SIXTEEN THOUSAND MILES OF RESEARCH TRAVEL AMONG WILD AND TAME TRIBES OF ENCHANTING ISLANDS
BY A. HENRY SAVAGE LANDOR
WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS, DIAGRAMS, PLANS AND MAP BY THE AUTHOR
London
MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited
1904
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
Sanga-sanga Island — Tawi-tawi and its people—The dangers of Anthropometry—The Bay of Dos Amigos — Pearl Bank and its phantom population—Strange vegetation— The Pangutaran Group — Samals [Sama]
(Page 1)
CHAPTER II
Basilan Island — The wild Yacanes [Yakan] — The romantic Datto Pedro Cuevas [Datu Pedro Cuevas]
(Page 19)
CHAPTER III
The Zamboanga Peninsula—Powerful Datto Mandi [Datu Mandi]—The Samal-Laut [Sama Dilaut] — The Illanos [Iranun] — Marriages, punishments, and funerals
(Page 32)
CHAPTER IV
* The Subanos [Subanon] and their ways—Human sacrifices—The Mahommedans [Muslims] of the coast
(Page 47)
CHAPTER V
A terra incognita—The Malanaos [Maranao]—Their troubles—Spanish expeditions to conquer them—The American expedition–With the “fighting ” 27th Infantry
(Page 63)
CHAPTER VI
The outposts attacked—The siege and assault of Bacolod—Great pluck of the American soldiers—Narrow escapes—The surrender ot Calahui—The escort “jumped”—Cholera in camp
(Page 73)
CHAPTER VII
A triumphant march—The Malanaos [Maranao]—A royal maid— From Malabang to Iligan overland for the first time
(Page 95)
CHAPTER VIII
Iligan—A boa constrictor under one’s bedroom—The old Spanish trail — Cholera — Parang-Parang
(Page 110)
CHAPTER IX
The Tirurays
(Page 119)
CHAPTER X
On the Rio Grande — Datto Piang [Datu Piang]— The innermost Spanish fort in Mindanao— In the Liguasan lagoon
(Page 132)
CHAPTER XI
The Pawas and the Liguasan lagoon— Floating islands —A river of dead snails— The craving for lime and betel-nut explained.
(Page 145)
CHAPTER XII
Amoog the Bilans [Blaan] of Central Mindanao — A daring savage chief-Difficult marching—The beautiful Calaganes [Kalagan]
(Page 156)
CHAPTER XIII
.’ A Christian reception— The Bagobos [Bagobo] — Human sacrifices — The Manobos [Manobo]— The Tagacaolos [Tagakaulo]— The Atas [Ata]
(Page 173)
CHAPTER XIV
Davao — The Samals [Sama] of the Davao Gulf— The Tagaods and the Mandayas [Mandaya] — Their primitive idols — Their lofty homes — The Guiangas — The much-tattooed Atas [Ata]
(Page 186)
CHAPTER XV
Up the River Hijo— A troublesome Datto [Datu]— Shrimping — Abandoning my canoes — The Mauab River
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CHAPTER XVI
River-walking— The White Tribe of Mindanao — Mansakas [Mansaka] and their homes
(Page 219)
CHAPTER XVII
Intelligence of the White Tribe— Bird-like habits— Elevated thwooghfares — A plucky old lady — The people of Kandagawan — Suffering from leeches — Swarms of cockroaches and ants — Bitten by a deadly snake
(Page 228)
CHAPTER XVIII
The upper waters of the Great Agusan River — Christianity and battered bowler hats — Intense suffering from snake poison — A fairy lagoon —
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CHAPTER XIX
Across Sebu [Cebu] Island— Among insurgents — On a native boat from Sebu [Cebu] to Negros — Across Negros Island — A successful model farm — Guimaras
(Page 258)
CHAPTER XX
A ride across Panay Island— Jusi and Pina— Remarkable interior towns
(Page 278)
CHAPTER XXI
Samar-American mititary posts— Picturesque St. Juanico Strait — Leyte — The Surigao insurgents
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CHAPTER XXII
Mindoro, “the white man’s grave” — The Manguianes — The mythical white tribe
(Page 310)
CHAPTER XXIII
In North Luzon — Ilocanos — A funereal breakfast— The cruel Ilongotes — The Caraballo Pass— A strange wedding present
(Page 321)
CHAPTER XXIV
The capital of Nueva Vizcaya— The Gaddanes — Among the Headhunters — The Quianagan Igorrotes [Igorot] and neighboaring tribes
(Page 339)
CHAPTER XXV
Astounding irrigation works — Innumerable terraces — The Igorrotes [Igorot] anatomically — A weird custom — The Banaue Igorrotes [Igorot] the fiercest bead-hunters
(Page 351)
CHAPTER XXVI
The Sapao Igorrotes [Igorot] — The people of Nueva Viscaya— Crossing the Cordillera into Bontoc — Warlike head-hunters — The dwarfs of Bayo — Taludin
(Page 365)
CHAPTER XXVII
The natives of Bontoc— The court of justice— The Igorrote [Igorot] as a soldier— On a subterranean river — From Bontoc to Lepanto
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CHAPTER XXVIII
The Mancayan and Suyak copper and gold mines— Superstitions of the natives
(Page 389)
CHAPTER XXIX
Over the Kalid Pass— The journey to the West Coast —The Tinguianes— The Province of Union — Ilocano superstitions
(Page 398)
CHAPTER XXX
From St Fernando to Dagupan along the coast — Back to Manila
(Page 409)
CHAPTER XXXI
In Southern Luzon — Hemp — The St. Bernardino Strait— The ” Pompeii ” of Luzon—Lepers— Across Luzon from east to west
(Page 415)
CHAPTER XXXII
Crime in the Philippines — Uncalled-for accusations against Americans—Education — Misfortunes past and to come— The distance traveled
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