ILLUSTRATIONS. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Facing page MANILA, showing the Pásig River between the wharf called "Muelle del Rey" 1 Mayón (Albay) volcano, Albay, Luzón; 8,274 feet high. A perfect cone. Apo volcano, Cotabato, Mindanao. Highest mountain in the Philippines; 10,312 feet high 16 Rocks in the Buad River Valley, on the Benguet road, Benguet, Luzón... A view on the Pásig River, near Laguna de Bay, Rizal, Luzón.... The Botocan, near Majayjay, Laguna, Luzón........ Falls of the Botocan, Majayjay, Laguna, Luzón.. ROADS AND COMMUNICATIONS: United States transport Grant, in Manila Bay, Luzón United States cable ship Burnside, off Dumaguete, Negros Occidental, Laying cable near Corregidor Island, Manila Bay, Luzón.. Igorrote carriers in Benguet, Luzón. A means of transportation called "urimol," in Tagálog......... Igorrote carriers preparing their dinner, Benguet, Luzón......... On the march in Luzón..... Narrow-gauge railroad, Tárlac, Luzón... Road building, Luzón............ Native boat with sails, Luzón Government cascos (freight boats) in Pásig River, Manila, Luzón 48 Carretón or freight cart drawn by a "carabao," driven by a native “carretonero" or cartman. The baskets on the cart are made of cane and are called "baquit". 48 POPULATION AND TOWNS: Manila, showing the Bridge of Spain, the background of the commercial houses in Escolta street, and the Magallanes avenue, leading to two of the gates of the walled city. On the right of the bridge is the Muelle del Pasage de Pérez, in direct connection with Escolta street, and a stopping place for steamboats going to Laguna Province... 64 Moro houses, Sulu Archipelago... A native house and family in Luzón. The house is built of cane or nipa (páuit). Tagalog girl selling mangoes in Manila, Luzón.......... Mestizos (Tagalog-Spanish and Tagalog-Chinese), Manila, Luzon VEGETABLE PRODUCTS: A native plow... A native harrow. 64 64 64 64 64 80 80 The Igorrote town of Cabayan, Benguet, Luzón. House surrounded by coffee bushes...... A balete tree in a tobacco field, Luzón....... 80 96 96 A plantation of tobacco and field hands, Luzón.. 96 Cocoanut-palm plantation, Luzón ......... 96 Vegetable gardens, Santa Ana, suburb of Manila, Luzón . 96 Igorrotes breaking ground preparatory to planting camote, Benguet, Luzón. 96 96 Carrying zacate (grass) for fodder, Rizal, Luzón.. 96 MINERALS, FORESTS, AND FRUITS: Mineral region in Lepanto, Luzón, in which the Suyoc and Mancayan mines of copper and gold are located Drying hemp on the wharf on north side of Pásig River, Manila, Luzón.. Filipinos fishing with pole-rigged nets in the Pásig River, Santa Ana district, Manila, Luzón............. 144 Natives washing along the shores of the Pásig River, Manila, Luzón. 144 Facing UNITED STATES MILITARY OCCUPATION: page North gate of Manila (Parian gate of walled city), Luzón.. 160 160 Guns on upper bastion, Fuerza de Santiago, walled city, Manila, Luzón, taken August 13, 1898 160 Twenty-second United States Infantry in action near Pásig, Rizal, Luzón, 160 Fourth United States Cavalry on Novaliches road, Rizal, Luzón, March 25, 1899.... 160 Engineer detachment, United States Army, building bridge across the 160 Railroad bridge near Marilao, Bulacán, Luzón-advance on Malolos .......... 160 160 Mountain Battery, Sixth Artillery, during advance on Novaliches, Bulacán, 176 Pushing armored cars to the front during advance on Calumpit, Bulacán, 176 Railroad bridge, just after battle of Bagbag River, Rizal, Luzón, April 25, 176 176 176 American camp in the canyon of the Mauanga River, Cebú, Visayas, after the assault on Sadlan Mountain, January 8, 1900. 176 One of 30 forts erected by Filipinos on Indian Mountain, Cebú, Visayas. This fort, about halfway up the mountain, shows the effect of American artillery fire during assault of January 8, 1900. 176 Fort of the Queen Regent, on the river Pulangui (Grand River of Mindanao), Cotabato, Mindanao 176 MANILA: Manila from the entrance of Pásig River, showing the fortress and harbor improvement works 182 The ayuntamiento, or city hall of Manila.—Office of the civil governor of 182 182 Office of captain of the port of Manila, Luzón.-In the building on the 182 182 Observatory of Manila, district of Ermita; Office of the weather bureau, 182 Manila Observatory, Ermita, Manila, Luzón, main entrance.. 182 Bridge of Spain (Puente de España), spanning the Pásig River at Manila, Luzón. A footway 4 feet wide has been added on both sides of the bridge..... 182 Part of the driveway "Paseo de Anda or Malecón del Sur," at Manila, 192 Bridge of Spain (roadway), Manila, Luzón 192 MANILA-Continued. Iron bridge (called Puente de Ayala) across Pásig River, Manila, Luzón. The stone way leaving it about the center leads to "La Convalescencia," an asylum on a small islet in the river .... Facing page 192 The Escolta, the commercial street of Manila, Luzón. A view taken from the west end... 192 Calle de (street of) Rosario, Binondo district, Manila, Luzón. A view taken from the south side of Binondo church. 192 A landing of cascos or freight boats near the Magallanes promenade on the south shore of the Pásig River, Manila 192 Canal scene in Tondo district, Manila, Luzón 192 Canal de la Reina, showing lumber rafts, Manila, Luzón 192 North end of the Luneta, Manila, Luzón. Taken in 1898. Completely Calle de Malcañang, district of San Miguel, Manila, Luzón. On the right 208 208 Former headquarters second division Eighth Army Corps, San Miguel district, Manila, Luzón.. 208 Calle General Solano, Manila, Luzón. The most fashionable avenue of 208 Officers' quarters and driveway near Malate, Manila, Luzón. 208 Upper end of Malecón drive, Manila, Luzón 208 Lower end of Malecón drive, Manila, Luzón 208 Parque de Bomberos, or fire-engine house, in Alcalá street, district of Santa Calesín (2-wheeled gig) called "duquesita" (little duchess), Manila, 224 224 A carromata, the most commonly used vehicle in the Philippine Islands. Carretela de Pasay, so called after the name of that town of Rizal province; a cart used by the natives of Luzón. In the island of Cebú it is called "flecha" 224 City transportation in the Philippines 224 Draymen in Manila, Luzón 224 United States refrigerating and ice plant, on the south bank of Pásig River, near the Bridge of Spain, Manila, Luzón..... 240 United States refrigerating plant. Tracking system, first and second floors. 240 240 240 A PRONOUNCING GAZETTEER AND GEOGRAPHICAL Facing page Bamboo raft on which the Philippine Commission ascended the Abra River. These rafts carry 1,000 pounds and draw but 3 or 4 inches of water.... 268 Tinguianes of the province of Abra, Luzón. Types of tribes still in savage state 268 |