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Letter from Leo A. McNamee to Alfred Merritt Smith (Carson City), November 6, 1939
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Archival Collection
Description
Letter to the state engineer accompanying the application to allow the Las Vegas Land and Water co. access to water on the Las Vegas Ranch. The unsigned application is referenced below.
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Letter from Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), February 7, 1940
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Archival Collection
Description
McNamee informing Bracken that he has tried to meet with the Stewart family several times, but the meetings have all fallen through.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), July 15, 1941
Date
Archival Collection
Description
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.
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Memo from Al Folger about water flow to the Las Vegas Ranch, July 12, 1943
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Al Folger lists the flow rate of the Las Vegas Creek following the installation of a weir to allow measurement.
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Letter from A. Maguire (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, October 30, 1924
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Maguire informs that Bracken was planning on using surplus water from the new artesian well to irrigate land on the Las Vegas Ranch.
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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to A. S. Halsted (Las Vegas), January 7, 1925
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The new artesian well should be capped so its flow could be controlled so there would not be a problem with claims of surplus water. Written in pencil at the top of the page: "102-5" "174-2" and "Dry Lake, Nev." Letter is stamped "A.S.H. Jan 7." Letter also refers to Mr. Mcnamee.
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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to Leo A. McNamee, October 16, 1934
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Some Las Vegas citizens were talking of buying the water company, possibly with a federal loan. Bennett wanted to know if that could be legally done.
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Letter from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to A. M. Folger, August 18, 1949
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Reinhardt suggests that because of the serious water condition in Las Vegas, the water company should file a protest against the application of Jack Wollenzein to drill a new well.
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Telegram from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, June 19, 1950
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Radio KENO was airing a public forum on the subject ''will the growth of Las Vegas be limited by shortage of water?'' and wanted a water company representative to participate.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption for August 1941 and 1942, September 1, 1942
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Archival Collection
Description
Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in August in 1941 and 1942.
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