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Las Vegas Land and Water Company - Report of R.G. Greene, Geologist, regarding water situation in Las Vegas Valley (2 of 2)
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Water Supply at Lag Vegeo! taa Vegas - July ?th, 193©* 1 .23-3-3 Ut* H. 0, Mann-, flea President - Operation, Omaha, Nebraska, Be&r. ©in Referring to ay previous patters regard­ing production of water from fell #2 at tas Vegas, your telegram A-13? from Green River June 18th" authorising necessary work 'to be done, and my wire of- June 39th advising-results Obtained therefromt The Roeooe Mesa employee commenced work on the wellNJune 30th,and finished up yesterday and now have their rig ana equipment loaded for return to ho© Angeles, They agitated the well by means of a bucketoau-elng the, well to free itself from sand and opening.up’the perforations in the easing; they ale© out additional perforations at.the IDO ft, and 200 ft, levels and used a scow to ©lean the easing and remove the deposits from the perforations. The water baa no© cleared up and settled down to its normal flow, lair measurements of Well #0 taken today by General Water Service Foreman Mol Anderson today shows that »e are now receiving- a flow of 3,B?6,0?3 gallons -per day from this well, compared with the 700,000 gallons we were reeeivi&g before, this work was done. ? 1 am very grateful for your assistance, and believe our--water troubles are over for 'a long time to o©me* Tours very truly, Copy to - Mr, W, M, Jeffers, mmntrmmmr Vioe-Freeident and Agent,