Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-04

he kept them off by shooting them as they
reached the top Of the hill. lie had 100
rounds of ammunition and fired off %. nit
ting his enemies forty times and killing
thirty Of them. The insurrectos acknowI-
edged that he killed eighteen. and his fie
ures are probably correct. At their first
charge he killed five. This made them
halt and he had a chance TO reload. At
their second charge he again killed five
and after that they were more careful. Re
shot, however. whenever Iead appeared,
and kept them at bay for two days AMI
nights
Then the smell of the bodies of the men
he had killed became so offensive that he
determined to fight his way out. He made
a rush and was chased for some distance.
put hnaily Jumped into shelter much like
the one from which he had been driven
There he remained two days. keeping the
Ftlipinos at bay and killing such as ap
preached
"All this time he had nothing to eat or
drink, and at last he could stand it NJ
longer He had but eight rounds of am
munition left and he determined to fight
his way to death or to drink and food. II
to death he determined to xiii as many As
he could on the way. He succeeded in
breaking through and ran into a corn field
where he quenched his thirst by sucking
the water which had collected In the joints
of the corn. The corn was high and tn
insurrectos lost him. He had come out
upon the road again when he wnat
he thought was another parry of nSli:--
rectos and was preparing to si.ooi at hem
when he saw that they Were Americans
The three men who had fought their
way back to camp had reported the two
lost ard this was 2 party which had come
out to search for them. They had foun1
the man who was boloed in the ravine aud
rad been hunting for the other man for
five days and had about given mp TIC
search. The man was almost dead from
hunger and thirst. His mind was affected
by his terrible experience. He could hard
ly talk but throughout it AL he had he!3
to the determination to fight % the dealt,
and to not give up until every round of
ammunition was spent
That" concluded Gen. Bates was one
case of individual her"ism- There hav-
been scores Of others not tie s.gnc Du.
equally praiseworthy.'
Profitable" Investment
The conversation here turned to the ma
terial prospects Of the islands, and l asked
Cen Bates if he thought they would ever
be profitable investment for the United
States. The general replied:
Il think So. These people are a hard
working and an accommodating people. but
they have had no chance in the past
Under our rule they Will he able to make
more and they will he much larger con-
sumers. There is already a big trade here
and this will greatly Increase
How about the natural resources Of the
islands. general? Iou have been over a
great part of them2''
"Thev very rich extraordinarily and
will produce far more than they are now
doing. 1t Is wonderful how many well-fo-
do Filpinos there and what rich farms
they have. In the Canlarin@s Of eastern
LuZon | saw vast tracts Of hemp ami rice
The provinces south of Manila are Won
derfully fertile and so are the large valleys
of the north.
How about tho timber rrsources?''
''They are Of great value and of enor-
nous extent. There are many large tracts
of virgin forest and some of the islands
! l,
Have You seen any aold?' I asked.
81 know there is gold on MANY of the
islands, was the reply. hut whether it
exists in paying quantities I very much
doubt. The Spaniards were gold hunters
and the country has been in their hands
for over three hundred years. Il hardly
stands to reason that they did not pros
pect it. But You know the old saving
among the miners is that gold Is where
you find ii and that yGu never know till
you do find it. Crippl@ Creek was Travelled
over for years by some If ~" most expert
gold miners Of the United states and they
never realized III" fortunes hersath their
feet. Still it Is Vow IN Of the richest gold
camps Of the world
Miuanuao uad the Noros.
(Which is the richest of all the islands.
generai?'' I asked.
Il cannot say. But one of the very rich
est is Mindan 40. and 1t is perhaps the least
developed of all It is about as big as Ken
lucky. and is shaped that most Of it is
accessible ny water. The ocean about its
coasts is Very d,ep. and it has numerous
bays and several quite large rivers Its soil
will raise aim bst anything. Coffee grows
wei. there ar Large fields of rice about
Cottabato and hemp is found on the eastern
coast. 1t is rich grazing country and is
said to have -llH;Die usl GSitS of coal and
also mines of gold
''How about Ire Moros?' l asked. '.Wil
we ever be able e max Americans out of