Chapter XVI

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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

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