The gems of the East; sixteen thousand miles of research travel among wild and tame tribes of enchanting islands
- Title:
- The gems of the East; sixteen thousand miles of research travel among wild and tame tribes of enchanting islands
- Collection:
- Southeast Asia Visions
- Creator:
- Landor, Arnold Henry Savage
- Date:
- 1904
- Extent:
- 692 600dpi JPEG page images
- Publisher:
- Harper and brothers
- Publication Place:
- New York and London
- Format:
- Book
- Contents:
- Front Matter
Chapter I : From London to Manila-Modern Manila
Chapter II : The Lubang Isalnds and the Kiniluban Group-Deep Soundings and Dangerous Shoals
Chapter III : The Most Poetic Islands in the Archipelago-The Tuba Man
Chapter IV : The Ways of the Cuyonos
Chapter V : Across Cuyo Island - At a Dance - Fishing by Torchlight
Chapter VI : The Cuyono and How He Is Built
Chapter VII : Common Local Diseases and Quaint Popular Remedies
Chapter VII : Simplicity of Spoken and Written Languages in the Archipelago-The Cuyono Tongue
Chapter IX : Agutaya's Timid Folks-Culion-The Leper Colony and Stock Farm-Halsey Harbor
"Chapter X : A Weird, Volcanic Isalnd-Musical Rocks-A Difficult Ascent-Lakes in Extinct Craters-The Man Eating Octopus"
Chapter XI : The Calamian Aborigines-Their Ways and Customs-Fertile Busuanga Island
Chapter XII : In the Linapakan Group- A Mysterious Device- The Search for a Town-In Defence of his Women- The Trials of Photography
Chapter XIII : In a Gale- Kaisian Island and its Timid Folks-The Town of Taitai on Palawan
Chapter XIV : Through a Dense Forest- The Ideal Bakit Bay- Former Volcanoes- A Natural Fortress
Chapter XV : Timber and Ghosts- The Beauties of the Malampaya Sound- Crocodiles
Chapter XVI : An Instance of Filipino Endurance and Pluck-On Dumaran Island- Infamous Deed of the Steamship Fanny-Cholera at Araceli
Chapter XVII : The Batacs of Palawan
Chapter XVIII : The Apurahuano Tribe and Their Customs - The Savage Queney - Balabac Island and its Inhabitants
Chapter XIX : The Cagayanes Group and Cagayan De Sulu
Chapter XX : The Samales Group - The Fanatical People of Sulu - The Sultan and the American General
Chapter XXI : The American Political Situation in the Sulu Archipelago - The Sultan's Proposed Treaty - The Bates Treaty
"Chapter XXII : A Visit to the Sultan of Sulu - His Palace - Maibun, the Capital"
"Chapter XXIII : The Sulu Island, Its people, Its products - Mohammedan Missionaries - The Trade of Sulu"
Chapter XXIV : The Tapul Group - Lapak and Siassi - The Seafaring Bajao
Chapter XXV : The Bajao of Laminusa - Their Depraved Datta - Slavery - American Breach of Faith
Chapter XXVI : The Bajaos - Across Lapak Island - A Gigantic Tree and its Ghosts - Many Settlements of Samals
Chapter XXVII : Immense Reefs - The folks of Simonor - Unfamiliar Mirror and Electric Light - Wonderful Graves - The Most Southern Point Occupies by Americans
Chapter XXVIII : The Stronghold of the Celebes Sea Pirates - A Fleet of Beautiful Boats - Expensive Reefs
Chapter XXIX : 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
"Chapter XXX : Basilan Island - The Wild Yacanes - The Romantic Datto, Pedro Cuevas"
"Chapter XXXI : The Zamboanga Peninsula - Powerful Datto Mandi - The Samal Laut - The illanos-Marriages, Punishments, and Funerals"
Chapter XXXII : The Subanos and Their Ways - Human Sacrifices - The Mohammedans of the Coast
"Chapter XXXIII : A Terra Incognita - The Malanaos - Their Troubles - Spanish Expeditions to Conquer Them - The American Expedition - With the ""Fighting"" 27th infantry"
