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? * 2 » imately one hundred tons of sand during Jane* thereby clearing itself and increasing the flow of approximately 6 cable feet per second from slightly less than 4 cubic feet per second measured in February. The flow from the Springs has decreased, slightly. I am setting forth below the quantity of water used by the las Vegas land and Water Company and the Bailroad Company, and the quantity available for irrigation on the Water Company's ranch. The amount available for irrigation is the difference between the total flow and the amount used by the two Companies at las Vegas. Quantity of water in Gallons 1928 1VL&W CO. Bailroad Co, Irrigation January 25,604,900 15,723,330 135,575,626 February 28,473,200 15,615,560 121,401,944 March 39,120,300 18,185,275 119,598,281 April 41,554,000 19,293,165 110,350,115 May 53,499,200 24,630,685 98,773,971 June 63,517,800 28,848,800 78,830,680 July 64,167,000 30,838,820 99,648,698 August 65,305,900 33,825,700 95,522,918 September 60,510,000 31,896,000 95,969,340 October 43,865,000 29,856,000 120,933,518 Jfovember 36,390,000 21,096,000 130,889,340 Deoember 31,372,000 19,471,000 143,811,518 Total 553,379,300 289,280,335 1,351,305,949 In order that we might be assured of reasonable ac­curacy of water measurements test was made September 6th at which time the overflow from the pipe line was carefully