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A

Agriculture and Forestry, Bureau of, 99
Aguinaldo, Emilio, 159, 173-175, 181-183, 188-193, 195-196, 199, 204
Aldecoa and Company, 265
Alden, C. S. (quoted), 71
Alexander Young Hotel, 20
Amburayan, 270
Anderson, General Thomas, 72, 145, 180, 187, 192
Captain Tom, 145, 296
Andrews, Louis, 62
Antipolo, 320
Apayao, 270
Archbishop of Manila, 166
Armstrong, Fort, 25
General, 62
Army and Navy Club, 146, 296
Assembly, 125, 138, 209, 215-217, 236
Asturia, Governor, 351
Atimonan, 307, 308
Augustinian Church, 129


B

Babuyan Islands, the, 261
Baginda, Raja, 326
Bagobos, the, 257, 339, 345, 348
Baguio, 213, 246-249, 251, 253, 272
Bahr, Abu, 326
Balangiga, 317
Balintan Channel, 268
Bancoran, 353, 357
Bandholtz, General, 309
Barry, Lieutenant, 340
Bashee Rocks, 261, 262
Batan (islands), 261, 262, 264, 269
Bates, General, 198
Bauang, 247
Bautilan, 328
Bay, Lake of, 131
Beacom, Major, 335
Beardsley, Admiral and Mrs., 16
Benguet, 270
Road, 247, 249
Berger, Captain, 14, 74
Biacnabato, 174
Treaty of, 175
Bilibid Prison, 237-239, 241, 242, 313
Bill of Rights, 58
Bingham, Hiram, 10
Bishop, Bernice Pauahi, 11, 72
Hon. Charles R., 12
Museum, 11
Black Crook, 249
Blayney, Professor Thomas
Lindsey (quoted), 220
Boca Chica, 123
Boca Grande, 178

Bohol, 318
Boki, Chief, 10
Bolinao Light, 274
Bonifacio, Andres, 171, 174
Bontoc, 229, 236, 270, 287-289
Book, Captain, 16
Botel Tobago, 262
Brent, Bishop, 132
Brigham, Professor, 11
Britannia, the, 51
Bryan, William Jennings, 199, 206-207
Bud Dajo, 350
Buencamino, 183


C

Cagayan, 131
Calkins, Mr., 309
Capiz, 360
Carter, General W. H., 26
Charles L., 78
George R., 78, 79
Mr. George, 5
Castle, Mr., 4, 14, 112
Mrs., 14
Castilla, the, 179
Catbalogan, 317
Cavite, 138, 166, 173, 179, 181, 182, 204
Cebu, 150, 152, 318, 320, 322
Celebes Sea, 340
Cervantes, 283, 284
Charcca, the, 317
Charleston, the, 269
Chinese, the (in the Philippines), 159
Chino Charlie, 352
Cleghorn, Governor, 15
Cleveland, President, 77
College of Medicine and Surgery, 141
Commission, the (first), 207
Commission, the second (or Taft), 207, 209-211, 215, 216, 219
Constabulary Band, 125, 137
Cook, Captain (James), 35, 37, 48, 49, 114, 115, 150
Corregidor, 123, 138, 178, 296
Cotobato (river), 340
town, 341
Cotton, Captain, 16
Cromer, Lord, 221
Crook, the, 273, 274
Culion, 232-235


D

Dalupiri, 265
Damien, Father, 72
Dampier, William, 152, 262, 327
Darrach, Marshall, 139
Data, Mount, 285
Daughters of Hawaii, the, 22
Davis, Isaac, 50
DeRussy, Fort, 25
Dewey, Admiral, 177-181, 184, 186, 192
(quoted), 190
Dewey, the (dock), 273
Diamond Head, 4, 19, 25

Dickinson, Mr. (Secretary of War), 20, 125, 126, 127, 131, 136, 139, 145, 146, 232, 252, 272, 273, 277, 278, 279, 295, 299, 325, 337, 341
Mrs., 125, 127, 136, 139, 140, 145, 251, 252, 308, 336
Din, Alimund, 328
Ditch Trail, 107
Dole, Rev. Daniel, 8
Sanford B., 8, 9, 16, 77-79
Dominis, John C., 76
Doyle, Sergeant, 278
Drake, Sir Francis, 151
Duvall, General, 146, 273
Mrs., 146


