The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-12
AVOID MANILA
This is the Advice of
Bob Gardner.
Tells of an Unfortunate MaaH g
Venture--8ad Place Fcr
Americans.

A friend in this city has received a let
ter from Bob Gardner. who went from
Honolulu with Lou McGrew to Manila |
some time ago. giving some interesting |
news concerning conditions in the Il-.- !
ippines-
MIR. Gardner tells Of mining enter |
prise upon which he and Mr.. McGrew en-
tered and its unfortunate result. that Wi
prove enlightening to many Honolulans
who have heard of the mineral riches o.
the Philippines He says: we were re-
Gently talked into mining scheme witt
three men VINO were first-class miners
ard who claimed to know just where t.
pace themselves on paying dirt
with five other men We placed om
money with these miners, giving then.
enough to equip them for the trip to The
mines that they claimed would return
! immediate ana --andsome pronJs. We Sc
cured transportation for them on a Sma--
/ sailing Vessel ana they departed full
| lCpe. This was in January and We a,
! OF hear of our men again until April
when they arrived in Manila in com
| hay VAIN several others who had beer
! PRISONERS with me insurgents tor tnTet
months. They were in poor health, fol
ali of them either had recovered or were
still suffering frcm fever. OF course, the
reLeis had kept everything of their out
ats Our party were rescued by party
! of United States scouts, VINO put tine in
surrectcs to fiigh,. our men are fair ana
honest enough and meant well. and no
doubt would have panned out had ii not
been that fate willed 1t another way. But
f those same men get a show at any
mining region as soon as the hostilities
on this island are settled, L am sure we
win get our money back.
T But I'm afraid I VIII be long time
before there will be chance for any
y prospecting in this country. 1nere Is
q urquestionably lots oil mineral all over
o the group. Many of the rich spots are
v at the present time inacceSSibIe; some
n could not be touched owing to their loni
distance from any water and no possior
: means of transportation TO any town
What are supposed TO be the best-locate'
mineral districts are infested by ban-s o
Ladrones or guerillas, who refuse to sur
render and whose defeat Ii will take
" long time to accomplish. In fact, Their
u are regular bands of banditti and muir
derers, who, when ley capture people
torture them to death. II the victim ca
raise ransom, he may possibly be spal
ed, but IL he hasn't the wherewithal, h
meets n horrible DEATH"
8: Mr.. Gardner says that he and Mr. Nd
Grew were in business for time in ca
Is vite and had considerable success. Oh
er Honolulans there who were also d'
an .ng we'll were James Sherwood and Dai
lei Mack, Both Gardner and McCire
I'm are in the employ of the Government
10 the present time.
Mr.. Gardner advises all who are thinl
I'm ing of com ng to Manila in the hope
* lettering themselves to stay away. E
peuses are high and 1t is difficult to o
tain money and save any OF 1t. The
are many mechanics there who can
there in the early days of American o
eupation who are anxious now TO &
IA away, for the native artisans are drivil
the whites out of business. Clerks al
nd, ,ookkeepers. too, there are many of WI
went to the Philippines hoping to ma
IA money. but all are weary of the place a.
are ready TO go home again.