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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas), February 6, 1940

Date

1940-02-06

Archival Collection

Description

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 Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), February 7, 1940

Date

1940-02-07

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 H. A. Shamberger (Carson City), July 7, 1941

Date

1941-07-07

Archival Collection

Description

Letter in which Bracken requests a definition of a miner's inch from the State Engineer's office.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten text on letter: "Request of Frank Strong"

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Letter from Alfred Merritt Smith (Carson City) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), July 9, 1941

Date

1941-07-09

Archival Collection

Description

Smith explaining to Bracken exactly how the state measures water, and that a miner's inch is a very imprecise measurement.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), July 15, 1941

Date

1941-07-15

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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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas), April 1, 1942

Date

1942-04-01

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 William Wittwer Estate (Las Vegas), May 1, 1942

Date

1942-05-01

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken informs the Wittwer Estate that the spring near the Las Vegas Ranch is running again and needs to be covered and locked.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), May 26, 1943

Date

1943-05-26

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken recommends to Strong that Stewart's lease be renewed and discusses just how much water is to be included with the lease.

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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), May 30, 1943

Date

1943-05-30

Archival Collection

Description

Strong is reluctant to commit the company to a specific amount of water to be delivered to the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Leo A. McNamee, July 8, 1943

Date

1943-06-08

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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