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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas), February 6, 1940

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Title Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas), February 6, 1940
Creator Bracken, Walter R.;
Description Letter referring to water received by the Stewart family from the Union Pacific Railroad. Transcribed from handwritten text on letter: "May 1st, 1940 - Placed dam in ditch to divert all water to Burial Plot; May 27 - 2 1/2'' on weir, 8'' around weir. At Steward fence, water 3'' deep, 10'' wide."
Contributor Las Vegas Land and Water Company
Source Box 11 Folder W18-1-12 Las Vegas Ranch - Albert W. Wittwer Lease Sep. 1, 1933 Union Pacific Railroad Manuscript Collection;
Date 1940-02-06
Coverage Las Vegas Valley; Las Vegas; Clark; Nevada; United States;
Subject Water rights; Water rights--Management; Water-supply--Management; Irrigation; Groundwater flow--Measurement;
Type Text;
Language eng
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Format application/pdf 8.10 x 10.54 inches
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries
Identifier http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/hln,398

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