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at Ormoc are just south of Villaba, but the river does not attain 

 a great volume within the confines of the petroleum-bearing ter- 

 ritory. Likewise Butason River leaves the petroleum region 

 behind before it attains any great size. 



124' 20' 



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MAP 



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VICIMITY OF VILLABA, LEYTE ICvS^ 



LEGEND 

 ® Asptiolt outcrop 

 [S Petroleum seep 



Contour interval, about 30 meters \|p' 



Stream to 

 Ormoc Boy 



124-20 



Fig. 2. Vicinity of Villaba, Leyte, showing the situations of outcrops of natural bitumens 



and seepages of petroleum. 



The coast line of northwestern Leyte is generally regular and 

 unbroken by indentations. The land mass rises abruptly from 

 the seashore, and the streams are tidal for a comparatively short 

 distance inland. In the vicinity of the petroleum-bearing area, 

 however, the generally straight coast line is modified by a series 



