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Title: A pronouncing gazetteer and geographical dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America with maps, charts and illustrations
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: United States. Bureau of Insular Affairs United States. 57th Congress (1st session, 1901-1902) Keim, De B. Randolph (De Benneville Randolph), 1841-1914
Subjects: Philippines -- Description and travel Gazetteers Philippines -- Politics and government 1898-1935
Publisher: Washington, Govt. print. off.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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p-to,and indented with bays, where there is goodanchorage; most sheltered being that ofTuli&n or Dalrymple on N. side. Aspect ofIsland from sea is very pleasing, mountains SULU—Continued. being covered with magnificent forests ofvaluable woods broken here and there bynative plantations, in many instances to verysummit. Climate is particularly fine. Offi-cers of H. M. S. Samarang reported Climateof Sulu, although so near equator, enjoysmuch more even and cooler temperature thanthat of Mindanao. Nights are sensibly cooland although island abounds in water mos-quitoes are not troublesome. Soil is ex-tremely fertile. Large population is engagedin agricultural )iursuits. Population of is-land, it is claimed, in istlo, was 88,300, scat-tered throiiKh 44 villages, among which were4 distinct races. This would indicate a largediminution by disease, feuds, or other casual-ties incident to savage life as compared with GAZETTEER OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 849 CO I I I 5 ? I g o ,2 c 3 ^ 1 s
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S. Doc. 280 54 850 GAZETTEEE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. SULU—Continued. latest estimates. Imports are chiefly rice,hardware, and cotton goods. Exports: Pearlshells, pearls, sharks fins, trepang (beche demer), and choice cabinet woods. In channelbetween Sulu roadstead and Marorigas ispearl-oyster bed which is fished over by fleetof boats numbering 60 to 70. (See Sulu A.) roadstead between Dinangapit and Belan Pts., open to N. and W. During fresh NW.winds vessels seek shelter in Maibvin (Maim-biln) road. Anchorage is N. of town, oflt SW.angle of Fort Alfonso XII. Fixed lightstands on shore. (See Sulu town.) sum, or J0L6 (soo-loo, nat.; haw-law, Sp.)(also known as Tiangi); ancient residence ofSultans, capital of island, group, and archi-pelago of that name, on roadstead betweenDinangapit and Belan Pts., on NW. coast ofSulu I., .>40 m. almost due S. of Manila and 99m. SW. of Zamboanga, Mindanao. Intersec-tion of lat. 6° and Ion. 121° E. lies 4^ m. SE.by E. of town, which occupies i

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