Evening star., 1899-04-08

ported, the greater part to China Great
Britain and Australia.
The hemp is produced in southern Luzon,
Mindoro. the Nisayas and Mindanao. 1t is
nearly all exported in bales. In 1894 the
amount was 5000 tons, valued at S12 O0O-
900.
Raising of Tobacco.
Tobacco is raised in all the islands. but
the best quality and greatest amount in
Luzon. A large amount is consumed in
the islands, smoking eing universal among
women as well as men, but the best quality
Is exported. The amount in 1894 was 1000
tons of leaf tobacco, valued at 81. 100 900
Spain takes 80 per cent and Egypt 10 Der
cent of the leaf tobacco. OF the manufac-
tured tobacco, 20 per cent goes to China
ana singapore, 10 per cent to England and
. per cent to Spain.
Cocoanuts are grown in southern I,uzon
and are used in various ways The prod
ucts are largely consumed in the islands
but the exports in 1894 were valued at
s., ,4O0.0O -"
Cattle. goats and sheep have been intro
Gus. Domestic pigs and chickens are seen
around everywhere In the farming districts
Inc principal beast of burden Is the cara
Dao. or water buffalo. which is used for
pioW1ng rice fields as well as drawing haav,,
loads on sedges or on carts. Large horses
are almost unknown, but there are greaf
numbers of native ponies from nine to
twelve hands high, possessing strength 80
endurance far beyond their size. -'0
Gold I'm Many Localities
Gold is found In vast number of local;
| ties in the archipelago from northern Ia,zon
to central Mindanao. In most cases tho
gold is detrftal. and found either in exist-
ing water courses or in stream deposits
now deserted by the current Thasa 1a.,
are called 'alIuviones" by the Spania rds
1t is said that in Mindanao some Of the
gravels are in an elevated position and
adapted to hydraulic mining There are no
| data at hand which intimate decisiyely the
value Of any of the placers They are
washed py natives largely with cocoanut
] shells Tor pans, though the batea is also i'm
use. -So Al
In the province of Abra. at the northern
end or l.u1on, there are PAGERS, and the
gravel or the river Abra is auriferous In
Lapanto there are goid-auartz veins as well
as gravels. Gold is obtained in this prov.
| ince close to the copper mines. In Benguet
g 1ne graVeis OF the river Agno carry gold.
There Is also gold in the province of Bontoc
and in Nueva Ecija- The most important
OF the auriterous provinces is Camarines
Norte. Here the townships of Manbulao,
Paracale and Labo are especially well
! known as gO,d-producing localities. Mr.
Drasche, a well-known German geoIoeist.
f, says that there were 700 natives at Worl,
! on the rich quartz veins Of this place at
the time of his visit about twenty-five years
< since. At Paracale there are parallel quartz
veins in grants. one of which Is 20 feet in
width and contains chute IN which the
ore Is said to assay ss ounces of gold per
| ton- One may suspect that this ASSAY
| hardly represented an average sample Be-
! sides the localities mentioned, many 9TH
ers Of this province have been worked by
| the natives.
! The islands of Mindoro, Catanduanes.
| Sihuyan. Panay. Zebu and Bohol are re-
ported to contain gold. but no exact data
are available. At the south end OF the
small island of Panaon, which Is Just TO
| the south OF Ley-te. there are gold-quartz
VEINS one OF which has been worked to