E

Early, 275
Education, Bureau of, 248
Edwards, General, 131, 272, 300
El Chico de Cagayan River, 287
El Fraile, 178
Emerson (quoted), 42
Emma, Queen, 65, 66
Escolta, the, 130
Ethnology, Bureau of, 141


F

"Father Alexander," 106
"Filipino Republic," the, 190
Filipinos, 124, 136, 137, 171, 183, 185-189, 193, 195-196, 201, 215, 219, 222, 241, 245, 298, 342
Finch, Captain, 3
Forbes, Governor General Cameron, 125, 127, 131, 139, 212-215, 221, 239, 243, 248, 272, 276, 277, 283, 317, 361
Fornander, A. (quoted), 42
Frear, Judge Walter F., 80
French Frigatis Shoal, 66
Funston (General), 25, 199
Furness, Dr., 4


G

Gallman, 275, 280
Gilbert, Vice-Governor, 254
Gimbungen (dato), 342
Government Dormitory for Girls, 140
Government Laboratories, Bureau of, 141
Green Lake, 112
Gridley, Captain, 3, 179
Guam, 72, 119, 199, 262


H

Halawa, 63
Haleakala, 107
Halemaumau, 60, 110
Hanalei River, 115
Harrison, Governor General, 212, 213, 219

Hauula, 103
Hawaii (island of), 8, 39, 82
Republic of, 78
Hawaiian Commercial Sugar Company, 81
Hawaiians (ethnology of), 29
Heiberg, Major, 343
Heiser, Dr., 221, 230-232, 234-236, 323
Hilgard, Captain, 251
Hilo, 60, 62, 91, 102, 108, 110, 112
Hina, 35
Hoapili, 62
Honaunau, 113
Honolulu, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 21, 25, 65, 67, 72, 102, 103, 104, 181
Hualalai, 113


I

Iao Valley, 107
Ide, H. C., 208
Ifugao, 270
Ifugaos, the, 271, 277, 280-283, 289, 293
Igorots, the, 251, 253, 255, 277, 286, 288-290, 294, 337
Ilocanos, the, 275
Iloilo, 357-358
Ilongots, the, 255, 258-259
Immigration, Bureau of, 100
Inter-Island Navigation Company, 104
boats, 112
Internal Revenue, Bureau of, 221
Iraya, Mt., 269
Irwin, Mr., 4
Isabella II, Queen, 164
Isola Grande, 273, 274
Itbayat Island, 265
Iwahig River, 240
Iyeyasu, Shogun, 156


J

Japanese-American Citizens' Association, 116
Japanese (women laborers), 83-85
as Hawaiians, 116-118
Jesuits, the, 164, 165, 166
John Hay, Camp, 248, 251
Jones Bill, the, 222
Jota, the, 317


K

Kaawaloa, 114
Kahanamoku, Duke, 91
Kahului, 102
Kailua, 53, 114
Kaiulani, Princess, 77
Kakuhihewa, 6
Kalaimoku, 56
Kalakaua, King, 9, 73-75, 81, 118
Prince, 118
Kalamba, 131, 204
Kalanianaole, Prince Jonah Kuhio, 79

Kalanikupule, 22
Kalinga, 270
Kalingas, the, 271, 272, 289-292
Kaliuwaa, falls of, 103
Kamehameha I (the Great), 6, 11, 22, 48, 50-54, 106
heiau of, 112
birthplace of, 114
Kamehameha II, 54, 55, 57
Kamehameha III, 6, 12, 57, 59, 65
Kamehameha IV, 65
Kamehameha V, 72
Kamehameha, Fort, 25
Kamehameha School, 12
Kamehamehas, the, 31
Kanaloa, 34, 39
Kane, 34, 39, 41, 42
Kapiolani, 59, 60, 74
Katipunan, the, 169, 170-173
Kau, 112, 113
Kauai, 8, 71, 82, 115
Kawaiahao Church, 9
Kawaihae, 112
Keanonako, 12, 13
Keawe-Mauhili, 60
Keithley, Camp, 325, 334
Kilauea, 51, 60, 66, 104, 109, 112
Kinau, 12
Kohala, 114
ditch, 114
Kona, 91, 112, 113, 114
Konia, 12
Kotta, 297
Koxinga, 158
Ku, 39
Kuhio, Prince, 118


