The spring on the ranch had slowed to the point where livestock could not be supported. Bracken recommended that the Las Vegas Land and Water Company drill a well or permit Wittwer to do so.
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Copy of a telegram to Omaha explaining the water shortage on the Las Vegas Ranch and requesting authority to drill a well.
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Telegram informing Bracken that Union Pacific Railroad President Jeffers had approved the drilling of a well on the Las Vegas Ranch.
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Letter accompanying the agreements with the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the drilling company.
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Letter confirming details regarding the drilling of a new well at the Las Vegas Ranch.
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Cost estimate for a new well on the Las Vegas Ranch.
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Letter informing Wittwer that he was responsible for laying pipe to direct the new water from the new well.
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Engineering department work order detailing work to be done and estimate for new well on the Las Vegas Ranch.
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Letter stating status of the work and cost of well drilling on the Las Vegas Ranch.
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Well drilling log for a well drilled on the Las Vegas Ranch
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