Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1887 — Artesian Wells in Tunis. [ARTICLE]

Artesian Wells in Tunis.

Southern Tunis is being transformed by Capt. Landais, -who is continuing the scheme of the late Capt. Roudaire for an inland sea. The artesian wells now being sunk by him yield a large quantity of water, which is utilised m agriculture by the natives who collect round these new oases. Gardens are being created where till recently there was nothing but sand, and avenues of trees are growing which will one day be bordered by houses. In a few years, if the operations are continued, the whole region will have been converted from a desert into a garden.—London Times. Ingratitude and misfortune make mon imperious.