L

Lackawanna, the, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71
Ladrone Islands, the, 116, 150
Lahaina, 106
Laka, 40, 41, 42, 49
Lamb, Mr., 240, 244
Mrs., 244
Lanao, Lake, 325, 334
Lawton, General, 195
Legarda, Mr., 131, 298
Legaspi, Miguel Lopez de, 152, 153, 158
Legaspi, 317
Lepanto, 270
Liholiho, 56
Liliuokalani, Queen, 9, 12, 75-78
Li Ma Hong, 156
Lono, 39, 49
Los Banos, 131
Lucena, 298, 302, 307
Lunalilo Home, 12
Prince, 73
Luneta, the, 126, 146, 185
Luzon, 133, 172, 176, 196, 198, 245, 257, 261, 271, 275, 297


M

MacArthur, General, 194, 196, 198
Macfarlane, Mrs., 15
Macomb, General M. M., 25
Magellan, 150, 151

Makadum, 326
Makapuu Point Light, 21
Malabang, 340
MalacaÑan, Palace of, 126, 136
Malays, 149, 154, 245, 326
Malolos, 191, 195
Mandi, Dato, 346
Mangyans, 241
Manila, 123, 124, 128, 152, 156, 157, 159, 160, 166, 171, 173, 186, 193, 199, 222, 227, 249, 314, 315, 328
sight-seeing in, 128-147, 361-362
Manila Bay, 3, 123, 138, 157, 178
Battle of, 177, 184
Manila-Dagupan Railroad, 315
Manilibang, Dato, 337
Manobos, the, 339, 343, 345
Marian, the, 16
Mariveles, 123
Marshall Islands, 116
Maui Island, 8, 40, 44, 51, 62, 81, 82, 106
East, 107
demi-god, 35, 40
Mauna Kea, 108
Mauna Loa, 108, 109, 113
Mayon, Mount, 308
McCulloch, the, 178
McKimmon, Father, 314
McKinley, Fort, 132, 220
President, 183, 200, 207, 209
Menehunes, the, 116
Merritt, General, 183, 192
Mexico, 152, 153, 156, 157, 204
Mexicans, 192
Midway Island (Brooks), 67, 69, 70, 123
Mindanao, 150, 166, 171, 322, 325-327, 331, 339, 340
Mines, Bureau of, 141
Mirador, 253
Mitchell, Major, 266
Moanalua, 25
Molokai, 8, 63, 73, 105
Montojo, Admiral, 179
Moros, the, 124, 150, 171, 209, 222, 241, 245, 322, 325-339, 341, 342, 345-348, 350-352
Moro Province, 346
Moses, Professor, 208
Mountain Province, the, 270, 288
Musick (quoted), 18


N

Namaka, 23
Nangnui, Hadji, 347, 351
Negritos, 149, 253, 256-257
Negros, the, 295
island of, 359
Neumann, Paul, 15
"Noli Me Tangere" ("The Social Cancer"), 170
Nozaleda, Archbishop, 184
Nueva Viscaya, 258
Nuuanu, battle of, 22
valley, 23, 51


O

Oahu, 4, 5, 6, 8, 18, 25, 32, 51, 52, 82, 88, 103, 119
College, 8, 9
Obookiah (Opukahaia), 55
Ocampo, Pablo, 204
"Occupation Day," 296
Olongapo, 273
Olympia, the, 4, 178, 179
OsmeÑa, Mr., 298
Otis, General, 192, 194, 198
Overton, Camp, 325


P

Paahana, 93
Paao, 31, 37
Pack, Governor, 200
Pagsanjan, 131
Paki, 12
Pakuanui, 23
Palawan, 239, 240, 357
Pali, the, 22, 23, 24, 52, 103
Panama Canal, 100, 119
Panay, 357, 359
Papa, 5, 30
Parker, Sam, 15
Pasig River, 127, 128, 225
Patterson, Admiral, 160
Paulet, Lord George, 61
Payne Bill, 358
Pearl Harbour, 21, 22, 24, 32
Pele, 37, 40, 43, 44, 51, 60, 110
Perkins, Commodore, 71
Pershing, General, 349
Philadelphia, the, 16
Philip II, 151
Philip III, 177
Philip V, 328
Philippine General Hospital, 141
Piang, Dato, 326, 342
Pili, 31
Pinkham, Governor, 80
Plaza McKinley, 129
Poison God, the, 105
Polo Club, 131
Polynesia, 30, 39, 40
Polynesians, 29, 30
Puerto Princessa, 240
Punahou, 8
Punchbowl, 4, 19, 20, 103


