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The Las Vegas City Manager informs Union Pacific Railroad that it would no longer be providing the one million gallons of effluent to the Las Vegas Ranch for use in irrigation.
1948-02-18
Flooding on the Las Vegas Strip, Dunes Hotel and Country Club in the background

Table showing gallons and percentage of water used by The Las Vegas Land & Water Co. in Las Vegas, and used and sold by the Union Pacific Railroad Co. in 1937, 1938, and 1939.
1940-07-16
Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in August in 1941 and 1942.
1942-09-01
Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in February in 1942 and 1943.
1943-03-01
Hand-drawn map of the Mormon Fort and Las Vegas Valley from a letter to Brigham Young by John Steele
2024-05-02
Letter from the Mayor of Las Vegas requesting detail about water production and usage in Las Vegas. Handwritten notes on letter.
1935-06-20
Map showing location of water bearing lands to be sold to the Las Vegas Valley Water District and the boundaries of lands owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Company which were not being sold to the District.
1953-03-01
Resolution by the Las Vegas Valley Water District to amend part of their agreement between Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company, Union Pacific Railroad Company, and Las Vegas Land and Water Company. The June 1, 1953 document stated that one of...
1954-03-26
Letter indicating that July 1942 was the highest water consumption month in Las Vegas history. Stapled to a comparative statement of per capita water usage.
1942-08-03
Application for the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to appropriate the water from a new well on the Las Vegas Ranch. Original Collection: Union Pacific Railroad Collection 97-19
1939-11-01
Bracken telling Jeffers that the Stewarts were seeking financial gain from the railroad company, yet something needed be done to supply them with water. He gave three possible solutions. A copy of Stewart heirs' letter is referenced below.
1939-12-17
Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in January in 1942 and 1943.
1943-02-02
Gushing artesian well, the source of Las Vegas' water supply

Editorial from the Las Vegas Sun. Unlike a noble French merchant, who sacrificed greatly to give the people of Marseilles good water, the water company is trying to bleed all the money they can out of the situation before surrendering it to the...
1953-05-09
Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in October in 1941 and 1942.
1942-11-12
Circular letter from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company endorsing City Ordinance No. 247
1940-03-30
The County Health Department called on the City Manager to enforce Ordinance 76 to prevent the use of effluent to irrigate land that was used to raise dairy cattle on the Las Vegas Ranch.
1948-02-18
Letter regarding two plans for providing water service to industrial properties along Main Street in Las Vegas. The letter mentions installation of a pipeline along the southern border of the railroad property and the installation of a lateral...
1930-11-14
Mr. Montgomery, a consulting engineer, recommends that Mr. Campbell, president of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, authorizes the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to develop and acquire new water facilities to meet community water supply needs.
1954-03-23
Results of a chemical and biological survey of the waters of Las Vegas Bay of Lake Mead. Includes charts and figures.
1973-05-02
Coffey recommends not installing a hydropower water wheel on the Las Vegas Creek, but increasing capacity at the Las Vegas Power plant. The higher initial cost would be beneficial in the long run. "W-2-4-2" in pencil in upper right corner, letter...
1925-01-03
Letter comparing Las Vegas water usage in November in 1941 and 1942.
1942-12-02
Folger would like Strong to grant permission to allow the City of Las Vegas to relocate a small portion of the Las Vegas Creek.
1948-06-18
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