Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-29
Riches of the
Philippines.

@AtfPIHeS,
The United States rao,,.,,
mas dispatched DR.. George n n'-li,1'y
the well known mining s,. h.ekii
the Philippines to investir,,s ~ %
posits OF precious metals In th., a.
ter. Very little Ia definitely r qlaf.
the geology OF the islandr 'sNh o
mineral resources are wboli, ~. 'ntf
opcd. All the strcams on a. 'Hleitl.
SIDE OF the Luzon bring goid d,,'. ,..ia
the mountains. ana the snnd a,,', iiom
or even the smaller OF tbs'- A,.'d
color. The absence OF ro,d. slos
strlcted ouch little MINING 80, nA' g..
been done TO the coast districts ~
as the use OF machinery Tor tbs ~. \, 10
IL concerned. From the eaflls,, ~
Spanish travolors have enlarg.', '.li
the latent wealth OF the n,,.i. goo
ana when the islands vsro e,.is-f
pied gold was an article ~ u
among the natives. Nowad,,. w.
OF the large town.. dcallnra In ~,
extensive, its local value being -.
to 81 per ounce. ita Impure s,s,..t
dcring II worth little moro A. ~ q
lao therc are the remains of ~.
works, ana records exist riyls.
regular output as 1000 ounce,
from quartz crushing. WA
II II known that there IL r,-.f,....
aurlicroua land IN the pruyIns. \, ~
guct, IN the center OF f.Ys,, D.'
northeastern surlgno. on tt, ny,
Mindanao. 10 is believed tb.t,t.
nation whence the roid " tb. H.. ''
~ derived continues throuebss, Il.
range OF mountains TINT 49,. "
backbone 40 20 speak OF f.us,. ht
Gale gold dust IL well known In 49,.
though tow Inhabitants of M,
have any ldcn whore rirr.i.E ~.
n thriving village. and lft Viola Nv
10 fused into tiny ingota. .r.,.
shell serving M a mold 1 tbst..t
got takes the shape OF Tine at.n ~.
same time bearing the t.lt fra.t ~.
/ Chlnerc merchant.
In Mindnnno the people esBa-,r.
~ gold about In little bag lni u.t.,
money va
Il Is said that nowhere In IN. ,..,
outside OF the Philippine. tbs 80
well mlnc Of Alaska excepted !, T..
ore found within % Tow hurlr't ~.
OF the anchorage OF aeaeaIr- 49,.
/ In one place ON the Pacific ~, i,
Luzon narrow peninsula iuis oa, ~
tho ocoan-n hvudlHnd of wht. ~
glittcring quartz, This h o. y,si ~
post Of gold orc. ana no The -,
time IL being prepared for ths r.,.,,.,
or a crushing plant ana apnlft.nls.,
~ might BE- expected. native m.r-,
work o. exceedingly primitive III
wnHteful The people readily a.,
Themselves however 90 nrIsniiae ~.,t,
/ odA and mako good uurkmsr s,....
qucntly there should 10 no dIrs1't, \,
the development of mining under Ar.,'
/ lean control.
Large deposits or copper afs trsus
| 20 exist. ana tho Nrlrf1tfs. MN iBt-t.
n the central mountains of f.1fss t,v.
carried on copper mining f8r ef1'nfs..
Copper utensils made hy them ars com.
monty used M Manila. TO- ofs found
at Muncavcn contains Upward afitrr
I cont N copper. 20 per cent ot fultiar.s
3 pnr cont uf anthony and % ott Z
/ arsenic. The natives $50 ths.f 56g.sf
l by placing fragments Of 0u lstHrr
rock In a round hollow IN ollyty ruIfl
/ with which a conIcnl funnel % fi1rs .
/ connected. A hrc D. lighted in he eiT.
lty, aud blowers Of bamboo nrs ustif'
producing the draft Iron orc " 80
purity has been found 600 different ~
NJ Luzon and D. used In the local tr,.
los and small foundrira Tor matf
arms and implements Coal mln'rs hi
been entirely neglected but thsfs ifs
undoubtedly valuable deposits On ~.
oral OF the groups
Gems Of value have been found m ~
interior valleys OF .uzon. and as tfig'
tiful pearls are often brought 10 Mania
for sale there n reason 90 believe fr
tho pearl bearing oyster exists o. ~
coasts OF tho Islands.