The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-06-02

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TAYADAs, Isle OF Luz
FlsR. 90. Il

1AYABAS, ISLE Of i<ot
FEB. 90, 1.
Enron THE DIAMOND DRILL.-
Some time has elapsed since my
letter To you written from Pasay
the 3Oth Regiment has gone thro
about two months OF as severe C
pnirninc since then as IL body oil !
can stand. We have marched scv
hundred miles, engaged in n large III
ber OF skirmishes, been ambushed, u
cled over mountains where 1T seei
almost impossible for man or beast
we were engaged in one heavy fight
Santiago Hill. From Pasny, where
laid and held the trenches Tor about
months nfter our arrival, we
marched TO San Pedro de Macal III
town about six miles up iIie Pasig 7
from Manila. 1t is I'M old Spanish i' Nv
containing many old stone ruins
relics 81 ancient grandeur and one
church still serviceable, While the n n
az a more modern cathedral, ruined *
the shells from the Utah battery, are y
he seen here. As part oil the nS
| column OF General Sclwan, we star
| from San Pedro on the 9th oil Janu
and marched up the right side oi
Pasig river and along the right shore
Laeuna de Bay LAKE of Bay.
total length oi the river IL ab'
eighteen miles and the lake eNtei
further inland / should Judge abb
forty miles. On the Bird morning oi
march we heard the sound oi hos
bullets, our Macabcbc scouts lmemb
of n native tribe known as Macabeii
having stirred up the Filipino outpo
Two companies of the engineer GO
we're kept busy all the morning bulld
bridges where the natives had destro,
Them and our approach was slow
the Second battalion, moving by roi
further to the right, overlook the enc
outside of Blnyang and drove them
considerable slaughter and here we
the first time snw dead and wount
men lying, the result OF war. We stay
in Binyang, n city OF about 10000
hnbitants, that night and the next q
made what will always be remember
ns n memorable march by Genei
l Schwan's brigade. The heat was
tense and the roadways were lined WI
every conceivable kind fsoldlers pa
pl,ernalia, excepting of course guns a
ammunition. | believe that seve
thousand dollars worth oi blankets 4
= clothing were thrown away that "a
We camped just outside 81 Slang u
night. The enemy had fled when
cavalry reached the outskirts oi
town and we got no chance again h'
= but again we could sec grim wars W.
: in the shape of fallen Filirinos, the w
of the cavalry advance. From there
. were compelled to 60 back and y
along our wagon trains over almost
} pnssablc roads and after II new issue
rntions marched to lndone nnd ir
} there To Alplionso where our reglm
was divided, my battalion, the ~
starting up Il gradual ascent thro
one of the most beautiful aril
countries / ever saw. 1t looked ~
I. like the States than any country y
: seen here. Indian corn ana o'
= familiar crops were growing ana
: gathered roasting ears MS we went az
y into a forest region whore the new cl
: inps and backcned stumps looked
y many parts OF Michigan Then
: decp timber on the mountains
y shc lumbermen OF The future will
many a fortune until finally, nlf
4 sunset, we emerged from the iotcst
found ourselves ON the brow oi
V mountain with one of the most glcr
:. visions spread before my eyes th
- ever was the lot oi man TO perceive
4. circular basin at our feet surrolnde
AZ a rim of mountains, ~ the cen
- beautiful lake Usake EnaD 50 calm
~ plncid that not II ripple could he
- upon its surface, from lts cen
" volcano rising into the air EN-
smoke and steam and over all the
of the mountain sunset rilectihe
into the lake in gold and purpl
green tinis. A picture no painter
paint. But soldiers are not allow'
atom and we were rushed along the
Of tho mountain until we iound
to descend Aud such a descent, az
the nighttime II was midnight VIII
reached the valley and struck pl''
camp, having beon compelled To ''
stream just before renchIns camp
coming in wet, exhausted and III
Here, after one-day rest we ma
To San Tomas making 1t ~ one
fordiug about fourteen streams
having been compelled to 60 throui
lake for long distance. There wa
incident on the trip worth recordlt
that was the sight OF the first oran
~ .:.,o fru,t We had been unal