The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-04
RUSH OF GOLD HUNTERS
Expect to Find Bonanzas in the
Philippines.
IS IN PAYING QUANTITIES
The Prospector Will Have Few Difficult
ties to Overcome-The Metal Elk
lists in Paying Quantities in
the Islands.

| Great Falls, March 3.--It is evident
that the testimony regarding the pres
ence of gold and other precious metals
in the Philippines is not all in as yet,
| and possibly will not be until a sort
of post mortem is held on the islands
and that, of course, cannot occur until
the F'ilipinos have either been killed or
cowed sufficiently to admit of pros
| pecting.
A few days ago there was in this col
umn letter from one of the boys at
Manila in which it was stated that gold
did not exist in paying quantities. La
ter, Arthur F. Harvey of Stanford,
who is member of company l, writes
the following letter to his folks in Stan
ford and makes the almost contrary
| statement. He writes:
When things become settled HI, ex-
| pecls TO see great rush of gold hunt
ers There is no doubt that the n,elal
exists and in paying quantities. With
climate superior to California, the
prospector will have but few difficulties
10 overcome. have seen some fine
specimens of gold free milling and
freely spotted with the metal, also
coarse dust and nuggets which were
found here in the mountains in this
island. Another large island in the
southern part of the archipelago is also
rich in gold. The islands show hardly
any development. and to-day only a
fourth of Luzon is cultivated.
we We're on outpost duty yesterday
and last night, and very little sleep goes
with this duty We were expecting an
attack, so the outposts We're REINFORCE
ca after dark AT each of the few shots
nred we in the picket turned out until
the cause of the shooting was discoy-
cred. It's in service of this nature that
one can judge of the ability of the men
as soldiers
The action of our boys was spleu-
ana, no confusion; every man to his post
and eager for the fight. In ali of
these little scares, I have found our
captain cool and collected, giving his
orders in way calculated to calm our
more eXcitable men. All our officers
are very good in the times of danger.
Two of the insurgents tried to get
Roberts, the Lewistown matchmaker
put he succeeded in gaining one shot
at them before they disappeared in the
darkness A Dakota sentinel was had
ly wounded. but killed his two assail
ants before they could get away.
The health of the boys is good at
present. but little sickness, that Should
be attributed to the climate. This is
warm climate. and one of the most
striking features of the everyday dress
OF the native women is that it exposes
about as much as it conceals. The
wealthy women cover themselves If
tie more. but sombrero and fig leaf
IS about the proper thing at this season.
We We're paid two days ago; TODAY the
alley alongside of our barracks is n
regular gambling hell We are still
CHARTERED in an old warehouse on the
bank of the Pasig river. on which the
city is built, and the chances are now
that before you can hear from me
again, we will have tested the fighting
qualities of the insurgents Ed and |
are in good health, as are the rest of
the bows"