Show cites fresh water due to american ingenuity of an american will give aden arabia 1 a supply of fresh water for the trat arst time in its ta history heretofore the only supply for drinking and honse household hold purposes la in the settlement tins haa been distilled sea bea water many attempts lime have been made de to obtain fresh water in recent years but tot bot until last february when nn an american well vell driller lo ili the employ of the bombay government succeeded la in tapping tin in underground reservoir hns fins a supply adequate for the needs of aden been obtained tho the american erected a large modern drill at sheikh othman a village on the arabian mainland and connected with aden eight miles away by a narrow isthmus and bored until water win struck the present plan la Is to pipe the water lato aden and st store 0 ie it in mrs for distribution to the city an adequate water supply and sewerage system eventually will ire be stalled installed ir |