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One company has been taking out timber for local use with a small 

 mill and native labor; the wood which np to the present has been used 

 for building construction was of sapwood (Alburnum) and unseasoned; 

 it has shrunk and warped badly, but it is believed that with proper season- 

 ing it will give satisfaction. The sapwood, yellow white in color like 

 the loblolly pine, rots too readily in contact with the ground, but the 

 light, red-brown heartwood, is more durable it is frequently very resinous, 

 and when so, is practically indestructible. 



For mining purposes, there is sufficient timber within every distance 

 to satisfy demands for some time to come for a camp of moderate size, 

 and with a greater growth of the mineral industry, logging can keep pace 

 with development at a reasonable expenditure. 



Agriculture in the district is confined to a very small area and only 

 a sufficient amount for local consumption is produced. 



The population of the Baguio district proper only embraces two or 

 three barrios of small size. Benguet Province has a population (census 

 of 1903) of 22,745, of which 917 are civilized and 21,929 "wild;" that is, 

 Igorots. The civilized population which is congregated almost entirely 

 in Baguio and La Trinidad, consists of Ilocanos, with a sprinkling of 

 other coast races. The total population, of which about one-half or 

 approximately 11,000 are males, with possibly another 9,000 from sur- 

 rounding provinces, represents a body of not over 20,000 males to draw 

 on for possible labor. "Possible" is used advisedly, for of this number, 

 because of condition, location, aversion to work, etc., it is not believed 

 that more than several- thousand are to be considered in any way as 

 "probable" labor. The Igorotof these parts at least is a mild-mannered 

 brown man, small in stature, but well endowed physically, whose wants 

 are infinitesimal. Experience with him as a laborer has demonstrated 

 his usefulness to a degree. A considerable number of the race are quite 

 familiar with crude mining operations and are fair workers underground. 

 They are fairly intelligent, peaceable and good, natured, and when for 

 some cause they are driven to labor, are — in view of their low rate of wage 

 (25 cents, gold, per day) and efficiency — satisfactory, unskilled laborers. 

 Anything beyond that can not be looked for and moreover there are but 

 few of them who will remain in employment for any length of time. 



HYDROGRAPHY. 



Probable nowhere in the Philippine Islands is the work of rain and 

 running water so clearly indicated as in the Baguio district and vicinity. 

 Changes take place in the surface of the area; drainage shifts, and the 

 topography alters almost visibly from day to day. The drainage of the 

 region is noteworthy. 



