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Letter from Tiza and Mina Stewart and Evaline Stewart Stay (Las Vegas) to Leo McNamee (Las Vegas), December 6, 1939

Date

1939-12-06

Archival Collection

Description

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.

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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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Memo from A.W.F. to Walter R. Bracken in response to C. R. Gray's letter about the Stewart Ranch property, August 1, 1929

Date

1929-08-01

Archival Collection

Description

One particular part of the lands purchased from Helen Stewart was apparently for right of way and terminal facilities since it does not have any water rights associated with it.

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Letter from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to A. E. Stoddard, January 31, 1951

Date

1951-01-31

Archival Collection

Description

Willie T. Stewart was terminating the lease due to insufficient water on the ranch. He was willing to sign a new lease given the listed terms. Letter refers to outlined areas noted on map referenced below.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), July 27, 1939

Date

1939-07-27

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken recommended to Strong that the company perform some maintenance work to avoid a lawsuit with the Stewart family.

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Letter from H. T. Coffey (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken, January 3, 1925

Date

1925-05-26

Archival Collection

Description

Coffey recommends not installing a hydropower water wheel on the Las Vegas Creek, but increasing capacity at the Las Vegas Power plant. The higher initial cost would be beneficial in the long run. "W-2-4-2" in pencil in upper right corner, letter also has numerous pencil corrections.

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