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	Title	Description
1	Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Fred Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), October 14, 1924	The temporary expedients they used to bring the new well into production, like the makeshift settling pond, needed to be permanently settled before the state and county health authorities got involved. The office of Mr. Osborne and Engineer McKee is...
2	Report on the water supply in Las Vegas, March 25, 1942	Brief history of water in Las Vegas and overview of the water situation
3	Letter from R. L. Adamson (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, July 29, 1927	Discussion of the steps to be taken at the Las Vegas Springs and well field to increase water production.
4	Contract synposis between Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad and Las Vegas Land and Water...	Contract for the railroad to supply water to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company. Contract Audit Number 7322 by Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company
5	Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to F. E. Pettit, Jr., August 16, 1924	Discussion of what measures should be taken to control the flow from the new artesian well near the Las Vegas Springs.
6	Telegram from N. A. Williams (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), June 5,...	The water shortage was causing concern for the railroad because low water levels caused the well to spew sand which was very bad for the trains. A new well was needed to increase supply of water.
7	Report on Las Vegas water situation from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to W. M....	Comparisons of water supply and use in Las Vegas with future projections. Document compares data on water consumption in 1931 and 1935. Link to Bracken's letter referred to in this document is in the references field.
8	Purchase offer from Las Vegas Valley Water District to Union Pacific Railroad Company, Salt Lake...	$2,500,000.00 offer from the Las Vegas Valley Water District to purchase all water production lands and facilities, with exceptions noted that were owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Company and subsidiaries.
9	Report on Las Vegas water situation from C. E. Swann (Rock Springs, Wyoming) to George...	Report on water supply and use in Las Vegas. C. E. Swann, one of the authors of the report was Chief Engineer of the Union Pacific Coal Company. The addressee, Mr. George B. Pryde was Vice President of the Union...
10	Purchase offer from Las Vegas Valley Water District to purchase all water production lands and...	Offer from the Las Vegas Valley Water District to Union Pacific Railroad Company, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company, and Las Vegas Land and Water Company, to purchase all water production lands and facilities owned by the Union Pacific...
11	Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to William Reinhardt, September 30, 1952	The ability of the railroad to resist demands to increase water production would be aided if water production facilities were solely in the possession of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company
12	Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), August 5,...	By virtue of having used it for decades, the Las Vegas Land and Water Company acquired the right to the water it used on the Las Vegas Ranch, independent of any deed.
13	Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to R. L. Adamson, November 5, 1952	Discussion of what the sale to the Water District will mean for taking water from the shop well and water on the Las Vegas Ranch. Reference to proposal draft is noted below.
14	Report, Estimated cost of reproduction new and less depreciation of water facilities owned by Los...	Detailed cost and construction material lists for all water production and transmission facilities owned by owned by Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company and formerly owned by 14th Street Water Company and Merlin Water Company as of December 31,...
15	Letter from R. L. Adamson (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, April 22, 1927	Adamson recommended installing a meter to see how much water the water company was using so they could use the information for negotiatiing a contract renewal for providing water to Las Vegas. "36-47-L" written in pencil at the top. Date...
16	Draft offer of Las Vegas Valley Water District to purchase the water production lands and...	Draft offer of Las Vegas Valley Water District to purchase the water production lands and facilities of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the railroad. R. L. Adamson's red pencil edits are handwritten. Accompanies letter (see Is referenced...
17	Meeting minutes from committee considering the question of serving railroad company facilities in Las Vegas,...	Las Vegas General Attorney Calvin Cory determined that the 2.5 CFS from Well No. 1 represents a vested right. Committee discusses drilling another well on the shop grounds to increase production to the point where they can use the 2.5...
18	Letter from Perry J. Lynch (Omaha) to A. E. Stoddard, August 6, 1952	Discussion of the issues surrounding Union Pacific Railroad Company selling water to the Pacific Fruit Company
19	Letter from William Reinhardt (Omaha) to E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles), August 8, 1952	Discussion of the legality of Union Pacific Railroad Company continuing to supply water to the Pacific Fruit Express Company
20	Letter from Calvin M. Cory (Las Vegas) to Edward C. Renwick, December 20, 1952	Cory expresses the legal opinion that in an artesian basin, if you have a water right then the point of diversion makes no difference.
21	Letter enclosing report on Las Vegas water supply from Henry Albert (Reno) to Walter R....	Enclosed report entitled Investigation of the water supply of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. On April 24, 1925, by Dr. Henry Albert, Director State Hygienic Laboratory, and Associate Sanitary Engineer, Isadore W. Mendelsohn, U.S. Public Health Service. Date stamp from...
22	Letter from W. D. Johnston (Los Angeles) to A. Maguire, regarding water supply at Las...	Details some of the struggles the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. was having in an attempt to increase production in the midst of a water shortage.
23	Map of Clark County, Nevada, 1927	Map of Clark County, Nevada showing mining, school, and road districts in 1927.
24	Letter from Leonard L. Arnett (Las Vegas) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), June 20,...	Letter from the Mayor of Las Vegas requesting detail about water production and usage in Las Vegas. Handwritten notes on letter.