Stikeen River journal., 1899-05-13

aHOn ana JOk ................ -o",ooO Heatheans in the Philippines. 30,OO0 Hcatherns in the Carolinas
 Oto ...,..... ...#........ l.-OI .Vlu The official guide gives a list of more than thirty different races. each speak ing a different dialect: but fivc-siXths of the Christian population are either TagaloS or Visayas. All the races are of the Malay type. Around Manilla there has been some mixture of Chi nesc and Spanish blood with that of the natives. resulting in the Mcstizos or not very great. As seen in the prov incc of Cavite and Manilla. the natives ! (Tagalos) are of small stature. average ing. probably. five feet four inches in height. and l3O pounds in weight They seem to be industrious and hard working. although less so than the Chinese. To Us they seem docilc. but there are evidences of deceit and un- truthfulness In their dealings with us. The bulk of the population are engaged in agriculture, and there were hardly any evidences of manufactures. arts or mining. A ma aiority seemed to be able to read and write, but have been un- able to obtain any exact figures on this subject.
 1,, ,.,l. L ucated natives. who are merchants lawyers. doctors and priests. They are we'll informed and have accumulated property. They have not travelled much, but there are said to quite d numerous cooney of rich FiipinoS in Madrid. as well as in Paris
 Aguinaldo is not of Il nation but of the tribe called Falaya. who are great gamblers their principal game being rock-tig ghting. There are no Africans in the Philippines and no sign of their blood.
 CLIAl ATE.
 The climate is one of the best known in the tropics. The islands extend from , to 2l degrees north latitude, and Manilla i> in lI degrees B minute. north. The thermometer during July rarely goes below IS or above SJ de- grecs. The extreme ranges in a year are about 9l and 97degrees. and the an- nual mean Sl degrees. There are three well marked season, ,''tempcr- ate and dry. extending from Novcm- Der to February: "hot and dry" from March to May. and temperate and wet from June to October.
 The rainy season reaches it's maXim- um in July and August, when the rains are constant and very heavy. The to- tai rainfall has been as high us III in ches in one year. Yellow fevcrappcars to be unknown. The deseases most fa- tal among the natives are cholera and smallpox both of which are brought from China. Low malaral fever. is brought on by sleeping on the ground or being chilled by remaining without exercise. in Wet clothes, and diarrhea Is produced by drinking bad water or eating excessive quantities of fruit. almost all of these descases are preven- table by proper precautions. even by troops in campaign. The sickness among our troops Were very small much less than in the oold fogs at San Francisco.
 
 NJ NERAL. WEALTH.
 Very little is known about the min cral wealth of the islands. IL k stated that there are bodies of coal. petrollm- iron lead. sulphur, copper and gold in the various islands. but little or nothing has been done to develop them.
 A few concessions have been granted for working mines. but the outpnt is not large. Gold is reported on Luzon. coal and pctrolum on Cebu and Iloilo. and sulphur on LeNtc. The imborts of coal in 1Sol wnr, al -,II tom. md ;,