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Letter from J. Ross Clark to W. H. Bancroft, June 20, 1904
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Leo A. McNamee, July 8, 1943
Bracken informs the company lawyer that the Las Vegas Land and Water Company has installed a weir to enable measurement of water currently being delivered to the Las Vegas Ranch, and recommends the removal of all references to all amounts of promised water in the lease.
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Letter from J. T. McWilliams to J. Ross Clark, November 9, 1902
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Letter from J. T. McWilliams (Good Springs, Nevada) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), January 25, 1903
McWilliams' handwritten letter of his water measurements on the Las Vegas Ranch and his resolving of discrepancies with other measurements.
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt, November 17, 1950
Lessees of the Las Vegas Ranch quit paying their rent when the water to the ranch quit flowing. Upon being reminded of the terms of the lease, they paid the rent, but asked for future water delivery plans.
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Letter from F. R. McNamee (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, July 23, 1929
Since the city was expanding its sewer system, it was a good time to renegotiate their contract to get all the water run off from the city sewer system for irrigation on the Las Vegas Ranch. Written in pencil at top of page "174-2." Letter has two date stamps "A.S.H. Jul 24 1929" and "L.A. & S.L. R.R. Co. Law Department Jul 24 1929."
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Plat showing cultivated land in the Stewart Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 8, 1902
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