The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-22

land and Was lost. The survey OF
'aSiguran Pay. prepared nv her Off
Gers. Wa not saved. 20 we ~ere S71l
without details n 10 Ca~iguran. 70
fore sailing for home \dmiraI sat-
son wanted This information. 30.
abo"t three weeks ago. the naIttasre
was sent around LuIon with in~truc-
tons 10 examine and report unon the
newly DISCOVERED harbo~. ~h. found
the sound 10 ic ABOUT min miles
long. from Cape TeIelfou>e. on the
seaside. into the narrow passage lead
ing 10 the inner i;ty. This Sound Is
from ~lN 10 mo miles broad ANA has
very deep water is entire length. It's
general direction IL uorthvcSterlN
from the coast line. The passage IN
TO the inner Bay i loo wards wide.
With deep water up 10 the shores. \
ship like the Baltimore could ts- M
AZ the shore and reach land with IA
gan"plank. The inner BAY i thrr,
and tWo-teurhS miles long and tuo
and i half miles Wide. lis general
depth - fifteen fathu-n> aud the an
"horage J. all thai couiu br desired.
The surrounding hills protect the
vessel anchored in this BaN from any
winds thar blow. and when one il
aifott upon lis waters the baN has
the appearance of il land-loekea lake.
Md the best OF the Spanish charts
gave MOI the slightest intimation that
such 4 Bay existed. The >paniardS.
II is asserted. were very poor chart
makers. There i IN island in Lin
"aNen Gulf which Is down iii the
charts Of the Spuniards in i position
q mile and 4 quarter from its rigltful
place.
Ca>iouran BAY and cuff we're care
fully examined by officers of the Bal
%1inlore. For siN days they Mere at.
working from the boats and The
Steam-iauncheS and under the hot.
tropical sun. II Was learned that the
West side of the Bay showed Il small
shoai, and that there is a reef, visible
IN the daytime. at the Cape Telei
fonso. or Northern entrance To the
sound. Otherwise there is deep WA
ter everywhere in the BAY and Cult.
The Baltimore held some little
communication With The natives on
shore while inside the Bay. One day a
canoe. or raft. was seen approaching
from the Hand. 1t came along very
SLOWLY because the men who pro-
PEELED it stopped every three strokes
of their paddles to wave a white FLAG.
When they finally got on board they
begged hard for Il garrison 10 protect
them from the Expectations Of the
alleged bands of insurgents Operaf-
ing in that Vicinity. 1t was explain
ed to them that the Baltimore Was
not there TO establish 9arri-one and
the natives Went sadly back to their
village.
Another day Il launch from the
Do I =, 80 .. h,, I-. -
Southern side of Casi"Iran sound.
taking the depth Of the water and stu
dying the shore. 1t had gotten pretty
near the historic town Of l,aler when
the engines broke down and boat and
crew were at the mercy Of the waves.
which broke hare on the rocks to lee
ward. Every effort MAS making TO
repair the damage 10 the machinery
and get under way again before the
launch should be blown mp on the
rocks. when the crew noticed Il large
crowd OF ~half-naked natives. armed
with bows and arrows and boiOS. o N
c~entrating on that part Of the shore
where the wind was rapidly driving
the helpless craft. The launch had
n ~One-pOunder. six rifles and Il
Mauser pistol as armament and as the
@ayageS on shore showed every sign
of %eNpectant hostility t,fcSc arms were
placed in readiness for action. Rut.
when the little team was within q
thousand Yards Of the beach her ma
chincry was repaired ald she turned
and steamed gaily ava from the dis
appointed Hcn on shore.
Insomuch as l4uzon Viii uEdOubted-
~ be most valuable as Il naval sta
ton. and that good harbOrs on the
island I'D materially to its vaiuc in
this respect. the recent discovery and
sounding Of Casiguran Sound and
Gulf is Of particular interest. Our
biggest vessels could enter and an
rhor in this Bay without the slight
est difficulty.