Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-07-28
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June Srd, 1904.

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JuneSrd, 1904.
The News:
Some months ago tried to give you
an account of the happenings here. At
that time as you will remember l was
stationed at Camp Wears which is stu
ated on the mountain top in the Island
of Mudanao, AS | have described the
place as ] found it now l will tell you
its conditions as we left D.
During our stay there we built seven |
sets Of company barracks, seven sets of
officers barracks, seven sets Of barrack
kitchens, dining rooms, one hospital,
and Ave sets OF stables, besides clean
ing up and identifying the little camp.
We had just put every thing in living
shape when we we're ordered to Malo-
bang, P. l., for target shooting.
We made the start for Malobaug at
$3.50 a. m. March 2sth, reaching there at
2:15 D. M, the same day, the distance
being % miles. When we had covered
about one-third OF the distance the dali
yrsin came pouring down and contin-
ued until we were within three miles of
Malobang. 1t had not stopped as a rain
generally does in the states, but we had
actually walked from under it, and left
1t behind to finish its work.
We had no sooner begun target shoot
ing in earnest when the trouble OF A
pril 7th began. Troups were hurried
from Malabang and other near stations
to the scene leaving US to do the post
duties, and shoot between times. In
about ten days the trouble was over
and troups began to return. Men who
were in the expedition tell me that it
was wild goose chase. None OF the
men can tell of seeing more than five
dead or wounded Moros and many say
they saw none at all.
We again went to target shooting in
earnest and finished on the 18th of A
pril and then learned we we're not to
return to our mountain home but were
q ordered to proceed to Zamboauga for
station relieving Co. "F" 23rd Infantry,
they taking our old station at Camp
Wears. We reached here by boat A
pril 23rd, made our landing and went in
to barracks not barracks made Of nspa
peant and grass such as we had left but
barracks made OF American hard wood
The best of all was the new spring beds
that were waiting to receive US. l can
tell you our first night seemed like
home compared to what we had been
used to for the ton months past A can
vas cot and hard earth had beon our
bed before.
This is town OF some $4,000 people,
and all classes are represented here but
the Philippines and Moros form, by far,
the greatest portion. The Moros here
are different from the ones around Gang
Wears; these are friendly and do not
give any trouble at all, No one goes
armed as we had to do in Camp Wears.
The Moro men are nearly all dressed
in shirt and trousers, (no hat or shoes,
4 and tho women wear waist and skirt
(no head covering or shoes) and the
the children nothing at all and are seer
on the streets just so.
The Philippines are superior to the
Moros in many ways. They dress reas
onably we'll. Nearly all wear white
suits, white shoes and straw hats; th'
women dress as American women do ex
cept they wear slippers with no heel
and kind OF yelling thrown over th'
head.
The Philippines are great for trad
ing, such as selling fruits of all kinds
Nearly every one of the shacks have
little fruit stand where the women sell
fruits while the men are in the ric
fields or in the cocoanut groves
Their houses are Mostly made of nup
and the framing is split bamboo. The.
are two-story affairs, the upper room
the living room, the under part is tn
abode Of tho pigs, goats and chickens.
They use but few dishes; no stove
at all bat cook in pans over a small
stick fire. The food is mostly fish an
and rice and an occasional piece of pork
MANY OF the younger people spea
some English; the older ones spea
mostly Spanish when speaking to an A
merican. The Chinaman has his shar
of the town and he usually has smal
store Of some kind where he sells to tn
natives things they do not make here
He usually gets him a native wife
The Americans here are in the en-
ployment OF the U. s., either civil @
military.
Talk about heat, we have it here
The nights are extremely warm an
NYou need no covering except a mosqu
Stlo bar.
BY the way had nearly forgotten
tell you Of the native drinks. Vino,
made Of rice is chief; next is tuba,
gathered from the cocoanut blooms.
resembles cidar somewhat and has
be drank the same day gathered as
goes to vinegar in a days time. Whe
drank freely IL will make you as drum
as "Betterton's BEST" Many 9th,