Chapter XVI: The Minerals

Gold: Dampier--Pigafetta--De Comyn--Placers in Luzon--
Gapan--River Agno--The Igorrotes--Auriferous quartz from
Antaniac--Capunga--Pangutantan--Goldpits at Suyuc--Atimonan
--Paracale--Mambulao--Mount Labo--Surigao River Siga--
Gigaquil, Caninon-Binutong, and Cansostral Mountains--
Misamis--Pighoulugan--Iponan--Pigtao--Dendritic gold from
Misamis--Placer gold traded away surreptitiously--Cannot
be taxed--Spanish mining laws--Pettifogging lawyers--
Prospects for gold seekers. Copper: Native copper at Surigao
and Torrijos (Mindoro)--Copper deposits at Mancayan worked
by the Igorrotes--Spanish company--Insufficient data--
Caution required. Iron: Rich ores found in the Cordillera of
Luzon--Worked by natives--Some Europeans have attempted but
failed--Red hematite in Cebu--Brown hematite in Paracale--
Both red and brown in Capiz--Oxydised iron in Misamis--
Magnetic iron in San Miguel de Mayumo--Possibilities. Coal
(so called): Beds of lignite upheaved--Vertical seams at
Sugud--Reason of failure--Analysis of Masbate lignite.
Various minerals: Galena--Red lead--Graphite--Quicksilver--
Sulphur Asbestos--Yellow ochre--Kaolin, Marble--Plastic
clays--Mineral waters 143-157

Chapter XVII.

Manufactures and Industries.

Cigars and cigarettes--Textiles--Cotton--Abaca--Jusi--Rengue
--Nipis--Saguran--Sinamay--Guingon--Silk handkerchiefs--Pina
--Cordage--Bayones--Esteras--Baskets--Lager beer--Alcohol--
Wood oils and resins--Essence of Ylang-ilang--Salt--Bricks--
Tiles--Cooking-pots--Pilones--Ollas--Embroidery--Goldsmiths'
and silversmiths' work--Salacots--Cocoa-nut oil--Saddles and
harness--Carromatas--Carriages--Schooners--Launches--Lorchas
--Cascos--Pontines--Bangcas--Engines and boilers--Furniture
--Fireworks--Lanterns--Brass Castings--Fish breeding--Drying
sugar--Baling hemp--Repacking wet sugar--Oppressive tax on
industries--Great future for manufactures--Abundant labour--
Exceptional intelligence 158-163

Chapter XVIII.

Commercial and Industrial Prospects.

Philippines not a poor man's country--Oscar F. Williams'
letter--No occupation for white mechanics--American
merchants unsuccessful in the East--Difficulties of living
amongst Malays--Inevitable quarrels--Unsuitable climate--The
Mali-mali or Sakit-latah--The Traspaso de hambre--Chiflados
--Wreck of the nervous system--Effects of abuse of alcohol--
Capital the necessity--Banks--Advances to cultivators--To
timber cutters--To gold miners--Central sugar factories--
Paper-mills--Rice-mills--Cotton-mills--Saw-mills--Coasting
steamers--Railway from Manila to Batangas--From Siniloan to
the Pacific--Survey for ship canal--Bishop Gainzas' project
--Tramways for Luzon and Panay--Small steamers for Mindanao
--Chief prospect is agriculture 164-172

SOCIAL.

Chapter XIX.

Life in Manila. (A Chapter for the Ladies.)

Climate--Seasons--Terrible Month of May--Hot winds--Longing
for rain--Burst of the monsoon--The Alimoom--Never sleep on
the ground floor--Dress--Manila houses--Furniture--
Mosquitoes--Baths--Gogo--Servants--Wages in 1892--The
Maestro cook--The guild of cooks--The Mayordomo--Household
budget, 1892--Diet--Drinks--Ponies--Carriage a necessity for
a lady--The garden--Flowers--Shops--Pedlars--Amusements--
Necessity of access to the hills--Good Friday in Manila 173-187

Chapter XX.

Sport. (A Chapter for Men.)

The Jockey Club--Training--The races--An Archbishop
presiding--The Totalisator or Pari Mutuel--The Manila
Club--Boating club--Rifle clubs--Shooting--Snipe--Wild
duck--Plover--Quail--Pigeons--Tabon--Labuyao, or jungle
cock--Pheasants--Deer--Wild pig--No sport in fishing 188-191

GEOGRAPHICAL.