Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-07-10
DISCUSS STATUS
MOUNTAIN ROAD
Las Vegas Nevada,

Las Vegas Nevada,
July 9th, 1928
Mr.. c P Squires
Publisher Las Vegas Age,
Las Vegas, Nevada.
Dear Sir:
/ hereby request that you pub
Ieh gratultJusly the attached de
NAL and correction Of the article
published in Las Vegas Age June
q 1923 entitled, BOARD OR
DERS FENCE REMOVED; pro-
vidcd that If the attached exceeds
in length the article mentioned,
I will pay you in advance for such
excess AZ the regular advertising
rates Of Las Vegas Age, tender Of
which is hereby made.
You are further requested TO
publish the attached in the next
issue after receipt thereof, or if
received less than two days prior
10 the next issue, then in such
event. in the next or succeeding
issue
tsignedJ E. w. GRIFFITH
The age is glad to give space
for discussion Of matters it deems
Of public interest. and Of course
makes no charge for the publica-
ton Of Mr.. Griffiths letter.
GRIFFITH REPLIES
In It's issue Of June 2lst there
appears in Las Vegas Age an
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FENCE REMOVED"
The artice then recites a reso-
luton by the Board Of County
Commissioners directing the Dis
trict Attorney 10 take steps TO re-
move a fence and gate across the
road 10 Griffith Resort.
The article proceeds as follows:
There mas been much comment
Of late upon the fact that par
ties driving to the Mt Charleston
country are stopped and forced
% sign q register before they are
permitted TO enter. This in an
cid county road. in use for the
past 20 years. and the County
Road Department has each year
done considerable work towards
improving and maintaining il.
Citizens OF the county have there
fore objected to this curtailment
Of their use OF a road in their
efforts TO reach mountains. -
The statements last quoted are
wholly false.
The fence and gate are erected
upon my private property. A
reg!ster has never been kept nor
mas anyone been asked 10 sign
a register before entering my
premises. I have required c. P.
SQulreS and R. w. Martin 10
obtain special permission 10 enter
nv premises for reasons hereln-
after stated.
The road in question is not
pubic highway but is private
road upon my property built and
maintained by me at my own eX-
pense and the County Road De-
Dartment has never done any
work thereon.
In the years 1914 and 1915, l
built an auto road from Las Vegas
10 CharestOn Park, a distance OF
81 miles 6 miles Of it through
timbered country, and did 1t With
inadequate equipment wholly at
my own expense. l maintained
The road without any help Tor
over 10 years. Since that time
the county has helped maintain II
as far as the gate but never oe-
yond. ,..,o.
were alleged 10 have been DIS
covered in the original government
survey whereby II was claimed
that part OF the improvements l
had made at the camp were not
on my land but on adjoining lana
of the Forest Reserve. The truth
can only be determined by gov
ernment reSurVep, arrangements
for which are being made.
Meanwhile. c. P. Squires and
R w. Martin, taking advantage
of the condition above stated, un-
dertook 10 obtain a Lease from
the Forrest Service OF the tract
of land west of the camp and
I WDlen IldQ DCSAA paw
proved by me. They also fl4ea a
water application with the State
Engineer for ten second feet OF
water from Little Falls Stream
which if allowed would deprive
me of the use Of the water.
protested the application and the
matter is now pending until a
hearing can be had.
The only road to the land sought
bv Sduires and Martin is my prl-
yate road. over my private lana
James eastman, County CommlS'
sioner, thereupOn procured tnt
passage of the resolution men
toned in the article, the effect o.
which will assist Squires and Mar
tin in forcing their way over my
private property for their private
benefit, to my injury. If the!
succeed my control and regulation
of camp fires will be gone anC
make probable another big fir'
that might wipe out the who'll
CANYON timber. making it useles
co.. q coo,1o and DESTROYING tn