Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-06
PHILIPPINES GOLD
,,cEs OF WEALTH OF WHICH
LITTLE HAS BEEN KNOWN.
.n.ivc Gold Deposits Near the
sco-copper Abounds nnd Excellent
,,onite In Enormous Quantities.
xs,urc OF the Climate. Il.
New York sum

-,,blcal Society. wrote "A pamphlet In
-, y, the Philippines. He recently sent
-. pamphlet 10 Ambassador Hay. and II
Us printed on Friday last in the adj
80 sheets OF the Consular Reports.
". cent q note 10 Colonel Hay with his
,hlcf IN which he said OF the pros
,se,s OF gold production:
'..qbfse notes were written I'm 1891. Since
49, The exploratory work under my d.
,le,ion has been carried on as vigorously
- circumstances permitted At all events,
-,tcpslvc aufiferous ore deposits have
b.1p opened up in the eastern part Of
s,r,u quite near the sea. assuring n
&c output for many years TO come.
me continuation OF the aurilerous forma-
',5o has been proved over a wide dis
,uct
..Tbe complete absence of practicable
...fs throughout that district, and. in
Jse5 throughout the Islands. must at
49,, connne mining operations requiring
navy plants TO points near harbors or
rsvicablo rivers. But such points, / ven
,,rs 10 say. are numerous enough to give
,lse 90 prosperous industry. / know OF
=, other part Of the world the Alaska
Tysadweil mines excepted. where pay ore
q gonnd within "a few hundred yards OF
.ta anchorage Of seagoing vessels. SO
rfhe fringe only OF the auTifcrous for
r,sfi7D has been touched. There is no
fr8ok that finds its way into the Pacific
ocean whose sand and gravel do not at
last pan the color of gold. Heavy mug
co.'s are sometimes brought down from
me sicrras. where, 1 believe. there are
,romislng fields for hydraulic mining.
kuuval gold Is also got in the Island OF
lnDlanao. especially in the districts OF
e3rgao and Misimis on its northern
coast. Extensive deposits of copper ore
occur in Luzon. which will probably prove
rsmunerative when means of transport
have been devised.
"Galcra. both auriferous ana argenti-
ferrous. IS found in veins in Luzon and
Ccbu. sometimes accompanied by zinc
blends.
81 do not know Of the occurrence OF
true coal in the islands. The beds which
have been worked in the Islands of Cebu
and Masbate consist of Ignite of very
good quality.
Here are extracts from the pamphlet:
"The number Of islands which form the
Philippine Archipelago will sstonish many
readers. - IS said TO approach 1000.
There are two among them larger than
Ireland-namely, LuZon, with eco. and
1indanao. with $500 square milos-and |
there are other islands with $500, 5000.
400 400 $500. and 1900 square miles.
The character Of the fauna and
fora nf the Philippine Islands is. TO a
certain extent. Of the Melanesian or Aus
tralian type. and differs widely from that !
Of the Malayan Archipelago. from which |
IL L. separated by a narrow. but very |
deep strip OF sea. The Philippines re-
joce in that distinctly Australian bird, |
the cockatOo. as an indigenous member OF |
their ayifauna, and IN the entire absence |
OF the tiger or any other representative |
OF the large Felidoe. There are reasons |
for the hypothesis that the philippine |
Islands arc peaks, mountain ridges, ana |
table lanes Of a submerged continent, |
which in q very early geological period |
extended "a Australia
Almost everywhere in the island are |
the results Of volcanic forces in evidence, |
although the number of active volcanoes |
s. small The volcanoes. active and ex-
tinct. are grouped in two lines, running |
approximately east and west Earth |
quakes are not infrequent, and the build |
jngs arc designed TO resist them. The |
more violent seismic disturbances appear |
10 Do confined 20 certain centres,
among which the neighborhood OF |
Manila, tho capital Of the islands, sit
E8te ia Lugon, seems 10 be prominent. |
The geography OF the group is very COM
plicated. In general sense, the direction
of the chains Of mountains is north and /
south, with occasional reflections to east
and west. The highest mountain in the
group is Apo. IN MndanaO, with over
500 feet. while HalCon, in Mindoro,
reaches nearly $500 feet, and Majon, in
LCZon. exceeds 500 feet.
THE seasons are divided into hot and
cool or wet and dry, and vary according
10 the aspect Of the country. Regions eX-
posed 10 the southwest monsoon have
their wet season. while on the other side
Of the mountains people enjoy the dry
season. The rainfall Is not excessive for
the tropics, nor is II continuous, for oc-
,asi0nal breaks lessen the discomtOrts
N the wet season. The climate is very
healthy for the tropics and diseases
e. g.. yellow fever-are unknown.
The bulk OF the natives are of a race
kin to the Malays. though pure Malays
ne only settled on the south coast of Min
lanao and the neighboring islands. where
,t times they give a little trouble TO the
authorities. In the interior of Luzon and
.0me Of the other islands the rem
.lnts Of a race Of natives of undoubtedly |
'aquan origin are found. still as untamed
Is the Spanards found them over so
ears ago. They, like their Australian
insmen, fly from civilization and sue
umb when forced into contact with it..
MIR. Palgrave speaks In glowing terms
= the fertility and beauty OF the island
nd Of their inhabitants. He says: The
hicfest The almost exceptional spell OF
be Philippines is situate, not In lake or
0lcanO, forest or plain, but i'm the race
hat form The bulk of the island popula-
col, /
Irely is an intra-tropical people salts
lctory one 10 eye or mind But this
annot be said of the Philippine Malays,
ho IN bodily formation and mental
characteristics alike may fairly claim
lace among almost the higher names
lscrIbed on the worlds national scale.
concentrated, never-absent self-resPect
% habitual self-restraint in word and !
Jed. very rarely broken except when ex-
eme proVocation induces the transtory |
lt fatal frenzy known az 'amok,' and
n inbred courtesy equally difused
rough all classes, high or low. unfailing
1cOrum. prudence, caution, quiet cheer
llncss ready hospitality. and correct,
lough not inventive, taste. His family
a pleasing sight much subordination
ld little constrain, liberty not license. .
rdcrly children. respected parents,
oman subject but not oppressed. men
iing but not despotic, reverence with
.ndness obedience in affecton-these
I'm a lovable picture. not by any means
re I'm the villages OF the eastern isles.
be villagers houses. some large. some
NALL wood or bamboo, two-stories or
.e. mere huts or spacious dwellings. ac-
riding 90 the fortunes OF the inmates. are
TIED here and there in an unsymmetri-
y row among trees; but all have q