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Letter from Joseph Irving (Las Vegas) to A. M. Folger (Las Vegas), February 27, 1948

Date

1948-02-27

Archival Collection

Description

Estimate for the drilling of a well on the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. M. Jeffers (Omaha), August 26, 1935

Date

1935-08-26

Archival Collection

Description

General overview of the Las Vegas water situation, covering possible municipal ownership, the Las Vegas Springs, irrigation on the Las Vegas Ranch, and more.

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Photograph of Stewart Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1905

Date

1905 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Tents and horses by the Las Vegas Creek on the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Telegram from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), August 19, 1939

Date

1939-08-19

Archival Collection

Description

Telegram informing Bracken that Union Pacific Railroad President Jeffers had approved the drilling of a well on the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Letter from A. M. Folger to H. A. Shamberger (Carson City), February 28, 1948

Date

1948-02-28

Archival Collection

Description

Request for the drill logs of area wells to see the probable chance of success for a contemplated well on the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Letter from R. L. Adamson (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, August 16, 1929

Date

1929-08-16

Archival Collection

Description

Summary of the lands purchased from the Stewart family by the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company.

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Letter from E. E. Calvin (Omaha) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), January 21, 1926

Date

1926-03-09

Archival Collection

Description

Directions to have the Las Vegas Ranch contour mapped in order to figure out the most efficient irrigation scheme.

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Letter from J. T. McWilliams (Good Springs, Nevada) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), February 1, 1903

Date

1903-02-01

Archival Collection

Description

McWilliams' handwritten letter in which he explains that the discrepancy in water measurements of the Las Vegas Creek stem from differences in what the surveyors refer to as a miner's inch. Colonel Moore's reply, mentioned in the letter is referenced below.

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Letter from Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), August 23, 1939

Date

1939-08-23

Archival Collection

Description

Letter accompanying the agreements with the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the drilling company.

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Letter from Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), November 1, 1939

Date

1939-11-01

Archival Collection

Description

Letter explaining the application to appropriate public waters. The unsigned application and well log are referenced below.

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