Q

Queen's Hospital, 9, 65
Quezon, Mr., 298, 301


R

Reciprocity Treaty, 24, 73, 81, 100
Reina Christina, the, 179
Reynolds, Captain William, 69
Rivera, Primo de, 175
Rizal, 131, 170-172
Rizal, the, 296, 308, 309, 318, 322, 343, 354, 358
Rojesvenski, Admiral, 269
Root, Elihu, 300
Royal Hawaiian Band, 14, 74
Royal Hawaiian Hotel, the, 6
Ruger, Fort, 25
Russell, Sturgis, Oliphant and Company, 308
Ruth, Princess, 81


S

Sacaluran, Dato, 347
Saginaw, the, 71
Samar, 317
Sandwich Islands, 49
San Lazaro, 157, 227, 231
San Mateo, 195
San Miguel, 130
Santa Cruz, 195
Santa Maria Cristina, 334
Santiago, Fort, 172
Sargent, Major, 340
School of Arts and Trades, the, 312
Science, Bureau of, 141, 142, 353
Seaman's Act, 86
Sepulchre, Padre, 286
Sewall, Mr., 16
Shafter, Fort, 25
Shark King (story of), 45-47
Sibley, Miss, 133
Sicard, Lieutenant-Commander, 71
Sokabe, Rev. S. (quoted), 117
Spain, 155, 156, 158, 159, 167, 168, 175, 218
Spreckles, Mr. Claus, 81
Stevens, Mr. (Minister to Hawaii), 76
Stoddard, Charles W. (quoted), 24
Strong, Dr. Richard P., 229
Subig Bay, 178, 273
Suez Canal, the, 156, 164
Sugar Planters' Association, 99
Sulu, 326, 350
Sea, 322, 353
Sultan of, 326
Sy Cip, Mr. Alfonso Tarata, 320


T

Taft, President, 126, 137, 207-209
Tagalogs, the (Tagals), 139, 165, 167
Tagudin, 274, 276, 295
Talbot, Lieutenant, 71
Tantalus, Mt., 19
Thatcher, Rear Admiral, 67
Thomas, Admiral, 61
Times, the Manila, 216, 349
Tingians, the, 256, 257
Tobaco, 309
Topside, 249
Trail and Mountain Club, 103
Treaty of Paris, the (c. 1762), 159
1899, 206, 207
Twain, Mark (quoted), 8, 105


V

Vancouver, Captain George, 50, 51
Villaloboz, Ruy Lopez de, 151
Visayas, the, 176


W

Wahaula (temple of), 37
Wahiawa, 103

Waialua, 92, 95, 97, 98
Waianae, 82
Waikiki, 10, 15, 17, 20, 25, 103
Wailuku, 106
Waimanu (valley), 115
Waimea, 115
Gulch, 115
Waipio (valley), 115
Wakea, 4, 5, 30
Wekolo Pond, 32
Welles, Mr., 67
White, Dr., 253
Whitmarsh, Mrs., 250
Mr., 251
Widemann, Judge, 4, 14, 82
Wilcox, Robert W., 73
rebellion, 73
Wilder, Mrs., 15
Wilson, President, 79, 212
Wisser, General J. P., 26
Wood, General, 325
Worcester, Mr. Dean C., 141, 142, 208, 213, 218, 228, 248, 272, 286, 300
(quoted), 167, 217, 221, 257, 292, 348, 356
Wright, Luke E., 208


Y

Ynock, 342
Yongs, Mr., 160
Young, Captain Lucien, 74
Young, John, 50


Z

Zamboanga, 331, 343, 349

[1] When the mamo became rare the natives began to substitute the light yellow feathers growing under the wings of the o-o. This bird is now extinct.

[2] In the first Reciprocity Treaty with Hawaii, which was signed in Grant's administration, there was no reference to Pearl Harbour. It was when the treaty was renewed in a revised form during the administration of President Harrison, that Hawaii ceded Pearl Harbour to the United States as a naval base.

[3] General M. M. Macomb was in command from 1911 to 1913, General Frederick Funston during 1914, General W. H. Carter followed and General J. P. Wisser is there in command to-day.

[4] Even to a late date this custom has been known in civilized countries. In France a figure of one's enemy was modeled in wax and was slowly melted before the fire while being "prayed to death."

