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Las V egas - March 9, 1948 W 18-1-12-A Mr. Prank Strong: I enclose f o r your f i l e s copy o f l e t t e r from V Canemona D r i l li n g Company in connection w ith estimated cost o f d r i l l i n g the proposed 2 w e lls on Las Vegas Hanch. I have shown opposite the casing s iz e the weight and type o f casing r e fe r r e d to. not on the ground a t Las Vegas, but Mr* Ir v in g state s he can secure same from K e lly P ip e and Supply in Los Angeles i f d e s ire d . Shamberger and Harry Jameson here th is morning, I ex­p la in e d we would soon submit an a p p lic a tio n to d r i l l 2 w e lls on the Las Vegas Hanch because o f the fa c t that the C ity could no lo n g e r d e liv e r w ater f o r ir r ig a t io n purposes from the o ld se p tic tank, Mr, Shamberger sta te d he would g iv e p referen ce to the a p p lic a tio n as soon as i t was re c e iv e d , I then accompanied Prank Rathburn, authorized State Water Surveyor, to the lo c a tio n s we decided on, f i r s t about 100 fe e t n orth east o f the Pioneer Monument on North 5th S tre e t; and second north o f the northwest corner o f the o ld se p tic tank s i t e ; and requested Mr. Rathburn to promptly prepare re q u ire d p rin ts to accompany our a p p li­cation to State Engineer. As soon as th is is re ce iv e d , w i l l arrange w ith Mr. Cory to prepare the a p p lic a tio n . is assumed to be 1 SF to each 100 A cres. U sing th is form ula, do you con sider i t d e s ira b le that we f i l e fo r 2-jj SF from each w e ll, { Por\ &oo A c.r s $) a Byron-Jackson subm ersible in each o f these w e lls , the power c o st w i l l be as fo llo w s : Confirming our con versation , the casin g is In conference w ith A s s is ta n t State Engineer In th is connection, the duty w ater in Nevada In the event i t becomes necessary to i n s t a l l Power Rate F ir s t 2500 KW 'N e x t 2500 KW Next 50000 KW & 2.8j* KW. @ 1.8j* KW. • l£ KW. A l l Over 50,000 KW @ k t KW. A, M. F o lge r