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On January 22, 1850, Jose Fernando, grandson of Hison, 

 sought title to a mine on Maon Creek, which from its description 

 is evidently the original Hison grant. The later concession was 

 also granted, but appears to have been surveyed 100 brazas long 

 by 50 brazas wide. It is owned and worked to-day by the direct 

 descendants of Hison, and constitutes the Hison mining claim. 



According to McCaskey, a Chinese ironmaster, Ongsayco, who 

 had worked in the Bulacan smelters for over thirty years, solic- 

 ited 2 claims on March 21, 1873. Through faults of omission 

 and protests by other claimants, no concession was ever obtained. 

 Again on September 9, 1873, Quiterio Anchuelo Rodriguez sought 

 possession of 4 claims to be known as Santa Lutgarda, Although 

 there is no record of the issuance of title to this concession, the 

 Spanish engineers apparently recognized it as valid judging from 

 the records of the official visits of 1887 and 1893. 



The Constancia claim of two pertenencias was regularly solic- 

 ited by Francisca Talag on February 22, 1879, but the petition 

 was opposed by Hilario Fernando on the ground that this was 

 the same claim that had been granted to his ancestor Santiago 

 Hison. After various legal formalities it was shown that the 

 property solicited was separate and distinct from the Hison 

 claim. The act of demarcation was performed on June 23, 1880, 

 and on August 13 of the same year title was granted to Fran- 

 cisca Talag. There is an unofficial record that this claim was 

 sold on July 27, 1901, to Pedro Otayco for 200 pesos. 



The Montamorong deposit was solicited on November 21, 1892, 

 by Francisco Sanchez. Demarcation was performed by Abella 

 y Casariego, the mining inspector, on April 16, 1893, and title 

 issued June 9 of the same year. Sanchez later sold his prop- 

 erty to Chas. Wilson, an American. 



The first reference to the Camaching ore deposit is dated 

 October 15, 1816, when Jose Ycaza petitioned for a mining claim 

 called Santisima Trinidad, situated at Ylasag, which, it appears, 

 is the place now known as Camaching. Possession was granted 

 on December 4, 1816, but nothing more was heard about this 

 mine until about the year 1830 when Domingo Rojas and Jose 

 Basco formed a company for the smelting of iron and the manu- 

 facture of steel and decided upon Camaching as the most favor- 

 able site for exploitation. Machinery was imported from 

 Europe and elaborate plans were made, but the transportation 

 of the machinery from Manila to Camaching proved so difficult 

 that it was left scattered along the road and the attempt failed. 

 On January 22, 1853, Joaquin Melchor de la Concha petitioned 



