Actual newspaper article reporting the completion of a well on North Fifth Street, opposite the Las Vegas Ranch. The well was to supplement water supplied by the Las Vegas creek and a spring to the ranch for domestic and dairy purposes.

Draft of a newspaper article regarding the completion of a well on North Fifth Street opposite the Las Vegas Ranch.

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

Application for the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to appropriate the water from a new well on the Las Vegas Ranch. Original Collection: Union Pacific Railroad Collection 97-19

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.

Copy of the letter from the Stewart family demanding reparations for damages caused by the lack of water which should have been delivered to them by the Union Pacific Railroad Company.

Letter from the Union Pacific Railroad Co. lawyer recommending that the company not provide a settlement with the Stewart family, but to move forward with supplying water.