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Letter from A. S. Halsted (Los Angeles) to Mr. Knickerbocker regarding surface and underground water rights, June 11, 1924
Halstead believed that if a new well was dug, the railroad and the water company must make sure that all the water from it was appropriated.
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Newspaper clipping, Water level decline shown, Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 15, 1945
Newspaper article summarizing a 1945 U.S. Geological Survey report of a sharp water level decline in the Las Vegas artesian basin.
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Las Vegas Valley Water District Report on water supply, October 1949
Detailed 76 page report with charts, tables and calculations on the water situation in the Las Vegas Valley.
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Correspondence from L. A. Barnes (Las Vegas) to W. H. Hulsizer (Omaha), October 12, 1949
Summary notes of a meeting between the Las Vegas Valley Water District and the Las Vegas Land and Water Company regarding the possible sale of water production to the district.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to C. C. Barry (Los Angeles), February 7, 1930
Response for request for information needed to report to the Nevada Public Service Commission regarding electricity used and details of water users and sales in 1929.
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Report on Las Vegas water situation from C. E. Swann (Rock Springs, Wyoming) to George B. Pryde, May 29, 1936
Report on water supply and use in Las Vegas. C. E. Swann, one of the authors of the report was Chief Engineer of the Union Pacific Coal Company. The addressee, Mr. George B. Pryde was Vice President of the Union Pacific Coal Company. The coal company was located in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Document includes water consumption data.
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Letter from H. C. Mann (Omaha) to W. M. Jeffers, November,12, 1935
Letter from H. C. Mann discussing Walter Bracken's recommendation to drill a new well to guarantee water for irrigation on the Las Vegas Ranch. Bracken's letter is referenced below.
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Letter from Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas) to E. E. Bennett, October 18, 1934
The city could purchase the water company, but not by condemnation except for cause.
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Report of Las Vegas water during fourteen years, 1957
Overview of fourteen years of water use in the Las Vegas Valley showing water sales and consumption in gallons.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong, October 26, 1945
Bracken stating that water from company wells should not be used for irrigation until metering can be instituted. The formation of a water district at this time was not desirable for the Union Pacific Railroad.
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