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Agreement between Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company and Las Vegas Land and Water Company, March 30, 1929
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Archival Collection
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Agreement for the railroad to deliver water and power for the water company to sell in Las Vegas. Covering easement to carry water through Railroad Company's water pipelines from Las Vegas Springs, artesian well and other sources to a connection with the pipeline of Las Vegas Land and Water Company in Las Vegas. Contract Audit Number 7322 by Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. Ross Clark, February 15, 1912
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Archival Collection
Description
Well No. 1 had just been completed and Bracken advised Clark that they would need to keep an eye on the flow from the Big Spring to see if the new well had an effect on the water flow.
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Chart, Wells in the Las Vegas Area, Nevada, inspected during August and September, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Inspection log for wells in the Las Vegas area.
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to E. C. Renwick, June 14, 1950
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Archival Collection
Description
Letter from Folger indicating that the Las Vegas Land and Water Company was not limited on the amount of water they could take from the Las Vegas Springs because that was a vested right of the company
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Data on wells and springs from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, 1950
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Archival Collection
Description
List of wells and springs, amount of water filed for, and the purpose the water is used for
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), March 7, 1929
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Archival Collection
Description
Walter Bracken reporting to Fred Knickerbocker on the water situation on properties recently purchased by T. J. Lawrence.
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Letter from F. R. McNamee (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), August 27, 1913
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Archival Collection
Description
McNamee asking for information regarding the Buol well and discussing the possibility of the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. buying land in the vicinity of the Las Vegas Springs to protect their water rights and prevent litigation.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong, October 11, 1945
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Archival Collection
Description
Bracken asks if the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. should oppose a proposed well by Kenny Searles.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. M. Jeffers, November 13, 1944
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Archival Collection
Description
The Chamber of Commerce agreed that the artesian water in the valley should be reserved for domestic purposes, and Lake Mead water for irrigation, but Bracken wrote that this was academic because Basic Magnesium Inc. had no excess water.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to E. E. Bennett, February 26, 1945
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Archival Collection
Description
Discussion of a meeting with the chamber of commerce regarding water metering in Las Vegas. The water company asserted that their desire for water meters was solely in the interest of water conservation and not increasing revenues.
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