The \Geologist's Contention that the Soil is Unsuitable:
Engineer's Reply with What has Actually Been Done About two years ago Dr, F.G.0. Walker, tic. Pit On Chieti alyst of the" SIN, Public" Health Department's Chemical laboratory, prepared an illuminating paper for the Bngineesing "Society of China "Deep, Well Waters in the Shang fai Oven", In this. were set forth figures from, the analyses of avent samples of water from deep ets in this distri ait data of on' the subject of the so-called Very encouraging nature presen
artesian well in Shanghai.
'The writer has consulted various authorities in the matter to ohta oth sider to the question, which condenses. itself down to" whether for not Shanghai can depend' imphily "upon the deep wells here-Shouts aaa constant source of un: tainted water in consistent supply. The two authorities consulted are the geologist and the engineer, tne former holding that Shanghat lo not Strictly' speaking an artesian. di trict andthe latter that properly constructed wells leave nothing. t0 fear in the way of getting pure water from deep" wells continuously for years." Various technical points hecemariiy: ate, which need no However, be gone Into by" the lay
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