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Letter from E. E. Calvin to N. A. Williams, October 17, 1922

Date
1922-10-17
Description
Relays another letter from railroad President, Carl R. Gray, regarding the purchase of two automobiles for company use.

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Letter from A. S. Halsted to W. H. Comstock, July 15, 1922

Date
1922-07-15
Description
Halsted advises on legal interpretations of use of force in guarding railroad property.

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Letter from Ross W. Smith to J. K. W. Bracken, June 10, 1903

Date
1903-06-10
Description
Letter discusses the need for a new house-keeper and cook at the Las Vegas Ranch. Smith addresses the problems with hiring a woman and suggests hiring a Chinese man.

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Letter from William McDermott to J. Ross Clark, March 31, 1903

Date
1903-03-31
Description
Letter describes the behavior of Kiel Ranch operator, George Lattemore, in selling wine and whiskey to settlers in Las Vegas. McDermott complains that Lattemore is selling wine to his Indian employees.

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Letter from B. W. Dunn to John Ryan, August 23, 1910

Date
1910-08-23
Description
Letter concerns Ryan's membership application to the Bureau for the Safe Transpotation of Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles.

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Train engine and railroad workers: postcard

Date
1880 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Description
Train engine and railroad workers in early days of Nevada. The postcard photo is courtesy of the Southern Nevada Museum.

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Letter from J. K. W. Bracken to J. Ross Clark, March 26, 1903

Date
1903-03-26
Description
Letter describes Bracken's travels in Los Angeles and San Francisco as well as the loss of his stenographer, Clippinger.

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Letter from B. W. Dunn to John Ryan, July 11, 1910

Date
1910-07-11
Description
Letter urges Ryan to consider membership in the Bureau for the Safe Transportation of Explosives.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken to H. I. Bettis, January 17, 1908

Date
1908-01-28
Description
Bracken wishes to renegotiate his lease on the Las Vegas Ranch if the railroad continues to dump oil into Las Vegas Creek.

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Letter from Frank R. McNamee to A. S. Halsted, July 2, 1922

Date
1922-07-02
Description
Letter gives a report of an assault on a railroad employee by strikers. McNamee suggests railroad guards and officers should be armed.

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