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The Virgin River and the Virgin Valley, circa 1945
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Archival Collection
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Discussion of changes to the Virgin River bed and irrigation works around Beaver Dam Wash in Arizona and Bunkerville in Nevada.
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Letter from Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce to R. H. Rutledge (Washington, D.C.), with petition by Moapa Valley residents, June 1939
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Archival Collection
Description
Letter dated June 27, 1939, from the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce supporting a petition date June 21, 1939, by property owners and taxpayers living in the Moapa Valley area of Clark County, Nevada. The petition requested that the area be placed under the control of the Division of Grazing. Such a designation would restrict the removal of timber from watershed areas and help prevent the effects of erosion due to flooding. According to the Bureau of Land Management, Grazing District No. 5 is Las Vegas, established November 3, 1936.
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Semiannual report of the Moapa Soil Conservation District, from June 30, 1940 - January 1, 1941
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Archival Collection
Description
Summary of the work of the Moapa Soil Conservation Service for the last half of 1940.
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Report, Civilian Conservation Corps work on the flood menace in Southern Nevada, after 1935
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Archival Collection
Description
Summary of the flood control work performed by the Civilian Conservation Corp in the Moapa Valley
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The water resources of the Las Vegas Valley: a brief survey, March 27, 1931
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Archival Collection
Description
Overview of the water resources in the Las Vegas Valley, includes maps
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Chart, Wells in the Las Vegas Area, Nevada, inspected during August and September, 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
Inspection log for wells in the Las Vegas area.
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Report on 1950 pumping costs and water requirements for Craig Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Archival Collection
Description
Detailed costs for operating pumps for irrigation on the Craig Ranch in 1950
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Report of Las Vegas water during fourteen years, 1957
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Archival Collection
Description
Overview of fourteen years of water use in the Las Vegas Valley showing water sales and consumption in gallons.
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Letter from Major Robert Montana (San Francisco) to A. T. Folger (Las Vegas), August 11, 1948
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Archival Collection
Description
The commander general of the U. S. Sixth Army requesting a map of Las Vegas showing potable water facilities.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to E. E. Calvin (Omaha), November 2, 1921
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Archival Collection
Description
Details about a new well on Union Pacific Railroad property.
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