[5] The legend which ascribes the creation of man to Kane is only one of many Hawaiian creation myths, in which other gods figure as fathers of the human race.

[6] A. Fornander, "The Polynesian Race."

[7] Guam belonged to Spain until Colonel Thomas Anderson stopped there on his way to the Philippines with the first United States troops. The Spanish governor had not even heard that war was declared, and when the ships fired, he thought it was a salute in his honour. He surrendered the fifteen small islands; fourteen were given back to Spain in the Treaty of Paris and they were sold to Germany. Guam has an excellent harbour. It is under the control of the United States Navy at present. Marines are stationed there.

[8] The party at present in power in the United States appears to have given very little attention to the Islands, except as a source of income for deserving Democrats, if we may judge from the latest Democratic platform. That document contains the promise, "as soon as practicable, to give a territorial form of government to Hawaii." For eighteen years they have had it!

[9] When Mr. Dole's term as United States judge expired a few months ago, President Wilson refused to reappoint him, though all Hawaii petitioned for him. The position was given to a Democrat.

[10] Castle says Halemaumau really means, "home of the Maumau fern," this fern having a leaf much like the curled and twisted lava in shape.

[11] A trip to the Lake of Bay should be taken and to the fertile valley of the Cagayan. The gorge of Pagsanjan is very beautiful. Los Banos is an old bathing establishment not far from Kalamba, where Rizal was born. It is part of a day's trip from Manila to this hot mineral spring, which was a fashionable resort in days gone by. Now an American military hospital has been built there.

[12] The American coloured troops in the Philippines certainly deserve mention. They were among the best fighters we sent out there.

[13] Koxinga was really one of the most noted characters of the Orient at that time. He was the son of a Japanese mother and a Chinese father, and seldom has China had a man to compare with him in courage, enterprise and ability. At the age of twenty-two, he held one of the highest military commands in his country. With his courage and natural ability it was his purpose to carve out a kingdom for himself. Being as shrewd as he was bold, Koxinga made the acquaintance of a Dominican friar in Amoy, whom he converted into an ambassador and sent to Manila. Fortunately for the Spaniards, Koxinga's career was cut short by his early death, in 1662, while still under forty years of age, and just as he was making preparations to invade the Philippines.

[14] To-day Aguinaldo seems to be a thoroughly "reconstructed rebel," as this incident told by General Anderson's daughter shows:

"While spending the day with friends who have a sugar estate near Kalamba, our party was augmented by Aguinaldo, Pablo Ocampo and another ilustrado whose name I've forgotten. They had come over from Cavite, where Aguinaldo has his farm, to see this estate with its modern sugar machinery. After going over the farm very thoroughly with the party I found myself next the former General at lunch. Conversation was difficult, as he spoke no English and not very fluent Spanish. I timidly asked him in desperation of something to say, if he remembered my father. On learning that he was the first Americano General to fight him, over fifteen years before, he became most interested, and asked very warmly to be remembered. When I told him my father was also retired and settled on his little farm he was pleased and said it was the real life. I think he is sincerely a farmer and will not be lured back to the hazards of political life. He is a modest, quiet, diffident little native of the pure Filipino type. He assured me that his children were making good progress in English and were at school working hard."

[15] After Mr. Taft had made his journey to Rome to arrange the friar land question, he received a remarkable ovation upon his return to the Philippines. When he was appointed Secretary of War, Manila was flooded with posters bearing the words, in various languages, "We want Taft," and such a host of petitions from influential citizens was sent to Washington that Mr. Roosevelt canceled the appointment. It was not until some time later that it was renewed and Mr. Taft left the Philippines to take his seat in the Cabinet at Washington.

[16] It is difficult to realize the importance of the mestizo class in the Philippines. There are about seventy-five thousand Spanish mestizos and half a million Chinese mestizos.

[17] Any one who is inclined to regret American rule in the Islands is cordially invited to read chapter sixteen in Dean Worcester's book, "The Philippines, Past and Present."

[18] The cause of the pneumonic plague is so little known that it may be interesting to mention it here. The disease, it is said, is carried by marmots. It had not broken out since the fourteenth century, because Manchu hunters had for generations been taught not to kill marmots for this very reason. But in late years, with the great demand for furs, new hunters who knew nothing of this, killed the diseased marmots and so caused an epidemic.

