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Check of water usage, Las Vegas
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' Well (S-20-60) 36 dhb. M. D. Kidder (Drilled hy Floyd Francis in 1925) Clay and lime conglomerate . . > ............................ ... White clay ............................................ Caliche ............................................ Clay with caliche fragments and nodules . . . . . Yellow sandy clay ............................ .... Red sand . ........................ .... Sandy clay ................................ ... Cemented gravel, water-hearing.................................... Uncemented gravel, water-hearing ................................ Cemented gravel, water-hearing t . . . . . . . . Uncemented gravel, water-hearing ............................ . Cemented gravel, water-hearing . . . . . . . . . Loosely cemented gravel, water-hearing , ................ "Limerrock, had to wash into well", water - hearing Uncemented gravel, water-hearing . . . . . . . . . Cemented gravel, water-hearing . . . . . . . . . Thickness Depth (feet) (feet) . 2 2 • '9 15 . H 19 . 5 2^ n o . 8 118 iUs . 72 220 . 2 222 . 5^ 276 . u 280 . 27 307 . 63 370 . l 371 . l^ 385 • 3S5 Well (S-21-61) 6 aca 1. J. R. & Arline Edmonds (Drilled hy Pat (Thompson in 19^1) Thickne s s Depth (feet) (feet) Caliche . . White clay . . Caliche . . Red clay . . Caliche . , Red clay . . Caliche . . Red Sandy clay "Hard sandstone" Sand and gravel, water-hearing 30 30 20 50 10 60 ko 100 5 105 Uo 1S5 20 160 90 250 5 255 33 288 Well (S-20-61) 31 dec. Las Vegas Land & Water Co. (Drilled hy Hall-3aker Exploration Co. in 19^2) Thickness Depth (feet) (feet) sand and gravel , . . 80 80 ........................................ 30 110 Caliche, small amounts of clay, Clay, lit t le caliche ................