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Mr. E. R. McEamee: * 8 H f ? APR 4 1928 Lob A n geles> A p r il 3* 1928 15-72 R e fe r rin g to your l e t t e r o f A p r il 3 tran sm ittin g copy o f l e t t e r from S tate Engineer o f Hev&da in regard to maps fo r f i l i n g w ith State Engineer supporting a p p lic a tio n fo r change in place o f use o f water to he u t i l i z e d fo r ir r ig a t in g s ta tio n grounds at Logandales d itc h o f the Muddy V a lle y I r r ig a t io n Company from poin t o f d iv e rs io n to present p oin t o f use and survey o f S proles- A v e re tt d itc h from p o in t o f d iv ers io n to new poin t o f use near Logandale, would he excessive and probably out o f a l l pro­p o rtio n to the value o f the w ater. However, in attem pting to secure maps lo c a lly which would show th is inform ation and which we could v e r i f y s u ffic ie n t ly fo r preparation o f maps f o r f i l i n g w ith S tate Engineer, i t was discovered th at a p p li­ca tio n to change p o in t o f d iv ers io n and place o f use has a typograph ical e r r o r in the d e s c rip tio n o f present place o f use. The d e s c rip tio n should be rang® 68 east instead o f 67 e a s t, which makes p oin t o f use near St* Thomas instead o f 6 m iles w e s te r ly •th e r e o f* to present p oin t o f use is on ly a short distance above S t. Thomas and th at th is w ater is not d iv e r te d in v i c i n i t y o f the "Harrows" as in d ica ted in the a p p lic a tio n . between p oin ts o f d iv e rs io n and present and proposed p oin ts o f use and i f we are unsuccessful in th is w i l l undertake survey prom ptly. However, in view o f e rro rs in o r ig in a l a p p lic a tio n , would suggest th at S tate Engineer be allow ed to return same fo r c o r re c tio n , a ft e r which maps can be prepared w ith in the 60 days allow ed even i f necessary to go to the expense o f complete survey o f both d itch es from present point o f d iv ers io n to present poin t o f use and from proposed point o f d iv ers io n to proposed point o f use. The cost o f making survey o f the o ld S t. Thomas I t is a lso understood th at the p o in t o f d iv ers io n We are endeavoring to secure maps o f present canals A ssista n t C h ief Engineer ec *Hr.A. S.H alsted