Gilpin observer., 1900-05-17
'm. flames C. Gilmore, L. S. W.

tnat evening. we mad no accOmmoda-
tions for sueeping here and very little to
eat. Our guards were bow w-and-arrow and
spear men. commanded by a Tagal
corporal. and our objective at this time
was Punta Banqua. a mountain town.
We remained all the next day at San
Jose. awaiting further orders. and early
on April Is started for our trip across
the mountains We followed Up the river
bed. over immense bnw.ders. fording the
river about fifty times. with the water
anywhere from knees to chest. We were
continually urged by our guards to move
faster, and the heat and unusual eNer-
ton caused one of the older men of the
party to give out. SO that night we
camped on the river bank in a cold rain
storm without shelter-the night being
very cold. At daylight We started over
the mountains, sver very hard and
steep trau. through primeval forests. and
in the evening arrived at Punta Banqua
Here we were received very well by the
commandante. who had been a captain
in the Spanish army. We remained here
several days, awaiting our guard. which
was sent from San lsidro by Aguinaldo.
This guard consisted OF an ex-Spanish
captain in the Filipino army and strong
guard of Catapumans. We left Punta
under this strong guard for Abong
Along. We We're all mounted either on
horses or cariboas. We travelled all that
night, by moonlight. over a rough and
difficult mountain trail. atrivlng about
in the morning at Along Abong, We were
well trated here by the presidente of the
town. who seemed to favor Americans.
We remained all that day a this place,
and left in the evening for Cabinetuan.
where we arrived about o'clock in the
morning of the next day, very tired and
hungry. After breakfast we left for San
Isidro. at which place arrived about
o'clock in the evening Here We were
reviled and nearly mobbed by the curious
natives. We We're all placed in the COM
mon jail--a vile and dirty place. In this
place were confined n number of Span
ish prisoners, and also prisoners of the
native class of all ACCOMPLISHMENTS
ers. thieves, etc.
We remained in, San Isdro for about
nine days, when. the Americans press
ing lown, we, With about 100 Spaniards,
were hurried off to the northward under
a strong guard of Tagal soldiers under
command of a Tagal lieutenant. That
day stopped for dinner at place
called Lopez, and were fairly well treat
II.
1t began to rain. and as we were taken
through byroads- the mud in some places
was above our knees. and the walking
was very bad. In fact. we could not
reach our destination that night and had
to camp at a small village. Most of us
spent the night out in the rain. Next
morning we left early (still raining), and
arrived about noon at AlliaEra. Here we
rested that day and night and had fair
food. We left early the next morning,
still travelling over very muddy roads,
and arrived in the evening at San Do
mingo. where we were treated fairly we'll
We left San Domingo the following morn
ing early. and arrived in the evening at
a place called Obispo. where we had
nothing but rice to eat. We left this
place early the next morning and arrived
at San Jose about noon. where we had
very little to eat. We left San Jose after
a short rest OF about an hour. and ar
rived in binding rainstorm at Mingan,
thoroughly drenched through, and very
cold and hungry Here we were fur
nished with very fair supper of rice
and pork. We left this place the next
morning early, and arrived at San ouen-
tin. where we were placed under strict
confinement in convent. The acting
very little to eat. The Spanish prison.
crs We're allowed the run of the town,
but we Were kept In the convent Here
we remained four days, at the end of
which time we were marched back to
Mirgan, with Geo Spanish prisoners who
had in the meantime joined MS at San
Quentin. on arriving at Mlngan we re-
ocived orders to return to San Quentin:
there we remained over night. and next
day started for Nlgan with about 700
Spanish prisoners We arrived that day
at Taug and were treated very badly by
tho presdente. the men being allowed
but motors lh cents of American
money!. and was allowed motors.
Had II not been for the commlssary of
police, who was very kind at this place
We would al have gone very hungry.
We left this place next morning and ar
lived at Asignnn about noon. whore VIC
had fair food and were treated very well.
on the 10th we lcft Asignan for Blnolan.
whore we were treated very wcll by the
president. to whom | gave letter The
neat morning we LEFT Bnolnn for pozoru-
b!u. where We arrived about noon and
were treated vcry well. We left very
early the following mprr'n nG FOR Alavar
| arriving there nbou. ten O'Clock The
I prcsldcute Of this town told our guar IL
that he had nothing 70 Eyio rs to cat 50
We continued on uni.l one o'clock y IN.
whom we arrived at RosaTio md were
given simply rice for d!ot. We left early
the next morning ana arrived late In the
evening ot Arirgay Here we me. realty
good treEtmcnt from the prcsdentn. and
were allowed twenty cCnti each for tho
mon and forty cents Tor myself. which
allowances we continued to rcccl"c until
we arrived al Santa and under the iurls.
dictlon OF Gen Tlno We remained al
ArinGay for two dayr, then started by
the coast road for the north. our objcc.
tive being VlPan. We were fairly we'll
treated all along the route until we ar
rived At Vignn on Jun. .. Here I was
Informed that Gen. Tino hnd Intended Ito