Personal letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to G. F. Ashby, October 11, 1948

Date

1948-10-11

Archival Collection

Description

Folger contacted Mayor Cragin to see, once the water district was created, if there was any way to ensure that the water from the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. springs and well field was not piped beyond the city limits.

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Mailgram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Mr. Frank Strong, August 16, 1939

Date

1939-08-16

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 Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), September 27, 1939

Date

1939-09-27

Archival Collection

Description

Letter stating status of the work and cost of well drilling on the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Letter from Alfred Merritt Smith (Carson City) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), July 9, 1941

Date

1941-07-09

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 Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. R. McNamee (Los Angeles), August 29, 1913

Date

1913-08-29

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken reporting his visit to Buol's well and recommending a report from an engineer before the Las Vegas Land and Water Company purchases any additional land to protect their water rights.

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Letter from C. W. McKee (Las Vegas) to J. P. Mack (Los Angeles), March 3, 1927

Date

1927-04-22

Archival Collection

Description

Measurements of the output of the Las Vegas springs and well. Letter is signed McFee, but that is a typo and should read McKee.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Howard C. Mann (Omaha), November 27, 1935

Date

1935-11-27

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from Bracken explaining the water situation on the Las Vegas Ranch to the chief engineer of the Union Pacific system.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to L. L. Arnett (Las Vegas), June 15, 1935

Date

1935-06-15

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from Bracken asking the Las Vegas mayor if the city could assign a policeman at the water company's expense to enforce water restrictions as they were entering the hottest part of the year.

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Newspaper clipping, Install meters to check water wastage, Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 22, 1949

Date

1949-11-22

Archival Collection

Description

The City of Las Vegas is installing water meters throughout the city to check usage. The meters are only for statistical usage and will be removed when the tests are done. Newpaper clipping is attached to plain paper with "Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 22, 1949" typewritten on it and "80-" written in red pencil. Paper has 3 date stamps "E.E.B. Nov 25 1949," "H.E.D. Nov 25 1949" and "U.P. R.R. CO. Law Department L.A. Nov 25 1949." Additionally, "Mr. E. E. Bennett Los Angeles" is handwritten and a date stamp "E.E.B. Nov 25 1949" are sideways on an attached paper label.

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Letter from Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas) to E. E. Bennett, May 2, 1945

Date

1945-05-02

Archival Collection

Description

Robert Griffith's lawyer informed the Las Vegas Land and Water Company's lawyer that unless they withdrew their protest of the Griffith well, they would protest the water company well.

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