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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption between February 1942 and February 1943, March 1, 1943
Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in February in 1942 and 1943.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption for March and April of 1942 and 1943, April 30, 1943
Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in March and April in 1942 and 1943.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption between May 1942 and 1943, June 1, 1943
Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in May in 1942 and 1943.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Guild comparing water consumption between June 1942 and 1943, June 30, 1943
Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in June in 1942 and 1943.
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Photographs and descriptions of an artesian well in the northwest corner of Clark County (Nevada), May 10, 1924
Photographs with captions of an artesian well in Las Vegas
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Letter from W. H. Bancroft (Salt Lake City) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), March 19, 1911
Letter from Bancroft states that although vegetation has been growing in the spring water used for domestic purposes, that "a little sunshine on the water is a good thing,'' so building a cover over the spring to prevent plant growth was not needed.
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Letter from J. Ross Clark to R. E. Wells, March 22, 1911
Though Wells agrees with Bancroft that the spring does not need a cover for health reasons, one might be necessary to keep swimmers out of the drinking water.
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Letter from T. P. Cullen (Los Angeles) to R. E. Wells (Los Angeles), April 28, 1911
Recommendation that the spring be covered to prevent contamination of drinking water.
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Price list and blueprint from E. M. Jessup (Los Angeles) for plans to erect housing over Big Spring (Las Vegas), February 1, 1911
Plans and detailed cost estimate for covering over the Big Spring
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. Ross Clark, February 15, 1912
Well No. 1 had just been completed and Bracken advised Clark that they would need to keep an eye on the flow from the Big Spring to see if the new well had an effect on the water flow.
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