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across the Surigao Peninsula by way of Lake Mainit to the 
capitol of Surigao Province. Such a road would greatly in- 
crease the productiveness of both provinces. Lake Mainit is a 
large body of water and its surrounding country has good agri- 
cultural possibilities, It is said that the lake is full of crocodiles 
and is a most prolific place for wild ducks, There is a broad 
valley from Cabadbaran extending straight to the interior. On 
both the south and north sides of this valley are high mountains 
01 the western side of the low range dividing the provinces. 
The mountain that appealed strongest to me was located to the 
northeast of Cabadbaran. This mountain some call Mahaho 
and others Urdaneta. Mount Hilong-hilong was a little to 
the southeast, and, although it appeared to me a trifle higher 
it had considerably longer slopes than Urdaneta, and its 
summit region appeared rocky while that of Urdaneta was 
covered with dark green forests. After a week's reconnoiter- 
-ing for headquarters at the base of either of these two mount- 
ains, I wondered what the lay of the country was opposite 
them from the Pacific coast side, or, on clear mornings when 
the mountains on Camiguin [sland loomed up most interest- 
ingly, I would unconsciously turn my thoughts in that di- 
rection. But as I have said before, I have come to Cabad- 
biran to take my chances. It was at this unsettled state 
that Sr. Andrés Atega did the most for me. This :gentle- 
min is a most democratic and progressive Spaniard and 
controlled the bulk of commerce in Cabadbaran. He told 
me that years ago he chased criminals over an old hard 
trail near the base of Mount Mabaho or Urdaneta, and 
that he was told that recently some Manobos had settled in 
that region, but that he did not think that I would want to 
go there. I asked him to provide me with a guide to the place. 
He then provided two saddle horses, and we, with a police- 
man, started out, It was only about seven or eight miles 
out, but the last mile or two we had to cut our trail. We 
finally came upon a small old clearing with two Manobo 
houses and a few palm-leafed shicks densely surrounded by 
tall forests of Dipterocarpaceae. The location was right at the 
base of the mountain and I told Sr. Atega at once that I would 
make that my headquarters. Then he and the Filipino police- 
man told the old Manobo living in the larger of the two 
