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las Vegas - Water facilities} L os A n geles* June 1 7 , 1927* Mr* W, H« Arm strongs f o r your in fo r m a tio n , am q u o tin g b elow r e p o r t c o v e r in g measurement o f w ater a t the Las Vegas w e ll on June 1 0 th : "On June 1 0 th , the w e ll w est o f Las Vegas flo w e d on o u t s id e o f c a s in g 0*20 o v e r 2 f o o t r e c t a n g u la r w e ir ; 0 ,5 8 8 secon d f e e t , 23*52 m in ers in c h e s , 263*89 g a llo n s p er m lfeute, T h is was t o t a l flo w o f w e ll 0 ,4 1 o v e r 4 f o o t r e o t a n g - u la r w e ir , 3 ,4 2 secon d f e e t * 1 3 6 ,8 m iners in c h e s , 1 4 8 5 ,9 g a llo n s p er m in u te, fhis shows a d e­c r e a s e in total’ flow o f w e ll o f 2 1 1 ,1 gallons per m inute s in c e May 1 2 th , 1 9 2 7 . "$he annual e r u p t io n o f sand a t t h i s w e ll came on th e 5 th and 6 th o f June t h i s y e a r , On June 10* 1924 t h i s w e ll threw sand and the w e ll had been down ab ou t th re e months a t th e tim e* Have no e x a c t dates f o r the in te r m e d ia te y e a rs since th e n , b u t p a r t i e s a t Las V egas a d v is e th e w e ll alw a ys th row s sand betw een June 1 s t and 2 }t h ea ch y e a r* ” (Original Signed) E. E. CUNNINGHAM