"ملاحظات ميدانية: محمية عدن" [و‎‎١‎٧] (٥٦/٣٣)

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MKNT OF WELLS— contd.
Depth of
water.
4 ft.
7J ft.
5 ft.
8 ft.
Capacity.
Drinkable or not.
,4' 2' (6 A.M.)
,3' 2' (6 P M.)
8i ft.
6 ins.
3 ft.
400 Rallons in
first 70 min
utes. There
after 50 gal
lons per hour.
Jfot contaminated, An irrigation " c "-
but foul to the When tested there
t t „ were decomposing
locusts in the well.
well 400 yards 1 north of B. Umr
6 in.
Not analysed
Do.
Do.
Fit, but unpalat
able. Strong taste
and smell of sul-
phinotted hydrogen
Do.
Fit.
Fit, brackish
Ample water (muddy)
in Wadi Kabir (Juno
1915).
Sot used by villagers.
About 200 people and
650 camels water
twice daily.
Has the local repu
tation of being a
very good well, with
plentiful supply of
water.
Barely sufficient for
300 men at one
gallon per man (for
some days). Al
most dry in Septem
ber, No. (28 B. M.)
Apparently not used
by the detachment.
Used by Transport
animals of 23rd Sikh
Pioneers detach
ment.
A well which has fallen into disuse for two months will often be found dry and
the stone linings frequently collapse too.