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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas), February 6, 1940
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Archival Collection
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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."
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas), April 1, 1942
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Archival Collection
Description
Bracken informing McNamee of the solution to the water delivery problem to the Stewart burial plot.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Leo A. McNamee, July 8, 1943
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Archival Collection
Description
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.
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Letter from W. H. Johnson (Las Vegas) to Howard W. Cannon (Las Vegas), May 4, 1951
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Archival Collection
Description
Mr. Johnson informing the city attorney that the land causing the mosquito problem was the four acre Stewart burial plot, and referred him to the Stewart heirs.
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Deed excerpt from Helen J. Stewart and heirs (Las Vegas) to William A. Clark, December 8, 1902
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Archival Collection
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Excerpt of agreement between the Stewart family and Clark guaranteeing 4 miner's inches of water for the Stewart burial plot. Original date of deed was December 8. 1902. Excerpt was dated June 16, 1939.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), August 2, 1939
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Archival Collection
Description
Bracken stated that water from reservoir and spring was flowing, but was being absorbed into the ground as it flowed through a bed of tuilleries. In order for water to reach the Stewart burial plot and avoid a lawsuit threatened by Stewart heirs, Bracken recommended that the company dredge the ditch from the Main Street bridge to weir at dam.
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Telegram from Edward C. Renwick (Los Angeles) to G. A. Cunningham (Salt Lake City), April 30, 1959
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Archival Collection
Description
The Water District advised that they did not have the facilities to supply enough water to Las Vegas and would not object to the Union Pacific Railroad providing water from its shop well.
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Telegram from C. C. Larkin (Salt Lake City) to G. A. Cunningham (Salt Lake City), April 30, 1959
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Archival Collection
Description
Larkin had discovered that some people and businesses between Las Vegas and Lake Mead were being supplied with water from the railroad shop well. They needed to be advised that they now needed to make arrangements with the water district for their water.
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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to R. L. Adamson, November 5, 1952
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Archival Collection
Description
Discussion of what the sale to the Water District will mean for taking water from the shop well and water on the Las Vegas Ranch. Reference to proposal draft is noted below.
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Letter from E. E. Bennett to Colonel H. F. Clark (Las Vegas), January 4, 1952
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Archival Collection
Description
The Nevada state engineer recommended the Las Vegas Valley Water District purchase all 1200 acres from the Las Vegas Land and Water Co., but the District only wanted 679 acres.
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