[19] The name "Bashee," originally applied to the Batan Islands, was derived from an intoxicating drink of that name made from sugar-cane and berries. It is still used very liberally, especially on all festal occasions. When Dampier's ships first touched these shores the Bashee was highly regarded by these ancient mariners.

[20] Although we think of Japanese territory as far away from ours, here it approaches within sixty miles, as I have said, and within twenty-four miles of Guam the Japanese have lately occupied the former German islands of the Mariana group. In Bering Straits we are within three miles of Russian territory. There are two islands, the Diomedes, in the center of the strait, one of which is owned by Russia and the other by the United States. We usually consider both Japan and Russia very far off, but their possessions are in fact almost as near ours as Canada and Mexico.

[21] An interesting passage from Worcester describes this Kalinga dance with more detail:

"Into the ring steps the hero of the occasion, dressed in his best clothes, decked with his gaudiest ornaments, and bearing the shield, lance and head-ax used in the recent fights. Behind him there creeps along the ground a strange, shrinking figure, clad in soiled garments, with a dirty cotton blanket pulled over its head. The hero attracts attention to himself by emitting a squall which resembles nothing so much as the yell of a puppy when its tail is heavily trodden upon. He then begins to speak in a monotonous and highly artificial voice, the tone and cadences of which are strongly suggestive of those of a Japanese actor. With word and gesture he describes his recent exploit, using the shrinking figure beside him as a dummy to represent his fallen foe. When he stops for breath the ganzas strike up again, and when their clangour ceases he resumes his narrative. After concluding his pantomimic discussion of his latest exploit, he describes and boasts of previous achievements. Incidentally he indulges in high stepping and high jumping and displays deadly skill in the manipulation of his weapons. The crowd grows even more excited and, during the intervals while the ganzas are playing, shrieks its approval and shrills its monotonous war cry. Finally when his voice has grown hoarse and his muscles are tired, the principal actor retires and another takes his place. As darkness comes on, a blazing fire is lighted within the caÑao circle.

"Ultimately the young and vigorous warriors who participated in the recent fight are succeeded by the old men, who have been kept at home by the burden of years and infirmities. Strong drink has caused the dying fire in their veins to flare up for the moment. Each of them has a history of warlike deeds, which he proceeds to recount. The crowd already knows his story by heart, and when the forgetfulness of age or that of intoxication causes him to falter, prompts him and shouts with laughter at the joke.

"Gradually the basi begins to exert its stupefying effect; but so long as the music and dancing, and the shouting continue every one manages to keep awake. At last, food is passed, and in the interval during which it is being consumed the liquor gets a fair chance to work. As the east begins to glow with the coming dawn, men and women fall asleep in their places, or hasten to their homes, and the caÑao ends, for the time being at least."

[22] It is not so well known in this country as in the Far East that the fine code of laws which we have given the Philippines was drafted by our great statesman, Elihu Root, with the aid of some suggestions from Mr. Worcester.

[23] I have taken a few remarks from several speeches.

[24] The ascent of Mt. Mayon is dangerous except for experienced mountain climbers. The vista from the summit is said to surpass even the famous view from Mt. Ætna.

[25] The Santo NiÑo of Cebu has a famous rival in the village of Antipolo where "Our Lady of Peace and Prosperous Voyages" is found. This image was brought to the Islands in 1626 by the Spanish government. It is said the Virgin has crossed the Pacific eight times to and from Mexico and each time "calmed a tempest."

[26] This great missionary is buried on the island of Sibutu.

[27] Worcester writes in regard to fishing: "There are barracudas of seven different species, some of which attain a length of six feet and weigh a hundred pounds or more. Bonitos of four different species have been taken, and afford fine sport. Croakers and groupers (locally known as lapu-lapu) are found in great variety. Hardtails and leather-jacks, commonly called dorados, are also very abundant. They take the spoon freely and fight well. There are also several species of mackerel and pampano, which are excellent table fish; and snappers, of which we have thirty-four known species. The large red snappers fight well. Sea-bass of two distinct species are common. Specimens weighing fifty to seventy-five pounds are frequently seen in the markets. The largest specimen as yet recorded from the Islands weighed three hundred thirty-four and a fourth pounds.

"Swordfish, nine feet or more in length, may be taken during the cooler months. Tarpons up to five feet in length may be taken at the proper season, off the mouths of large streams. The species are distinct from that found in Atlantic waters, and the young take the fly freely.

"The great, or leaping, tunas are met with in large schools during the winter months. The natives call them cachareta."





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