"Chapter XXXIV : The Outposts Attacked - The Siege and Assault of Bacolod - Great Pluck of the American Soldiers - Narrow Escapes - The Surrender of Calahui - The escort ""Jumped"" - Cholera in Camp"
Chapter XXXV : A Triumphant March - The Malanaos - A Royal Maid - From Malabang to Iligan Overland for the First Time
Chapter XXXVI : Iligan - A Boa Contrictor under One's Bedroom - The Old Spanish Trail - Choloera - Parang-Parang
Chapter XXXVII : The Tirurays
Chapter XXXVIII : On the Rio Grande - Datto Piang - The Innermost Spanish Fort in Mindanao - In the Liguasan Lagoon
Chapter XXXIX : The Pawas and the Liguasan Lagoon-Floating Islands - A River of Dead Snails - The Craving for Lime and Betel Nut Explained
Chapter XL : Among the Bilans of Central Mindanao - A Daring Savage Chief - Difficult Marching - The Beautiful Calaganes
Chapter XLI : A Christian Reception - The Bagobos - Human Sacrifices - The Manobos - The Tagacaolos - The Atas
Chapter XLII : Davao - The Samals of the Davao Gulf - The Tagaods and the Mandayas - Their Primitive Idols - Their Lofty Homes - The Guiangas -The Much-Tattooed Atas
Chapter XLIII : Up the River Hijo - A troublesome Datto - Shrimping - Abandoning my Canoes - The Mauab River
Chapter XLIV : River Walking - The White Tribe of Mindanao - Mansakas and Their Homes
Chapter XLV : Intelligence of the White Tribe - Birdlike Habits - Elevated Thoroughfares - A Plucky Old Lady - The People of Kandagawan - Suffering from Leeches - Swarms of Cockroaches and Ants - Bitten by a deadly Snake
Chapter XLVI : The Upper Waters of the Great Agusan River - Christianity and Battered Bowler Hats - Intense Suffering from Snake Poison - A Fairy Lagoon - Typhoon
Chapter XLVII : Across Sebu Island - Among Insurgents - On a Native Boat from Sebu to Negros - Across Negros Isalnd - A Successful Model Farm - Guimaras
Chapter XLVIII : A Ride Across Panay Isalnd - Fusi and Pina - Remarkable Interior Towns
Chapter XLIX : Samar - American Military Posts - Picturesque San Juanico Strait - Leyte - The Surigao Insurgents
"Chapter L : Mindoro, ""The White Man's Grave"" - The Manguianes - The Mythical White Tribe"
Chapter LI : In North Luzon - Ilocanos - A Funereal Breakfast - The Cruel Ilongotes - The Caraballo Pass - A Strange Wedding Present
Chapter LII : The Capital of Nueva Vizcaya - The Gaddanes - Among the head hunters - The Quiangan Igorrotes and Neighboring Tribes
Chapter LIII : Astounding Irrigation Works - Innumenrable Terraces - The Igorrotes Anatomically - A Weird Custom - The Banaue Igorrotes the Fiercest Head Hunters.
Chapter LIV : The Sapao Igorrotes - The People of Nueva Vizcaya - Crossing the Cordillera into Bontoc - Warlike Head Hunters - The Dwarfs of Bayo - Taludin
Chapter LV : The Natives of Bontoc - The Court of Justice - The Igorrote as a Soldier - On a subterranean River - From Bontoc to Lepanto
Chapter LVI : The Mancayan and Suyak Copper and Gold Mines - Superstitions of the Natives
Chapter LVII : Over the Kalid Pass - The Journey to the West Coas t- The Tinguianes - The Province of Union - Ilocano Superstitions
Chapter LVIII : From San Fernando to Dagupan Along the Coast - Back to Manila
"Chapter LIX : In Southern Luzon - Hemp - The San Bernardino Strait - The ""Pompeii"" of Luzon - Lepers - Across Luzon from East to West"
Chapter LX : Crime in the Philippines - Uncalled for Accusations Against Americans - Education - Misfortunes Past and to Come - The Distance Travelled
End Matter