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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Mr. Will Wittwer (Las Vegas Ranch), May 5, 1938

Date

1938-05-05

Archival Collection

Description

Responding to complaints that water from a spring located on the Las Vegas ranch property had been contaminated, directions were given to repair and protect the spring.

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Group photograph of men in swim wear at the Las Vegas Ranch, 1916

Date

1916

Description

Group of swimmers at the Lake Vegas Ranch with the ruins of the Mormon Fort in the background. Information provided by Special Collections included a photocopy of the photograph identifying three of the individual in the photograph. The second person from the top, on the left, is Robert Griffith. The fourth person down (standing) is Otto "Kelly" Westlake. The man sitting directly in front of Westlake is Jay Warren Woodard.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Group at the old ranch - just north of the present Elks club. Group was mainly railroad employees, the picture was taken in 1916. [Identified are] Robert Griffith - (his dad, T. W. Griffith, developed the Mt. Charleston resort area.) Robert was chairman of the Colorado River Commission.; Otto "Kelly" Westlake (Kelly is a nickname); Jay Warren Woodward had the first Chevrolet agency."

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Photograph of fields of Las Vegas Ranch and Las Vegas Valley to the northeast, circa 1905

Date

1905 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Looking northeast from the bench over the Old Mormon Fort across the Las Vegas Valley.

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Memo from Al Folger about water flow to the Las Vegas Ranch, July 12, 1943

Date

1943-07-12

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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Report surveying Las Vegas Ranch from J. T. McWilliams (Good Springs, Nevada) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), December 24, 1902

Date

1902-12-24

Archival Collection

Description

McWilliams' summary of his findings in his survey of the Las Vegas Ranch, including land boundaries and water resources. Link to one of the plats mentioned in the letter is in references field.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), August 26, 1939

Date

1939-08-26

Archival Collection

Description

Letter confirming details regarding the drilling of a new well at the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Work order authority for extensions and additions to existing property, September 6, 1939

Date

1939-09-06

Archival Collection

Description

Engineering department work order detailing work to be done and estimate for new well on the Las Vegas Ranch.

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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 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 Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to G. F. Ashby, January 2, 1945

Date

1945-01-02

Archival Collection

Description

Notice of the opinion of Union Pacific Railroad attorney that it is possible to sell the Las Vegas Ranch while keeping the water rights associated with it.

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