OCR Text |
Show City's Fresh Water Due to American Ingenuity Resourcefulness of an American will give Aden, Arabia, a supply of fresh water for the rst time in Its history. Heretofore the only supply for drinking and household purposes in the settlement has been distilled sea water. Many attempts have been made to obtain fresh water in recent years, but not until 'last February, when an American well driller in the employ of the Bombay government succeeded in tapping an underground reservoir, has a supply adequate for the needs of Aden ben obtained. The American erected a large, modern mod-ern drill at Sheikh Othman, a village on the Arabian mainland, and con-: con-: nected with Aden, eight miles away, i by a narrow isthmus, and bored until j water was struck. The present plan lis. to pipe the water ijto Aden and store it in reservoirs for distribution , to the city. An adequate water supply ', and sewerage system eventually will be installed. i |