Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-26

to soon become Of greater lmPofssiioe among the Philippine ports.
 The next ports of importance 10 '8s eoutb of Sud are SiIanguiH and Suble. The barbor af Port sIang}lin IS com. BaratfveIv small when compared @i11 others along the coast. Itis a5ou5t#o miles deep and half a mile wide at tl.e entrance. Anchorage is found in # fathoms of water. and vessels are pro feeted from all but west winds.
 Port Subic stretches inland for seven miles and forms two excellent harborsI OIoneopo and suBie. At the entrance is Grand island. which protects the barbor from the southwest winds These ports are but few miles distant from Manila. ard for that reason will probably not receive the attention such a harbor would if further away
 At the present time the south1Yess and the east coasts of Huzon are not considered of great importance. ana the harbars given but little attention excepting in their relation to the trade between the capital city of the islands and the islands to the south There are. however several safe aDebofages fer vessels. which may in time develop into important harbors. The first oz these is Port Jamilo, which runs inland about 1tl miles and is not over haII mile wide at fbe entrance. 4 river ot some importance discharges it's waters into this bay, and fs na4igable for small vessels for some distance.
 Still further 10 the south is Nasagba bay, into which flows the River LiaH. Sand bars detfact from the otherwise excellent qualities of the harBor. but the bay is important as aH anchorage for vessels caught in the track of the tropical storms. On the shore of the bay is The town of Nasug5a, place ot some .808fnbaBitantsza and the coasters have found it valuable place of call during the years of Spanish dominion. It is sufficiently removed from the larger towns to the north to make lt a valuable harbor in time.
 Other ports on the coast of Lezon are Tain bay. Looe bay Pagapas bay. Balayan bay, Batangas bay, Iayabaa bay, Kolokonto bay. Pagbiloa bay. and Port Tf1ig on one Of Che small islands near the coast of Iazon lis a=safe am chorage for vessels at all seasons, and ls entirely protected from the storms which frequent this section of the world
 On the Gulf of Ragai several good harbors are found, the principal of which are Pusgo and Rasokao bays
 Others Of the Philippine group have equally as good harbofs as Luzon. On the island of Hindauaa the only open port has been Igmb6aHga. The town is the capital of tbe province of the same name, and consists of over 20909 Be0- Pfes has HaFHl station and bar racks. and #s considered one of9be Best ports ef the southern islands. Along tEe southeast coast Of island aea q number oz laEge bays all of zhem af= leEaiH@ aaad HarH#f facilities. 8heE are SiBaeHei bay. ALaIiga bay. IHiina bay and 'alak harbor. into which flows the AliHdaaoa river, which is nayigable for 3J miles by vessels drawing notoVer 35s feel of water.
 On the southern coast Sarangani bay is of the masti@portaHee. Bt has aH en- trance seven miles wide, and extends far inland. On the west coast is FUiaga aE,which eXtendsinlandf for more than ten miles. Its principal fault as har- bor is it's great depth of water, aside from that. it is considered the best in the entire island
 DANIEL 5.T INHIBITION