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Book excerpt, Report upon United States geographical surveys west of the one hundredth meridian, 1889 |
Report, maps, and engravings of the survey of the area including Southern Nevada. The text offers a discussion about irrigation and artesian wells in the survey region, including a comparison between the valleys of the western United States and those... |
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Photograph of a drill rig putting down the hole for the first well in the... |
Drilling in the Las Vegas Heights District with Mr. Booth and Mr. Madison performing the work. |
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Photograph of a man working on a drilling rig, Taylor Ranch, before 1910 |
Man working on a drilling rig at the Taylor Ranch. |
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Photograph of artesian well in Paradise Valley, before 1920 |
Men near a drilling rig and an artesian well in operation, with structures in background. |
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Photograph of a gushing artesian well in the Las Vegas Valley, circa early 1900's |
Gushing artesian well, the source of Las Vegas' water supply |
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Postcard showing the Evey Well, circa 1908-1909 |
Men standing next to a drilling rig looking at the Evey Well. |
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Letter from Joseph Irving (Las Vegas) to A. M. Folger (Las Vegas), February 27, 1948 |
Estimate for the drilling of a well on the Las Vegas Ranch. |
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Photograph of first artesian well in Las Vegas Valley on Taylor Ranch, Clark County, before... |
Six men, five identified and one unidentified standing near a flowing artesian well with a drilling rig nearby on the Taylor Ranch. |
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Letter from E. G. Tilton (Los Angeles) to George Wynecook (Bakersfield, Cal.), August 31, 1906 |
E.G. Tilton, Chief Engineer of the The San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company, replies that the railroad company has no intention of drilling any wells in Las Vegas because of the abundance of spring water in the... |
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Letter from George Wynecook (Bakersfield, Cal.) to E.G. Tilton (Los Angeles), August 29, 1906 |
Request regarding the availability of well drilling contracts in Las Vegas. |
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Photograph of first artesian well in Las Vegas Valley on Taylor Ranch, with group of... |
Thee identified and four unidentified men looking at a flowing artesian well with a drilling rig nearby. |
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Photograph of first artesian well in Las Vegas Valley, Taylor Ranch, before 1910 |
Three men standing near a flowing artesian well with a drilling rig nearby. |
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Estimate of cost for drilling well at Las Vegas Ranch, August 26, 1939 |
Cost estimate for a new well on the Las Vegas Ranch. |
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), August 26, 1939 |
Letter confirming details regarding the drilling of a new well at the Old Las Vegas Ranch. |
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Telegram from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), August 19, 1939 |
Telegram informing Bracken that Union Pacific Railroad President Jeffers had approved the drilling of a well on the Las Vegas Ranch. |
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Comstock (Los Angeles), May 23,... |
Two hotels complained that they had no water pressure on their second floors, and Bracken discussed the possibility of purchasing a well to boost the pressure in the system. |
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Photograph of first artesian well in Las Vegas Valley on Taylor Ranch, before 1910 |
Men near a flowing artesian well with a drilling rig nearby. |
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Report and survey of reconnaissance geology between Lake Mead and Davis Dam Arizona-Nevada, 1963 |
Geological survey of the area between Lake Mead and Davis Dam. |
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Las Vegas Ranch well log, circa October 2, 1939 |
Well drilling log for a well drilled on the Las Vegas Ranch |
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Mailgram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Mr. Frank Strong, August 16, 1939 |
The spring used at the ranch had slowed to the point where stock could not be supported. Bracken recommended drilling a well. |