Letter referring to water received by the Stewart family from the Union Pacific Railroad.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten text on letter: "May 1st, 1940 - Placed dam in ditch to divert all water to Burial Plot; May 27 - 2 1/2'' on weir, 8'' around weir. At Steward fence, water 3'' deep, 10'' wide."

McNamee informing Bracken that he has tried to meet with the Stewart family several times, but the meetings have all fallen through.

Smith explaining to Bracken exactly how the state measures water, and that a miner's inch is a very imprecise measurement.

Bracken reporting to Strong that in relation to the water due to the Stewart family, a miner's inch equals 11.22 gallons per minute.

Bracken informs the Wittwer Estate that the spring near the Las Vegas Ranch is running again and needs to be covered and locked.

Bracken recommends to Strong that Stewart's lease be renewed and discusses just how much water is to be included with the lease.

Bracken informs the company lawyer that the Las Vegas Land and Water Company has installed a weir to enable measurement of water currently being delivered to the Las Vegas Ranch, and recommends the removal of all references to all amounts of promised water in the lease.