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* Los Angeles - Jan, 4, 1 9 5 2 ^ liT|t w a c ft & A / / Mr, Wm, Reinhardt: cei Mr, W,H, Johnson - Las Vegas €nc) You will reeall that the Water District was going to advise us the amount ©f land it desired to purchase in case it acquired the production facilities of the railroad in Las Vegas, Z enclose for your information* copy of letter v dated December 11* 1951# from Mr, Hugh A, Shamberger* State Engineer, to Colonel H.F, Clark* Engineer of the Water District, and copy of letter dated January 3# 1952# from Col, Clark to me. Z also enclose my only copy of the drawing,referred to in the letters which Z would appreciate my file. your returning for After considering these two letters# Z gather that the District feels they want to purchase only the 679.42 acres although Mr. Shamberger*s letter states that in his opinion the District should purchase "all of the land as indicated on the drawing", The drawing outlines in red line* presumably, the total twelve hundred plus acres and then indicates in red color the 679*42 acres* and Z assume that Colonel Clark is referring to the 679*42 acres as "the water bearing lands", Zn connection with the action of the Public Service Commission in cutting down the land which we included in our rate case* to 240 acres* it is interesting to note Mr. 3 ham> berger's comments that "it is too bad that the Water Company didn't retain more land surrounding their wells than they did". Enc S. E, Bennett EEB:AP ?