Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-11
Agriculture the Chief Occupations
of the New Possessions.
THE OFFICIAL FIGURES.
Colonel isryan and Governor poyn-
tcr's veto serious Illness OF the
Isomau poutin.

In detail In the monthly Summary Of
comemrcc a Finance Just issued by the
treasury bureau OF statistics. This
discussion shows that although agricul-
tufc Is the chief occupation Of the Phil
ipniucs. yet only onc-ninth OF the sur
face n under cultivation. The soil II
very fertile. and even after dcducting
the mountainous areas. II Ia probable
that the AREA OF cultivation can be very
largely extended and that the islands
can support population equal 10 that
u japan n2.oo0.o00l.
The chief products arr rice, corn.
hemp. sugar. tobacco. cocoanuta and
cacao. Coffee ana cotton were former
~ produced In large quantitics-thc for
incr for export and the latter for home
consumption; but the coffee plant has
been almost cxterminnted by insects
and the homemade cotton cloths have
been driven out by the competition Of
those imported from ENGLAND. The rice
and corn are principally produced In
Luzon and Iilndoro and are consumed
In the islands. The rice crop IL about
$4,000 tons. II II insufficient for the
demand. and ts.OO0 tons OF rice were i'm.
ported IN 1894. the greater portion from
Saigon. and the rest from Honskong
and singapore: also, $3.50 ton. go. 900
two-ihirdS came from China. and less
than onc-thlrd from the United States.
The cncno " raised In the southern
Islands. the best quality OF II at Min
danno. The production amounts only
20 80 tons and u II all made into
chocolate and consumed In the islands.
The sugar cane Ia raised In the Wis.,
ayaH. The crop yielded In 1894 about
$4,000 tons ~ raw sugar. OF which
one-tenth was consumed In the
islands. and tho balance. OF no.
600 tons. valued at sii.000,Ooo.
was exported. the greater part 10 CHI
m. Great Britain and Australia. The
hemp II produced In southern Luxon.
Mindoro. the Nlaaynr. and Mlndnnno,
u " nearly all exported In bales. In
1891 the amount was $4,000 tons. valued
NJ W. 100000. Tobacco ~ raised In all
the Islands. bu, the best quality and
greatest amount In f.uSon. A iafge
amount Is consumed In the Islands.
smoking being universal among women
ne well NJ men. but the best quality In
exported. The amount In 1894 was
1000 tons 81 leaf tobacco. valued nj
il.iso.ooo. spain takes 40 per cent and
Egypt 10 per cent Of the leaf tobacco.
OF the manufactured tobacco. 20 per
cent goes 10 China and Singapore. 10
per cent 10 England. and per cent to
spain. cocoanutn are grown In south
crn Luz0n and are used In various
ways. Tho products arc largely con-
sumsi In the Islands. but the exports
In 1894 were valued at g.. 100 900.
Cattle. goats and sheep have been In
troduced from spain. but they are not
numerous. Domestic pigs and chickens
nrc seen around everywhere In the
farming districts. The principal beast
Of burden II the carnbao. or water buff
falo. which II used for piowing rice
ncldH as we'll aS drawing heavy loads
~
are almost unknown. but there are
great numbers OF native ponies from
TO " hands high, possessing strength
and endurance far beyond their size.
Gold ~ found In vast number OF
localities In the archipelago from north
crn Luxon TO central Mindanao. In
most cases the gold II detrital. and
found either In existing water courses
or In stream deposits now deserted hv
the current, These last are called
"alluvionca" by the Spaniarda. II II
said that In Mindanao some ~ IN.
fravcln are In an elevated position
and adapted TO hydraulic mining.
There are no data nt hand which In
innate decislvcly the value OF any Of
the placcrH. They are washed by ma
tives largely with cocoanut shells for
pans, though the batea II also In use
In tho province Of Arbn. az the north
ern end Of Luron. there are placers. and
the gravel Of the river Ahra IL aurlfer-
Gus. In Lapanto there arc gold -qunrts
veins IA well nn grnvelr. Gold Ii OBJ
tainod In this province close TO the cop-
per mines. In lienguet the gravelH Of
the river Ango carry gold. There IN al
no gold Ia the province OF iiontoc and In
Nucva Ecijn. The most important Of
the aurifcrouA provinces IN camarineH
Norte. Here the townships 81 Mambu-
lao. parncalc and f4tho are especially
well known aH producing local.
ties. Mr. prnAohe, a well,known Ger
man reologlnt, says that there were 100
natives at work ON the rich quartz
veins of this place At the time Of his
visit about twenty-five years since. Al
paracale there are parallel quartz veins
| In granite, one OF which IN twenty feet
In width ana contains q chute In which
the ore " said 10 assay ~ ounces %
gold per ton. ono may suspect that this
assay hardly represented an average
sample. IienldcH the localities men.
toned. many others OF this province
have been worked by the natives. The
islands % Mlndoro, catandunnes, Sihu-
| yam, Pnnny, Zcbu and linhOl are report
ed TO contain gold. hut no exact data
are available ~ the south end OF the
| small island 81 Pannon, which u Just
o. the south Of Lcyte, there are gold
| quartz veins one % which has been
worked TO some extent. II II six feet
! In thickness. and has yielded from 80
10 81 per ton, In the island Of Mlndnrs
40 thcrc arr two known collaborating
| districts the province OF SurigaO,
where Placer and other townships
shows grayeis and veins, and the prov
ince of MlAamls. Near the settlement
of fmpona and on the gulf OF Maeajnlnr
there are said 20 bc many square kilo-
meters Of gravel carrying large qunnti-
ties 81 gold with which II associated
platinum. The product Of this district
was estimated some years since az 100
ounces per month, all extracted by ~
tives with bateas or cocoanut shell
dishes,
| There II u disposition In some quar-
| tors To hold Col. william J. Bryan re.
| Hponsible for Governor poyntera veto
NJ the resolution passed by the Ncbraa-
| kn legislature thanking Nebraska vol
unteers and commencing their ynior In
| defending American sovereignty In the
| Philippines. Mr.. Bryan happened TO be
/ IN Lincoln and conferred with the gov.
ernor the day before he sent In the
veto message. They declare that Mr..
| Bryan has seriously impaired his
chances for the Democratic presidential
| nomination hut considerable people DO
not think he had anything 10 do with
| Governor Poynter's veto, II ~ evident,
| however, that opponents OF Mr.. Dryai.
VIII make the most Of this episode and
seek TO array the soldiers against him.
Reverend T. G. Illff. professediy n
preacher Of the gospel, seems TO be AT