The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-06-01
ANOTHER LUZON LETTER
From the Registers Special Cores
pondent in Manila-SOme Inter-
esting Facts About the Place
Luzon. April Q. 1900

Luzon, April 2, 1900.
Behold me in this wilderness of the
north. Days and weeks from civilizq.
tion, yet in the very lap of the finest
county on earth. sir. Get away from
Manila, for though you may think
the gods made that climate for them
selves, it is really dank. foul,
misery bleeding place when compared
to this Cagaysn Province in the north
of Luzon. My Spanish guide-boolk
says this climate is dark and cold
If old Nick should write guide book
Of creation he would probably de-
scribe Heaven in the same way.
AT Nigan, where | left that i'll
natured, gsrlic-seasoned tub of a
coasting steamer, it was my GOOD
fortune to fall i'm with an exploring
party of Americans who had been
lured from Gen. Otls' city on the bay,
its curiew law and income tax, by the
wild tales of yellow gold to be found
in the far north. This party consisted
OF thirteen: think Of it! Big. brawny,
whole.souled fellows who had served
their Uncle Samuel as volunteers in
these benlghted islands. They were
light OF spirit, stout of heart, and in
consequences free of care. Their con.
situations seemed to have been ham.
mered out of the same brand of steel
as their rifle barrels were made Of
and | found out later that they were |
one and all proof against that terrible
malady vulgarly known as cold feet
at once volunteered to add one rifle
and army revolver to their outfit.
providing they would let me go along
to carry them. They consented: per-
haps they had heard that thirteen is
an unlucky number.
Say, if you ever hear that all mill
tary officers are suffering with their
own Importance, don't believe it. If
live forever, (Which / certainly will
do if stay up in this climate,) / will
not forget the free, unadulturated
Kindness and hospitality that has
been shown us by the men who were
swords. Before we left Vigan, Gener.
al Young and staff treated us with
every courtesy possible and facilitated
our movements wonderfully. The 33d
u. >. Regiment is stationed at Vigan.
and during our short stay we were
told enough thrilling stories to fiji a
volume 1t was this regiment that
rescued Lieutenant Gilmore and party
and struck the Tagal yoke from over
1000 Spanish prisoners.
DISCOVERED BY DOGS.
Just week or so before our advent
at this place, Colonel Hare with forty
men ran into band of well armed
and chased them into n mar
row canyon. These fleet-of-foot out
laws succeeded in securing them
selves behind bolders at either side
If the rough mountain trail, and be-
ore our men were aware of what had
happened they were treated to a
couple of volleys at extremely short
'ange. Our men, a few moments \
alter, took breathing spell, bound 4
Up few slight wounds, lighted their
'ipes, refreshed themselves from Y
anteens, and then proceededIto bury =
hat whole mongrel mob. 1t was &
leat work and just such as this regi- {.
nent is noted for, A few days after. l.
Yards we passed up this same mar
ow canyon, and when we came to 4
he little battlefield we saw that its *
raves had already been discovered Is
v aspack of wild, wolfish dogs so Y
ommon here in the mountains.