The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-29

to the north and south is mountainous
in the extreme. The excursions which
can be taken into the more remote dis
tricts, while not altogether easy. could
be made with little difficulty in times be-
fore the nation had risen in revolution.
The people living in the upcountry settle
ments seemed always glad to welcome a
visitor. providing he was not a Spaniard.
and would gladly go 70 the length OF put
ting their entire house at the disposal OF
the traveller without so much as expecting
a reimbursement.
1t can be easily understood that I'm n
land where f1re-engines and express wa
CONS travel only at the speed which heavy
"a'.tou can give them, the mounta. n.
lake. and volcanic sections which sur
round the capital OF the Philippines. are
not 10 be visited n a single day. and Il
remains for future railroads OF electric
tramways to make possible short holiday
excursions. which now have to be taken
lelsurely in Uncomfortable "caramattas. %
or hollowed-out tree-trunks.
One Of the favorite vacation trips from
Manila-which needs all four DAYS. by
the ways the excursion OF the Pasig!nto
the big Laguna de bay and across its two
score miles of water to the hot springs at
Los Banos or mountain gorges Of Pagsan-
jan. In peaceful times gone by the old
side-wheel paddle steamer Laguna de Bay
ran up every other day 70 the lake district
at Santa Cruz. and in the fashiona bic
season she almost always numbered sew
eral Spanish or half-caste families going
to the very decent hotel a Los Banos to
take the hot water that gushed forth from
the mountainside by the edge Of the lake
or TO drink in the splendid air Of the pro-
vincial district. But those of US who be-
longed to the Anglo-Saxon colony were
exclusive enough to make fifty-miIe voy-
age in steam launch. into which we
would bundle our boys. provisions and
bedding.
The lake itself-which IS shaped like a
big w, with the central stem running
in between the great weird mountain pro-
montories of HaHa Halla-thatwouId
make a most excellent setting for novel
or DRAMAS somewhat above the level OF
Manila, whose residents have long feared
that sudden earthquake would send the
several hundred square miles Of water
rushing down over their capital Part
way up the leg Of the w lies Santa Cruz.
chief town OF the big cocoanut district be-
hind, and from their it is but short
rough drive to Pagsanjan. now one Of the
great strongholds OF the rebels. From
Pagsanjan, the weird excursion NJ the
small river into the gorges Is made in
tree-trunk canots, that TO the novice are
harder to balance than a bicycle. The
course lies up the stream. winding down
between steep mountain slopes heavy
with cocoa palms and hemp plants, the
passage Of the group Of rapids is by no
means easy.
Beyond comes lanes Of deep. still water
that penetrate into the very heart 81 cool
mountains. and are said 20 have formed
ages ago by mighty commissions that split
the hills asURler Nearly perpendicular
walls. reaching UP FOR thousand feet.
almost seem TO support the heavens above
that show only in narrow line. and 20 20
softly padding into that long avenue Of
audible stiffness. where the oozing water
seems scarcely to Dip from creepers that
conceal the rock walls. is TO feel that one
Is visiting another order OF things. Far
Up at the end % navigation Is a waterfall
that drops OF from a dizzy height and
acts as a climax TO the exhibition q nat
uraI scenery. and 70 stand at the bottom
OF that great well IN the mountains ls 70
be Sure that one has been introduced 20
Nature herself.
In Pagsauian Itself the chief occupation
OF the natives seems 70 be 20 watch the
cocoanuts fall from trees. and then take
them 20 the old oil mills on the banks -
the river or 10 tie thousands together 81
raft form for transportation 20 Mania
And one Of the familiar scenes on the
Pasig 2 bygone DAYS was these big RATS
Of floating cocoanuts which Iazily siit
down toward Manila guided BY a coupe
OF Afalays who were perfectly satisfied
10 De-; the river 90 most q the work
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